How Bayan works
Every feature is built for one purpose: making classical Persian poetry accessible to anyone, anywhere, with no internet required.
Bilingual Display
Read every poem in its original Farsi alongside a faithful English translation, hemistich by hemistich. No flipping between tabs, no guessing. The beauty of the original and the clarity of English, side by side.
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
On-device 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. It runs on your iPhone by default, with no server calls. Cloud Analysis is available as an opt-in for poems the on-device model can't handle, and is off until you turn it on. Either way, every reader gets 10 analyses 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 full English interpretation.
100% Offline
No internet needed. No accounts. No data collection. Every poem, every dictionary entry, and every AI model lives on your device. 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 now, free, for iPhone and iPad.
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