New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 20 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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As much as the venerable Sheikh, Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi, may God have mercy on him, forbade me from listening to music and advised me to solitude and seclusion, the vigor of my youth and my desires prevailed; I inevitably went against the advice of my mentor and took pleasure in…

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A caravan was attacked in the land of Greece, and immeasurable wealth was taken. The merchants wept and wailed, invoking God and the Prophet as intercessors, but it was of no use. When the dark-hearted thief is victorious, What does he care for the caravan’s cries? Luqman the Wise was…

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Description: Ghazal 026 from Divan of Hafez

With disheveled hair, restless, smiling, and drunk,
Shirt unbuttoned, singing a ghazal, with a wine flask in hand,

Her narcissus eyes wild, her lips sighing,
In the middle of the night, she came to my bedside and sat down.

She leaned her head close to my ear in a mournful voice,
And said, "O my long-time lover, are you asleep?"

A lover who is given such night-time wine,
Would be a lover of infidelity if he did not become a wine drinker.

Go away, O ascetic, and do not criticize the suffering ones,
For on the Day of Eternity, they gave us no other gift.

Whatever she poured into our cup, we drank,
Whether it was wine from paradise or intoxicating wine.

The smile of the wine cup and the tangled curls of the beloved,
How many vows have been broken like Hafez's vows.

New Video Posted: Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 025

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Description: Ghazal 025 from Divan of Hafez

The crimson rose has bloomed and the nightingale is drunk,
A call to joy, O wine-loving Sufis!

The foundation of repentance, which seemed as solid as stone,
See how the fragile glass has shattered.

Bring wine, for in the court of self-sufficiency,
Who cares for the guard, the sultan, the vigilant, or the drunk?

From this two-doored caravanserai, since departure is necessary,
The colonnade and arch of life, however high or low,

The station of pleasure cannot be attained without hardship,
Indeed, by the decree of calamity, the covenant of eternity is broken.

Do not trouble your heart with existence or non-existence, and be happy,
For non-existence is the ultimate end of every perfection that exists.

The lament of the nightingale, the swift horse, and the logic of the bird
Have vanished into thin air, and the master gained nothing from it.

Do not fly with wings, for a thrown arrow
Once took to the air, but eventually fell to the ground.

What thanks can Hafez's pen give for this,
That people pass on your words from hand to hand?

New Video Posted: Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 024

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Description: Ghazal 024 from Divan of Hafez

My heart has no interest in piety, covenants, or righteousness,
For I have become famous for pouring wine from the cup since the Day of Eternity.

The moment I performed ablutions from the spring of love,
I shouted four takbirs at once against everything that exists.

Give me wine so I can inform you of the secret of fate,
For whom have I fallen in love and from what fragrance am I intoxicated?

The mountain's waist is smaller than the ant's waist here,
Do not despair of the door of mercy, O wine lover.

Except for that intoxicated narcissus whose eye is a target,
No one has sat comfortably under this turquoise dome.

May my life be sacrificed for her mouth, for in the garden of sight,
A flower more beautiful than this bud has not been adorned.

Hafez, enriched by your love's vast wealth, became as powerful as Solomon.
Yet, from your embrace, he gains nothing but fleeting joy, like the wind slipping

New Video Posted: Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 023

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Description: Ghazal 023 from Divan of Hafez

Your image is a constant companion on every path,
The breeze of your hair is the bond of our conscious souls.

Despite the naysayers who forbid love,
The beauty of your face is our compelling argument.

See how the dimple on your cheek speaks,
A thousand Josephs of Egypt have fallen into our well.

If my hand cannot reach your long tresses,
It is the fault of my ill-fated destiny and my short hand.

Tell the gatekeeper of the private chamber,
Such and such is one of the recluses of your threshold.

Though your face is hidden from our sight,
You are always present in our comfortable mind.

If Hafez knocks on your door once a year, open it,
For years he has been longing for your moon-like face.

New Video Posted: Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 022

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Description: Ghazal 022 from Divan of Hafez

When you hear the words of the heart, don't say it's a mistake,
You don't know the language of the soul, my dear, the mistake is here.

My head is not bowed to this world or the next,
Blessed be God for these troubles that are in our heads.

Within my weary heart, I don't know who it is
That is silent while I am in lamentation and tumult.

My heart has escaped from its cage, where are you, musician?
Wail, for our affairs in this world are now melodious.

I have never cared for the affairs of the world,
Your face has been so beautifully adorned in my eyes.

I haven't slept from a thought that my heart is cooking up,
I have the hangover of a hundred nights, where is the tavern?

Since my monastery has become stained with the blood of my heart,
If you wash me with wine, the right will be in your hands.

They hold me dear in the tavern of the Magi,
Because there is an eternal fire in our hearts.

What instrument was that musician playing,
That my mind is still full of air, even though life has passed?

Last night, the call of your love echoed within me,
The space of Hafez's chest is still full of sound.

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 18 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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A king summoned a devout man. The devout man thought, “I will take a medicine to make me weak, so that the king’s belief in my piety will increase.” It is said that he took a lethal medicine and died. The one I saw as all essence like a pistachio…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 17 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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A barefoot pedestrian joined the caravan to Hejaz from Kufa and accompanied us without any provisions. He walked gracefully and said: "Neither am I mounted on a mule, nor am I burdened like a camel Neither am I a lord of subjects, nor a servant of a king I have…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 16 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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One of the righteous saw in a dream a king in paradise and a pious man in hell. He asked, “What is the reason for the ranks of this one and the degradation of that one? For people believed the opposite.” A voice replied, “This king is in paradise because…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 15 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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A king saw a pious man. He asked, “Do you ever think of me?” The pious man replied, “Yes, when I forget God.” Whoever is driven away from Him runs everywhere But the one He calls does not run to anyone else.  

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 14 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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A dervish found himself in need and stole a rug from a friend’s house. The judge ordered that his hand be cut off. The owner of the rug interceded, saying, “I have forgiven him.” The judge replied, “I will not set aside the law for your intercession.” The owner said,…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 13 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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I saw a pious man by the seaside who had been wounded by a leopard, and no medicine could heal him. He had been suffering for a long time, yet he constantly thanked God, the Almighty. They asked him, “Why do you give thanks?” He replied, “I thank God that…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 12 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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One night in the desert of Mecca, I was so exhausted from sleeplessness that I could no longer walk. I lay down and told the camel driver, “Leave me alone.” How far can a poor pedestrian go? The camel is weary from bearing the load Until the fat body becomes…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 11 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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In the mosque of Baalbek, I was once delivering a sermon to a group of despondent, lifeless people who had not moved from the world of appearances to the world of meaning. I saw that my words were not taking effect, and my fire was not igniting the wet wood.…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 10 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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Someone asked the one who had lost his son: "O wise and noble elder, You smelled his shirt from Egypt, Why did you not see him in the well of Canaan?" He replied: "Our state is like the lightning of the world, Visible for a moment and hidden the next.…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 9 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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One of the pious men of Lebanon, whose spiritual ranks were well-known in the Arab lands and whose miracles were famous, entered the mosque of Damascus and was performing ablution by the side of the Kallasa pond. His foot slipped, and he fell into the pond, struggling to get out.…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 8 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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One of the nobles was being praised in a gathering, and they were exaggerating his beautiful qualities. He raised his head and said, “I am what I know myself to be.” Enough of this praise, O you who count my virtues This is my outward appearance, but you do not…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 7 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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I remember that in my childhood, I was devout, waking up at night, and passionate about asceticism and abstinence. One night, I was sitting with my father, may God’s mercy be upon him, and I had not closed my eyes all night, holding the precious Quran by my side, while…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 6 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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A pious man was a guest of a king. When they sat down to eat, he ate less than he desired, and when they stood for prayer, he prayed more than his usual habit, so that they would think highly of his piety. I fear you will not reach the…

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Description: Ghazal 021 from Divan of Hafez

My heart and soul are lost, and my beloved has risen in reproach,
Saying, "Do not sit with me, for your health has declined."

Have you heard of anyone who sat comfortably in this gathering for a moment?
Who did not rise in regret at the end of the conversation?

If the candle, with its smiling lips, boasted,
It rose in compensation for the lovers during the night.

In the garden, the spring breeze, beside the rose and cypress,
Rose in admiration of that face and stature.

You passed by drunk, and from the solitude of the heavens,
A tumult of the Day of Judgment arose to watch you.

The proud cypress, which rose proudly from its stature,
Could not lift its foot out of shame in your presence.

Hafez, throw away this robe, lest you lose your life,
For the fire of hypocrisy and piety has risen from this robe.

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 5 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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A group of travelers, united in their journey, shared both hardship and comfort. I wished to join them, but they did not agree. I said, “It is strange that the noble ones turn away from the companionship of the poor and withhold benefits and blessings, for I know in myself…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 4 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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A thief entered the house of a pious man; after searching, he found nothing. He became disheartened. The pious man became aware and threw the mat he was sleeping on in the thief’s path so he would not leave empty-handed. I heard that the men of God’s path Do not…

New Hekayat Posted: Hekayat 3 from Chapter 2 of Golestan of Saadi

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Abdul Qadir Gilani, may God’s mercy be upon him, was seen in the sanctuary of the Kaaba with his face on the gravel, saying, “O Lord! Forgive me! And if I am indeed deserving of punishment, then on the Day of Resurrection, raise me blind so that I am not…