What You’ll Learn

  1. Class #1 - Introduction, What is a Ghazal?

  2. Class #2 - Persian - A South Asian Language?

  3. Class #3 - Qawwālī - Origins and Evolution

  4. Class #4 - Amīr Khusraw, Bulbul of Delhi

  5. Class #5 - Mawlā-yi Rūm

  6. Class #6 - Shaykh Saʿdi, the Lost Lover

At a Glance

  • 10 lessons
  • 12.5 hours of video content

What will you accomplish?

  • Learn the history of the Persian language in South Asia: from its rise as a language of Muslim and Hindu high culture to the decline of the colonial era.a

  • Learn about the unique features of the ghazal and qawwali poems.

  • Learn about the unique features of South Asian Sufism.

  • Listen to the best qawwalis and learn their Persian lyrics.

Access This Course & Much More

Unlock access to all that Persian Poetics has to offer by signing up for a monthly membership

  • $44.99 / month with 30 day free trial

    $44.99 / month with 30 day free trialAll Access Membership

    Access to English and Persian courses, student Community moderated by founder @sharghzadeh Muhammad Ali Mojaradi, including group video calls
    Sign Up for All Access

  • $19.99 / month with 1 month free trial

    $19.99 / month with 1 month free trialPremium Membership + Webinars

    Access to English and Persian courses and student Community moderated by founder @sharghzadeh Muhammad Ali Mojaradi
    Sign Up for Premium

  • $14.99 / month with 1 month free trial

    $14.99 / month with 1 month free trialLite Membership

    Access to English courses and student Community moderated by founder @sharghzadeh Muhammad Ali Mojaradi
    Sign Up for Lite

Purchase Course

Don’t want a membership? You can purchase lifetime access to this course with a one-time payment.

Meet your instructor

Muhammad Ali Mojaradi

Founder, Instructor, Translator

After living and studying in Jordan, Turkey, Kuwait, and Iran, Detroit native Muhammad Ali Mojaradi is hosting Rumi and Persian classes in his Manhattan home. His first translation, "The Flame of Love," was published in 2025.

Hear about us on: