Gertrude Lowthian Bell

Poems from the Divan of Hafiz Gertrude Lowthian Bell

"He fears nothing. He sees too far, he sees throughout; such is the only man I wish to see or be... Hafiz is a poet for poets." Emerson.




In Islamic cultures of the Middle East, a Divan - or a Diwan - is a collection of poems by one author. Hafiz is one of the most celebrated Persian poets. He was acclaimed throughout the Islamic world during his lifetime, and his works are now regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature. His mystical poetry has been inspirational for poets of all cultures influencing early European Romantics including Schiller and Goethe. Hafiz "is considered by many to be one of the seven literary wonders of the world.