# Háfiz — The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám character guide

> Háfiz in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyám.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-omar-khayy-m-the-astronomer-poet-of-persia

## Who they are

Persian lyric poet, often compared to Omar Khayyám.

## Relationships

### [Omar Khayyám](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/omar_khayyam)

_friendship_

Háfiz is a fellow poet and kindred spirit, sharing a love for wine, love, and lyrical defiance.

### [The Súfi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/the_sufi)

_rivalry_

Háfiz and the Súfi are intellectual adversaries, with Háfiz's sensual poetry challenging Sufi asceticism.

### [The Bonhomme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/the_bonhomme)

_friendship_

Háfiz and The Bonhomme share a camaraderie over wine and earthy humor.

### [Monsieur Nicolas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/monsieur_nicolas)

_professional_

Háfiz is another poet whose works Monsieur Nicolas translates and compares with Omar's.

### [Lucretius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/lucretius)

_psychological_

Háfiz and Lucretius are linked by a shared Epicurean philosophy across time and culture.

## In the story

### [Omar Khayyám, the Astronomer-Poet of Persia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/chapters/omar-khayy-m-the-astronomer-poet-of-persia)

Mentioned as a Persian poet who borrowed from Omar but turned his material to mystical use, in contrast to Omar's literal hedonism.

## Links

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