num_pages: 480
description: In preparing the present edition of the Divan of Hafez (also spelled Hafiz, 1325-1389), we thought we would add to the usefulness of the book if we included a small section of English translations. After all, Iranian families are now scattered all over the world, and not everyone in the family is able to read classical Persian. Gertrude Bell's translations were made when she was in her late twenties, after graduating in history from Oxford and studying Persian with private tutors. She later became a diplomat. Her translations were first published in 1897. This facsimile illuminated manuscript features beautiful Persian miniatures by world-famous painter Mahmoud Farshchian and calligraphy by Abbas Akhaveyn.
language: Persian
title: The Divan of Hafez in Original Persian with 43 Ghazals Rendered Into English
titlecomplete: The Divan of Hafez in Original Persian with 43 Ghazals Rendered Into English
genres: Spirituality, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Iran, Mysticism, Islam, Nonfiction, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 7194
places: Persia
publisher: Zarrin & Simin Books