Persian Poetry Caravan

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Persian Poetry Caravan brings Persian poems, wisdom, and emotion into simple English. In Season 1, we begin with Hafez, also known as Hafiz, one of the most beloved poets of Persia. Each episode shares poetic English translations, calm narration, soft music, and short explanations for listeners who love Persian poetry, Sufi poetry, spiritual poetry, and timeless literature. Join the caravan as we travel through the world of Hafez, Rumi, Ferdowsi, Saadi, Khayyam, and the great voices of Persian literature.

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Hafez Ghazal 5: My Heart Is Slipping Away 05.07.2026 7:05

In this episode of Persian Poetry Caravan, we continue our journey through Hafez with Ghazal 5. This poem begins with a cry from the heart. Hafez speaks of love, secrecy, longing, helplessness, and the moment when hidden pain can no longer stay hidden. The poem moves through images of the slipping heart, the broken ship, the favourable wind, the familiar beloved, and the secret that is almost reve...

Hafez Ghazal 4: Message to the Graceful Gazelle 24.06.2026 8:54

In this episode of Persian Poetry Caravan, we continue our journey through Hafez with Ghazal 4. This poem begins with a message carried by the morning breeze to the graceful beloved. Hafez speaks of longing, beauty, kindness, distance, and the pain of a lover who feels forgotten. The poem moves through images of the gazelle, the rose, the nightingale, the parrot, sugar, and the wind. It asks why b...

Hafez Ghazal 3 in English: If the Beloved from Shiraz Holds My Heart 21.06.2026 6:50

In this episode of Persian Poetry Caravan, we continue our journey through Hafez, also known as Hafiz, with Ghazal 3 in simple, emotional English. This famous Persian poem speaks of love, beauty, longing, wine, music, and the restless heart. Hafez gives everything for one glance from the beloved, then reminds us that true beauty does not need decoration or praise. A calm poetic translation and ref...

Hafez Ghazal 2 in English: Where Is Wisdom and Where Am I? 19.06.2026 6:30

In this episode of Persian Poetry Caravan, we continue our journey through Hafez, also known as Hafiz, with Ghazal 2 in simple, emotional English. This Persian poem asks a deep question: Where is wisdom, and where am I? Hafez places 2 worlds beside each other. The monastery and the tavern. The sermon and the music. The dead lamp and the sun. In this episode, we hear a poetic English translation fo...

Hafez Ghazal 1 in English: Love Seemed Easy at First 14.06.2026 7:18

"Love seemed easy at first then the difficulties came." Six hundred years ago in Shiraz, Hafez opened his Divan with this confession, and it has been consoling lovers ever since. In this episode of Persian Poetry Caravan, we begin our journey through Hafez, also known as Hafiz, with the first ghazal of his Divan, read in clear, modern English. This famous Persian poem begins with love ap...

Who Was Hafez? Persian Poetry in English 14.06.2026 7:55

Welcome to Persian Poetry Caravan, a calm journey into the world of Persian poetry, love, longing, and timeless wisdom. In this first episode, we introduce Hafez, also known as Hafiz, one of the most beloved poets of Persia. Born in Shiraz in the 14th century, Hafez became a voice of the heart, writing about love, beauty, wine, the beloved, the tavern, spiritual freedom, and the mystery of the sou...