Judaism, Christianity & Islam

The Persian poet Hafiz (1315 1390) is a literary wonder with unmatched spiritual insights. Now, renowned artist and writer Rassouli dives heart first into the Divan of Hafiz to offer you fresh translations and glorious color illustrations so you can take your own journey into the Wisdom of Madness.

Seek healing in the words of Hafiz—they rain down sugar in torrents—

and forget about second-rate candy.

The Persian Sufi poet Hafiz (1326-1390) is a towering figure in Islamic literature—and in spiritual attainment as well. Known mystical illumination expressed with a sublime sensuousness, Hafiz was the great master of a poetic form known as the ghazal, an ode or song consisting of rhymed couplets celebrating divine love.