Poets of Persian

شعراء الفارسية

A trail through classical Persian verse.

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Region
Persia & Central Asia
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The Shahnameh

    فردوسي يحفظ تاريخ فارس في شعر.

    Nishapur · Shiraz

  2. Omar Khayyam

    الرباعيات: الرياضي الشاعر العالمي.

    Umar Khayyam · Nishapur

  3. Sa'di and Hafiz

    شيراز مدينة الشعر: البستان والديوان.

    Shiraz · Shiraz

  4. The language

    لغة المحاكم والديوان: من الهند إلى الروم.

    Isfahan · Delhi

  5. The legacy

    من الشيرازي إلى إقبال: سلسلة الشعر.

    Umar Khayyam · Isfahan

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Overview

A path through the classical poetry of Iran: from the Shahnameh to the Rubaiyat. Persian is the second language of poetry in the civilization.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Poets of Persian”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-persian-poets/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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