Hafiz Poems - The Gift
A new collection of Hafiz poems translated by D. Ladinsky
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More than any other Persian poet--even Rumi--Hafiz expanded the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Because his poems were often ecstatic love songs from God to his beloved world, many have called Hafiz the "Invisible Tongue." Indeed, Daniel Ladinsky, the accomplished translator of this volume, has said that his work with Hafiz is an attempt to do the impossible: to translate Light into words--to make the Luminous Resonance of God tangible to our finite senses.
D.Ladinsky is a well known translator of mystical poetry. He has written many inspiring poetry books such as "Love Poems from God
We hope you will enjoy these beautiful translations of Hafiz.
Reproduced with kind permission of the author