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does anyone have a book recommendation for an english-language collection of Hafez's poetry? (https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/fake-hafez-supreme-persian-poet-love-erased-200601073431603.html)

Faraz Forghanparast Still searching for a full compendium, but Hafiz: The Prince of Persian Lyric Poets has been a good read, IMHO.

My breast is filled with roses,
My cup i…moreStill searching for a full compendium, but Hafiz: The Prince of Persian Lyric Poets has been a good read, IMHO.

My breast is filled with roses,
My cup is crowned with wine,
And by my side reposes
The maid I hail as mine.
The monarch, whereso'er he be.
Is but a slave compared to me !
گل در بر و می در کف و معشوق به کام است
سلطان جهانم به چنین روز غلام است

Quite recognizable, written with poetic form in mind, and by Jove - a translation! Not some marketing sham like Ladinsky's stuff.

It would be very remiss of me not to mention the veritable 1947 "Fifty Poems of Hafiz" by A.J. Arberry.

Edit: Also the translation by Henry Wilberforce Clarke seems to be quite complete and solid. (less)

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https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/fake-hafez-supreme-persian-poet-love-erased-200601073431603.html What editor allows this man to publish his own poetry as though it was a translation of a famous poet whose language the author does not even know?

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