Hafez · حافظ الشيرازي
c. 1325–1390 — Persian.
Hafez wrote ghazals rather than long poems, which is why a single line of his stands on its own on a wall — the form was built to be quoted.
كتب حافظ الغزل لا الملاحم، ولهذا يقف بيت واحد منه وحده على الجدار: الشكل نفسه صُنع ليُقتبس.