Hatef Esfahani

Seyyed Ahmad Hatef Esfahani (d. 1783) was a famous Iranian poet of the 18th century. He was renowned poet of the Persian language. Quotes Poetry In the church I said to a Christian charmer of hearts,'O thou in whose net the heart is captive!O thou to the warp of whose girdle each hair-tipof mine is separately attached!How long wilt thou continue not to find the wayto the Divine Unity? How long wilt thou imposeon the One the shame of the Trinity?How can it be right to name the One True God "Father","Son", and "Holy Ghost"?She parted her sweet lips and said to me, whilewith sweet laughter she poured sugar from her lips:'If thou art aware of the Secret of the Divine Unity,do not cast on us the stigma of infidelity!In three mirrors the Eternal Beauty cast a rayfrom His effulgent countenance.Silk does not become three thingsif thou callest it Parniyan, Harir, and Parand.These are three different words for silk.While we were thus speaking, this chantrose up beside us from the church bell:'He is One and there is naught save He:There is no God save Him alone!' A Literary History of Persia, translated by E. G. Browne, Vol. 4, p. 293-294 External links E. G. Browne: A Literary History of Persia, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1930 Footnotes Category:1783 deaths Category:18th century deaths Category:Poets from Persia Category:Persian literature Category:People from Isfahan Category:Sufi poets