This is an analysis of Ghazal 71 by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.
Falsely pious, of our state are unaware
No offence if their words our hearts tear.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaXaXaXaXaaaaaaaaaaaaa
- Stanza lengths: 22,
- Metre: 10100111101 110011111 101110110110 10110101011 11001111101 1011010111 10010101101 1010010111 0011111001 11010111010101 01001011011 0101101111 01010111110101 111010101 11100101001 11101101101 110011001001101 11011111111 11010100010111 10001010101 1010001010011 10110101101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 22
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