"The Hidden Tongue"

The Hidden Tongue (Lesanu'l-Ghayb) is an appellation for Hafez, Khajeh Shamsu'd-din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi (حافظ شیراز) a Persian mystic and poet. He was born sometime between the years 1310-1337 in Shiraz , Persia (Iran). His lyrical poems, in particular his ghazals, are noted for their beauty, expression of love, and early Sufi themes that had long pervaded Persian poetry. Many scholars of Persian literature have devoted their lives to study of Hafez' poetry. Over the centuries, some of his poems have been taken out of print and other have been added, so it takes a scholar to decipher between the original and the later additions. Hafez was a man of great insight and inspiration. He wrote extensively about the glory of Shiraz, the city of his birth. In the Meshkin Qalam edition of Hafez published in India over a century ago one finds the following that was later omitted from newer editions:

شیراز پر غوغا شود شکر لبی پیدا شود
ترسم که اشوب لبش برهم زند بغداد را

Also, in line with Khazen's poem "What is it to you," that was published on this blog, Hafez also has a piece that states everyone is responsible for his own deeds. Read on and see how beautifully he weaves the thought, "Fret not, for you shall not bear the sins of others..."