Do you want to learn Persian?

Are you looking to read Rumi, Hafiz, and more in university-level courses?

Do you want to join a community of Persian lovers?

Are you a new learner or heritage speaker wishing to improve your Persian?

Persian Poetics courses are taught by Ustād Muhammad Ali Mojaradi, known as Sharghzadeh (‘struck by the east’), a published translator and classically-trained teacher of Persian poetry.


Persian Poetics includes this and more:

  • Direct access to Ustād Mojaradi.

  • Hours of live Persian instruction every week.

  • Hafiz, Rumi, and other poets directly from the source language.

  • Nuanced, unbiased engagement with Persianate language, culture, and history.

  • A passionate community of learners and lovers of Persian.

Student Testimonials

“Muhammad Ali is a natural teacher! He has a deep passion for Persian poetry, and it shows through all his efforts. The classes are well structured, organised and I especially enjoy his efforts in explaining the context of the poems that he teaches, it makes the poems much more meaningful and memorable. It’s been insightful learning about the poets behind the poetry as well.”

Nilufar, UK

“The classes are engaging and informative - and often entertaining! I’m glad I had a chance to read the literature both in the original Persian and the most famous English language interpretations of these works. I recommend these courses for anyone who would like to dive deeper into these works - not only as isolated, archaic lines of poetry - but as a nuanced explanation of a broader worldview and philosophy.”

Sara, USA

“I studied Persian on my own for a few years, and had a decent grasp of the grammar. But I struggled with understanding poetry - which is what I really wanted to be reading - both because of cultural and historical information I needed, and a general lack of experience. In lessons with Muhammad, I read through many stories and poems from Saʿdi’s Gulistān, improving my knowledge of the literature and also getting more confident in my ability to work through lines of verse at a faster pace. I’d recommend him to anybody seeking to improve their Persian reading and to learn more about this amazing body of literature.”

Matt, USA

“Teaching Persian is more than a job for @sharghzadeh. He's very invested in the subject which makes him give you more than what you have formally agreed on.”

Muhammad Sami, Egypt

“I have been using the free trial for a few days now and wish I had known about it earlier. I just wanted to say this site is awesome and will definitely purchase a subscription. Your lectures 💯👌”

Asrath, UK

“Every lesson, you do a wonderful job of infusing the material with the riches of wider Persian culture. At the end of every session, I have felt enthused to go down a series of Persian-related rabbit holes. I have very rarely seen language teaching done so well, and the fact that such a wonderful resource is free of charge feels almost out of place in today’s world. I am so grateful.”

Alyssa, UK

“I love the Hafiz sessions. I love that you also go into the etymology and history of words, the history and culture of the poets. How you just link and weave everything together like a beautiful Kashan carpet. How you explain the differences between a verb in Classical Persian and modern Iranian Farsi. I loved studying English literature at school for this reason, but to be able to study my mother tongue so effortlessly in English is such a privilege. Thank you, Ustad!”

Donya, UK

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