How Bayan works
Every feature is built for one purpose: making classical Persian poetry accessible to anyone, anywhere, with no internet required.
Farsi, English & Arabic
Read every poem in its original Farsi, with a faithful translation on the line beneath it, hemistich by hemistich. Choose English or Arabic, or turn the translation off and read the Farsi alone. No flipping between tabs, no guessing.
Tap-to-Define Dictionary
Tap any word and instantly see its meaning. Bayan's built-in dictionary includes 59,935 entries sourced from Steingass's Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, the standard reference for classical Persian.
AI Literary Analysis
AI breaks down each poem's themes, symbolism, and historical context. Understand the Sufi metaphors in a Hafez ghazal or the mystical imagery of Attar, without needing a PhD in Persian literature. Each analysis is written fresh when you ask for it. Where Apple Intelligence is available it runs on your iPhone, in English, with no server calls; for Farsi and Arabic, or on devices without it, the opt-in Cloud Analysis writes it, and is off until you turn it on. Cloud Analysis allows 10 analyses per reader per day.
فال حافظ (Fal-e Hafez)
The beloved Persian tradition of divination by Hafez. Hold a question in your heart, open the Divan, and receive a poem as guidance. Bayan brings this centuries-old practice to your phone, with the ghazal in English or Arabic beneath the Farsi.
100% Offline
No internet needed. No accounts. No data collection. Every poem, every translation, and every dictionary entry lives on your device; only the opt-in Cloud Analysis goes online. Bayan works the same whether you're on a plane, in the mountains, or simply prefer your privacy.
Ready to explore Persian poetry?
Bayan is on the App Store and Google Play now, free, for iPhone, iPad and Android.
Free · No ads · No subscription · iOS 16 or later · Android