The medieval Persian mystic poet Hafez - a contemporary of Rumi - comments powerfully on earthly and divine love, with Mario Petrucci's translation of 81 of Hafez's best capturing the musicality of the work Hafez is one of the best known medieval Persian mystic poets, as celebrated and popular as his near contemporary Rumi. As with Rumi, modern translations have a strong appeal to today's readers. Both ardent mystic and lover, Hafez fuses earthly and divine love.
