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New Blog Post: The Measure of Love: Attar’s Song of the Unhidden Heart
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The Measure of Love: Attar’s Song of the Unhidden Heart
(Reflections on “کیست که از عشق تو پردهٔ او پاره نیست”, “Who is there whose veil has not been torn by love?”) I. The Cry of the Unveiled Heart کیست که از عشق تو پردهٔ او پاره نیستوز قفس قالبش مرغ دل آواره نیست Who is there whose veil has…
New Blog Post: Do Not Sleep Without the Beloved Tonight
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Do Not Sleep Without the Beloved Tonight
🌙 بی‌یار مخسب امشب | Do Not Sleep Without the Beloved Tonight There are nights when the heart trembles with remembrance, when silence itself becomes music, and every breath whispers a single name.In such nights, love is not a concept, nor an emotion, but a living presence, a fire that…
New Blog Post: The Playful Line: A Reflection on a Ghazal by Saeb Tabrizi
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The Playful Line: A Reflection on a Ghazal by Saeb Tabrizi
Few poets of the Persian world blend subtle reasoning and passionate mysticism as elegantly as Saeb Tabrizi. A master of the Indian style (سبک هندی), he often turns abstract ideas into shimmering, tangible images.This ghazal, brief yet layered, is a dialogue between the mind and the heart, between composure and madness,…
New Blog Post: The Mirror of the Cup: Reflections on a Ghazal by Hafez Shirazi
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The Mirror of the Cup: Reflections on a Ghazal by Hafez Shirazi
Among Hafez’s many love songs, few shimmer as brightly as this ghazal, a meditation on reflection, illusion, and the mystery of love. Each verse turns like a mirror, catching the light of beauty and showing us not the truth itself, but the thousand forms it takes in the dreaming heart.…
New Blog Post: When the Heart Dances: Saadi Shirazi’s Celebration of Earthly Joy
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When the Heart Dances: Saadi Shirazi’s Celebration of Earthly Joy
Exploring Saadi’s Ghazal: “Vaqt-e Tarab Khosh Yaftam Ān Dilbar-e Tanāz Rā” وقت طرب خوش یافتم آن دلبر طناز راساقی بیار آن جام می، مطرب بزن آن ساز راI found, at the hour of joy, that coquettish beloved again.Cupbearer, bring the wine! Musician, strike the strings! From the very first line,…
New Blog Post: Beyond the Two Worlds: The Hidden Essence of Love
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Beyond the Two Worlds: The Hidden Essence of Love
A Mystical Reflection Inspired by a Ghazal of Attar of Nishapur There are loves that live within the worldand there is Love that births worlds. Attar begins his ghazal with a declaration that strikes at the root of all human understanding: “The nature of your love lies beyond both…
New Blog Post: The Stranger Before the Beloved: A Meditation on Hafez’s Ghazal “Goftam Ey Sultan-e Khuban”
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The Stranger Before the Beloved: A Meditation on Hafez’s Ghazal “Goftam Ey Sultan-e Khuban”
In Persian mystic literature, few themes are as enduring as ghurba — estrangement. It is the ache of the soul that has fallen from its homeland of light and now wanders in the dust of separation. Hafez, the poet who made the music of longing immortal, captured this feeling in many…
New Blog Post: The Sweetness of Pain: Saadi’s Song of the Unforgetting Heart
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The Sweetness of Pain: Saadi’s Song of the Unforgetting Heart
There are loves that illuminate the world,and there are loves that burn it down.Saadi Shirazi, the gentle sage of Shiraz, sings of the second kind,the love that refuses to die, that feeds on its own wounds,that becomes both poison and cure. تا بود بار غمت بر دل بی‌هوش مراسوز عشقت…
New Blog Post: Hafez of Shiraz: The Poet of Mysticism and Love
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Hafez of Shiraz: The Poet of Mysticism and Love
Khwāja Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known simply as Hafez, was born in Shiraz, Persia (modern-day Iran), around 1315 CE and lived until about 1390 CE. He is celebrated as one of the greatest figures in Persian literature and is regarded not only as a master of lyric poetry but also…
New Blog Post: 🕊️ Beyond Thought: Rumi’s Call to Holy Madness
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🕊️ Beyond Thought: Rumi’s Call to Holy Madness
Introduction There are moments when the mind becomes the veil, not the light.Rumi, in this fierce and ecstatic ghazal, invites the seeker to stop thinking so much. He challenges the intellect’s constant questioning, warning that thought, if not guided by love, turns into oil feeding the fire of separation. This…
New Blog Post: 🌙 “When Light Fades: Hafez and the Midnight of Separation”
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🌙 “When Light Fades: Hafez and the Midnight of Separation”
This ghazal is one of Hafez’s most heart-wrenching meditations on separation, memory, and the soul’s exhaustion in love. بی مِهرِ رُخَت روزِ مرا نور نماندستوز عمر، مرا جز شبِ دیجور نماندست هنگامِ وداعِ تو ز بس گریه که کردمدور از رخِ تو، چشمِ مرا نور نماندست می‌رفت خیالِ تو ز…
New Blog Post: Burned to Nothing: Attar’s Song of Annihilation
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Burned to Nothing: Attar’s Song of Annihilation
There are poems that whisper, and there are poems that consume.This ghazal by Attar of Nishapur does not whisper; it burns.It is not a prayer spoken in calm devotion, but a cry from within the flame itself; the voice of one who has already given everything, even the ashes of…
New Blog Post: The Hidden Treasury of Pain: A Reflection on Khaqani’s Ghazal
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The Hidden Treasury of Pain: A Reflection on Khaqani’s Ghazal
There are some poets whose words feel carved from the bone of longing itself; their verses bleed, ache, and shimmer all at once. Khaqani Shirvani is one such poet. His ghazals are not simply expressions of love; they are storms of anguish, flashes of metaphysical fire that turn pain into…
New Blog Post: In the Tavern of Nothingness: A Reflection on ʿErāqī’s Ghazal of Annihilation and Awakening
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In the Tavern of Nothingness: A Reflection on ʿErāqī’s Ghazal of Annihilation and Awakening
This is a beautiful ghazal by ʿErāqī (Iraqi) and it is one of the most profound expressions of the Sufi journey from selfhood to annihilation, from worship to wonder, from reason to rapture. مست خراب یابد هر لحظه در خرابات گنجی که آن نیابد صد پیر در مناجات خواهی که…
New Blog Post: The Mirror of the Beloved: A Reflection on Hafez’s Ghazal
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The Mirror of the Beloved: A Reflection on Hafez’s Ghazal
Hafez speaks like someone who has lived inside a single, impossible longing and learned to name every shade of it. In this ghazal he turns the language of desire into a lens: every glance, every wound, every quiet absence becomes a mirror that reflects something larger than the beloved; the…
New Blog Post: The Hidden Market of the Soul: A Reflection on Rumi’s Ghazal
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The Hidden Market of the Soul: A Reflection on Rumi’s Ghazal
Beautiful ghazal of Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Balkhi) is among his most mystical and layered. It moves between cosmic vision and intimate yearning, between the night of separation and the dawn of awakening. بیا کامشب به جان بخشی به زلف یار می‌ماند جمال ماه نورافشان بدان رخسار می‌ماند به گرد چرخ…
New Blog Post: The Cupbearer of Bewilderment — A Reflection on Saadi Shirazi’s Ghazal
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The Cupbearer of Bewilderment — A Reflection on Saadi Shirazi’s Ghazal
This ghazal by Saadi Shirazi is a luminous example of how the Persian masters weave together sensual beauty and spiritual symbolism until the two become indistinguishable. چه دل‌ها بردی ای ساقی به ساق فتنه‌انگیزت دریغا بوسهْ چندی بر زنخدان دلاویزت خدنگ غمزه از هر سو نهان انداختن تا کی سپر…
New Blog Post: The Cruel Grace of Love: A Meditation on Khaqani’s Ghazal
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The Cruel Grace of Love: A Meditation on Khaqani’s Ghazal
This ghazal by Khaqani Shirvani is among his most poignant reflections on unrequited love, the cruelty of beauty, and the paradox of longing. It lives between human emotion and spiritual symbolism; a cry of the heart that becomes a meditation on the mystery of affection and pain. طبعِ تو دم‌ساز…
New Blog Post: Between the Cup and the Heart: A Reflection on Love, Longing, and the Ghazal of Hatef Esfahani
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Between the Cup and the Heart: A Reflection on Love, Longing, and the Ghazal of Hatef Esfahani
There is a cup, passed from hand to hand, filled with wine that glows in the morning light.In the gathering of lovers, one hand pours and another receives.But not all cups are equal — not all hearts are chosen.And in this difference, in this quiet injustice of affection, begins the…
New Blog Post: A Longing Beyond Self: The Path of Inebriation in Rumi's Mysticism
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A Longing Beyond Self: The Path of Inebriation in Rumi's Mysticism
The human soul is a boundless ocean, yet often, we live as though confined to a small, anxious puddle. We spend our days clinging to the shore of self, convinced our tiny identity is all there is. But there comes a point, a moment of profound recognition, when the heart whispers…
New Blog Post: Celebrating Omar Khayyam Day: A Tribute to the Persian Polymath on His 977th Birthday
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Celebrating Omar Khayyam Day: A Tribute to the Persian Polymath on His 977th Birthday
Today, May 18th, 2025, marks the 977th birth anniversary of one of history's most brilliant minds – Omar Khayyam. Born in 1048 in Nishapur, Persia (modern-day northeastern Iran), Khayyam stands as a towering figure whose contributions span mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and poetry. As we commemorate National Khayyam Day, it's worth…
New Blog Post: Ferdowsi Day and the Shahnameh: Celebrating Persia’s National Epic
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Ferdowsi Day and the Shahnameh: Celebrating Persia’s National Epic
Every May 15 (25th of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar), Iranians around the world commemorate Ferdowsi Day – a celebration of Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsī Tusi (Ferdowsi) and the Persian language. This date also marks Persian Language Day, honoring Ferdowsi as “the most influential figure in Persian literature”. Born around 940 CE near…
New Blog Post: Anvari: The Celebrated (and Feared) Master of the Qasida
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Anvari: The Celebrated (and Feared) Master of the Qasida
Introduction In the grand tradition of Persian courtly verse, few names loom as large—or cast as long a shadow—as Anvari (Awhad ad-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad Anvarī, c. 1126–1189 CE). Celebrated for his dazzling command of language and intricate rhetorical flourishes, yet feared for the scathing sharpness of his satire, Anvari…
New Blog Post: Manuchehri Damghani: Master of Stanzaic Poems and Nature Descriptions
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Manuchehri Damghani: Master of Stanzaic Poems and Nature Descriptions
Introduction In the rich tapestry of classical Persian literature, Manuchehri Damghani (fl. mid-11th century) stands out as a master of tightly woven stanzaic poetry and vivid nature descriptions. Celebrated for his elegant qasīdas (panegyric odes) and ingenious mathnawī stanzas, Manuchehri brought the beauties of the natural world—garden blooms, migrating birds,…
New Blog Post: Courtly Praise and Nature's Beauty: The Ghaznavid Poets (Unsuri, Farrukhi)
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Courtly Praise and Nature's Beauty: The Ghaznavid Poets (Unsuri, Farrukhi)
Introduction In the glittering courts of the Ghaznavid Empire (977–1186 CE), poetry was more than ornamentation—it was the very heartbeat of political and cultural life. Two of the era’s brightest stars, Ashraf al-Dīn ‘Unsurī and Farrukhī Sīstānī, perfected the art of blending courtly praise with vivid depictions of nature. Their…