Persian poetry
Verse from Iran
Persian poetry is the literary tradition of verse composed in the Persian language, spanning over a millennium and producing forms like the ghazal (short lyric), the ruba'i (quatrain), and the masnavi (rhyming couplet narrative).
Classical masters like Rumi, Hafez, and Omar Khayyam are widely translated and quoted in English.
The tradition emphasizes musicality, mystical themes, and elaborate imagery: She studied Persian poetry to read Rumi in the original.
- divine loveDeity's unconditional affection
- SufismIslamic spiritual mysticism
- AttarPersian mystical poet
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
- mystical unionSpiritual fusion with deity
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