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I really believe in this tradition, you should try it: https://www.hafizonlove.com/fal.htm https://www.hafizonlove.com/fal.htm There's always a fresh perspecti

I really believe in this tradition, you should try it: https://www.hafizonlove.com/fal.htm https://www.hafizonlove.com/fal.htm There's always a fresh perspective and amazing poetry, it has given me insight many times in my life. It's not only bards that offer divination's from the divan, in Tehran the street kids sell a page from the divan for a dollar and in general I'd say the dominant religion in the country is the wisdom of its poets (the greatest ones being Rumi, Saadi, Omar Khayyam and debatably the most popular, Hafez). I wish I had the time to go learn the language so that I too could appreciate the depth of their poetry.

geff82 8y ago
As a now fluent speaker of the language, I can tell you it is one of the easiest languages you can learn. There are very few exceptions (most come only from the predominant Tehran dialect), no irregular verbs, a strict but easy grammar. Understanding Hafez might require a bit of side knowledge and the use of more outdated words, anyway.
eternalban 8y ago
The English language simply can not convey Hafiz. Shahriari has made a very good effort but his personal faith (he is a Zoroastrian) colors his rendition of some of the poems. Also as a note, as C. G. Jung warned in his introduction to the Wilhelm translation of the "I Ching", divination is not without hazardous consequences. There is no free lunch in the universe. You are not getting "free information" here. Remember that before you decide to weaken your faculty of Choice when using divination tools. [p.s. Hafiz is also very much coded with Sufi terminology. You can take it at face value and admire his mastery of the Persian language but the embedded messages require exegesis.]