Video | From Shams al-Din to Hafez: The Story of a Boy Who Hid in Words

In the heart of Shiraz in the 8th century AH, a boy named Shams al-Din was born and became immortal through his ghazals, a man who with every couplet became a mirror of truth for restless hearts. Today we see Hafez again in the scent of Shiraz's bitter orange blossoms and in the murmur of every ghazal. Hafez, a poet who, with every page of his Divan, brings us back to ourselves.

In the heart of Shiraz and in the 8th century of Hijri, a boy named Shamsuddin was born, but he became immortal with his poems, a man who became a mirror of truth for restless hearts with every verse. Today we see Hafez again in the fragrance of Shiraz oranges and in the whisper of every sonnet; Hafez, a poet who brings us back to ourselves with every turn of his divan.