Biography
زندگی حافظ
Ḥāfeẓ, also spelled Ḥāfiẓ, in full Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, (born 1325/26, Shīrāz, Iran—died 1389/90, Shīrāz), one of the finest lyric poets of Persia.
Ḥāfeẓ received a classical religious education, lectured on Qurʾānic and other theological subjects (“Ḥāfeẓ” designates one who has learned the Qurʾān by heart), and wrote commentaries on religious classics.
As a court poet, he enjoyed the patronage of several rulers of Shīrāz.
