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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz

By Ḥāfiẓ

Translated by Gertrude Lowthian Bell

William Heinemann, London, 1897

First written 14th century

In the public domain

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Gertrude Bell’s verse translations of a selection of Ḥāfiẓ’s ghazals, with an introduction on the poet, his city and his times, long regarded as among the finest English versions of Persian poetry.

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Ḥāfiẓ. Poems from the Divan of Hafiz. Translated by Gertrude Lowthian Bell. William Heinemann, London, 1897.

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  title = {{Poems from the Divan of Hafiz}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/poems-from-the-divan-of-hafiz-bell}
}