Quote by Hafiz: “I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.”

When we feel lost or alone, we forget that we ourselves carry something remarkable inside us. This is a reminder that the beauty and light you search for in the world already exists within you — you just can't see it from where you're standing.

Hafiz composed his ghazals in 14th-century Shiraz at a time when Sufi mysticism offered a counterpoint to political instability and religious orthodoxy. His poetry was often read aloud in communal gatherings, carrying messages of inner illumination to those suffering under harsh rule.

Persian lyric poet of the 14th century, born in Shiraz, whose collected poems the Divan are considered a pinnacle of Persian literature. His ghazals explore divine love, wine as spiritual metaphor, and the hypocrisy of religious formalism.