Hafiz, or Hafez, was a Persian poet in the 1300’s who was very famous in his own
day and who is still a noted figure in present-day Iran and beyond. He studied and
memorized the Quran, earning him the title “protector,” or “hafez”; and his
poetry often expresses “the divine inspiration of the mystical.” Today, we will
consider his statement: “The words we speak become the house we live in.” What
are the “words,” what is the “house,” and what does it mean to “live” in those?