World Radio

What's the most popular book in Iran? Not the Koran, as you might think, but rather The Divan of Hafiz Sharazi (c. 1320-1389), many of whose sensuous rhyming couplets concern love, wine, and nature. It's said even Queen Victoria consulted the great sufi before making any major decisions. On the ABC's Sunday Morning, Julie Copeland talked to poet and translator Paul Smith. Iranian scholar Dr Elahi Ghomshei reads.