'Love is its own Reason for Being': The Complete Ruba?iyat of Hafiz of Shiraz

'LOVE IS ITS OWN REASON FOR BEING' The Complete Ruba'iyat of Hafiz of Shiraz Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Persia's greatest exponent of the ghazal Hafiz (1320-1392) became a Perfect Master (Qutub), was twice exiled from his beloved Shiraz for his criticism of rulers and false Sufi masters and hypocritical clergy. His Divan shows he composed in other forms including the ruba'i of which he was a master and 160 survive. As with his ghazals, his ruba'is are sometimes mystical and somet...