sˈɪns hiː dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ðə pˈɜːʒən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, hiː bˈeɪst hˈɪz "ɹˈɛndɚɹɪŋz" ˌɔn æn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tɹænslˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dᵻvˈæn ʌv hˈeɪfɛz baɪ hˈɛnɹi wˈɪlbɚfˌoːɹsklˈɑːɹk.ɹˈɛf nˈeɪm ˈiːkwəlz lˈæd lædˈɪnski, dˈænjəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks pˈiː.ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən., "aɪ hˈɜːd ɡˈɑːd lˈæfɪŋ, pˈɛŋɡwɪn.slˈæʃ ɹˈɛf
Since he did not know the Persian language, he based his "renderings" on an 1891 English translation of The Divan of Hafez by Henry Wilberforce-Clarke.<ref name=lad>Ladinsky, Daniel (1996 & 2006)  p.xi., "I Heard God Laughing, Penguin.</ref>