biography
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Háfiz or Háfez
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pseudonym of Shams-ed-Din Mohammad
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1326–c.1390)
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| biography:
| Lyrical poet, born in Shiraz, SW Iran. He worked as a religious teacher and wrote commentaries on sacred texts. A member of the mystical sect of Sufi philosophers, his short poems (ghazals), all on sensuous subjects, such as love, wine, and flowers, contain an esoteric signification to the initiated. |
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