Intertextual bonds of Dīvān-e Faxrī-ye Heravī and Hafez-e Šīrāzī

Faxrī-ye Heravī was a poet, memoir writer and translator of the Subcontinent in the 10th c. A. H. He spent many years of his life in Send and India. This article studies how Faxri has been influenced by Hafez. Firstly Faxrī’s Ġazals (lyrics) that are similar to those of Hafez in terms of rhyme, rhythm and row are presented. Then we explore verbal and spiritual similarities of the poetries of these two poets to check the veracity of the idea that Faxrī has been indeed influenced by Hafez poetry. In the other part of the article some tażmīns (a lyric in which a couplet of a Ġazal of a poet is added to one’s Ġazal) of Faxrī’s from Hafezpoetry are presented to prove unconditional influence of Hafez’s poetry on Faxrī’s Ġazals.