Hafez's poetry is the enduring voice of Iran in the scope of Persian civilization
Shiraz-Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, emphasizing the role of Hafez in the evolution of the Persian language, said: This famous poet, with his literary innovations and the spread of Persian cultural influence, helped to deepen the position of this language in the scope of Iranian civilization.
According to Mehr reporter, Seyyed Abbas Salehi on Monday evening at Hafez Shirazi commemoration ceremony in Shiraz, referring to the place of this famous poet in the cultural identity of Iranians, said: For Iranians, the Persian language is not just a part of identity, but the main pillar of Iranian identity, and Hafez has played a special role in shaping the historical and cultural status of this language.
Stating that the Persian language before and after Hafez has a fundamental difference, he added: Persian speakers of Iran and lovers of this language all over the world should be proud of the fact that Hafez appeared in the history of this language. A poet who revealed new capacities in Persian language and literature with his innovations.
The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance considered the first manifestation of Hafez's impact on the Persian language in the semantic innovation and evolution of vocabulary and said: Hafez, in using the key words of his poetry, did not just use common meanings, but created new meanings and brought the previous concepts to new horizons.
Referring to the word "Rand" in Hafez's poetry, Salehi said: This word had different meanings before Hafez, but in his poetic world, it became a multi-layered concept that includes simplicity, love and mania, avoiding expediency, freedom from hypocrisy, and inner purity, along with an appearance incompatible with conventional standards.
He continued: With such innovations, Hafez expanded the semantic capacities of the Persian language and turned words that were previously used in more limited frameworks into tools for expressing deeper thoughts.
Hafez's creativity in combining Persian and Arabic words
The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance listed the creative use of the compositional capacity of the Persian language as the second outstanding feature of Hafez's poetry and said: Hafez used the ability of the Persian language to combine words and gave new effects to this language.
Pointing to Allameh Dehkhoda's view on the combination of Persian and Arabic in Hafez's poetry, Salehi added: Part of this poet's innovations can be seen in the creative connection of Persian and Arabic words. An approach that has contributed to the richness of the Persian language.
Stating that this creativity is not limited to the combination of words, he said: Hafez has significant innovations in the structure of stanzas and the connection between linguistic elements, and he uses the various capacities of the language to create novel combinations.
Hafez brought poetry to its peak
Salehi considered the development in the iham industry as one of the other aspects of Hafez's influence on Persian poetry and said: Hafez, by using new techniques and methods, brought the multi-meaning in Persian poetry to a new level and expanded the possibility of multi-layered readings.
He added: Ambiguity in Hafez's poetry is not just creating ambiguity, but it leads the audience to deeper layers of meaning and creates an attractive atmosphere to discover and understand different concepts.
The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance emphasized: With these innovations, Hafez opened new horizons for the Persian language and poetry and revealed the hidden capacities of this language to express complex and multifaceted concepts.
Hafez turned the Persian language into music
Referring to the link between Hafez's poetry and music, he said: Persian poetry has always had musical capabilities, but Hafez was able to establish a special link between the outer, inner, side and spiritual music of the poem and turn his poetry into a musical experience.
Pointing to Mohammadreza Shafi'i Kodkani's views on the types of music in poetry, Salehi added: Hafez made a connection between weight and prosody, rhyme and row, semantic proportions and other musical elements, and in this way, increased the impact of his poetry.
He continued: Therefore, Hafez's poetry, in addition to sonnets, also has a deep connection with music and singing. In such a way that the language in his poetry turns into melody and melody and engages the audience with meaning and music at the same time.
Hafez's sonnet; The bond of softness and strength
The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, referring to the views expressed about the features of Hafez's ghazal at the Hafez Congress in 1367, discussed three important developments in Persian ghazal and said: Hafez was able to introduce features that were mostly seen in other poetic forms into the ghazal.
Salehi considered the first characteristic to be the link between the lexical strength of the ode and the delicacy of the sonnet and stated: In Hafez's poetry, the words, while having the luxury and strength, also preserve the tenderness and elegance of the sonnet; A combination that has become one of the distinctive features of his poetry.
He considered imagery to be the second prominent feature of Hafez's ghazal and added: complex and vivid imagery, which used to be more possible in forms such as masnavis, is prominently displayed in Hafez's ghazal and confronts the audience with tangible scenes close to intuitive experience.
Hafez linked the Persian ghazal to the epic
Salehi considered the third outstanding feature of Hafez's ghazal to be its ability to arouse passion and movement and said: "Gazal in Persian literary tradition has often been associated with calmness and stillness, but Hafez created a new capacity for excitement and epic in this format.
Referring to the epic capacity of some of Hafez's sonnets, he added: His poetry shows that Persian sonnets can move beyond the expression of individual emotions and create passion and motivation by using music, imagery and linguistic strength.
The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance considered this feature as one of the important aspects of Hafez's innovation and emphasized: By opening this horizon, he demonstrated the ability of the Persian language to express exciting and epic themes.
Hafez helped expand the Persian language empire
Referring to the historical spread of the Persian language in different regions of the world, Salehi said: Iran may have lost a part of its historical geographical scope in periods, but the Persian language has had influence and cultural presence in vast lands from Central Asia and Anatolia to the Indian subcontinent.
He added: The expansion of the Persian language existed before Hafez, but Hafez helped to strengthen and expand its cultural influence by deepening the literary and semantic capacities of this language.
The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, referring to the position of Hafez in the field of civilization of the Persian language, said: Examining the background of the Persian language in territories such as the Ottoman lands, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, reveals the various aspects of this poet's influence on the expansion and deepening of the Persian language.
Persian language and Iran's historical heritage against threats
In the final part of his speech, Salehi pointed to Iran's historical and cultural position and stated: Iran, with its ancient history, powerful religious and cultural heritage, epic elements and Persian language, has the support that has helped to perpetuate the identity of this land throughout history.
He expressed hope that by relying on these historical and cultural capitals, a world full of justice, freedom and peace will be formed; A world that, according to him, is consistent with the human and spiritual ideals reflected in Hafez's poetry.