Ghazaliyat of Hafez - Ghazal 008
By @hamed on August 25, 2024| 16 0
Ghazal 008 from Devan of Hafez
O wine-server, arise and pass the cup of wine!
Scatter the dust of sorrow upon the days.
Place the goblet of wine in my hand so that I may
Cast off this blue-colored robe of misery.
Though it is a disgrace among the wise,
We do not …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 007
By @hamed on August 23, 2024| 17 0
Ghazal 007 from Divan of Hafez
O Sufi, come, for the wine cup is a clear mirror,
So that you may see the purity of the ruby-colored wine.
Ask the secrets of the heart from the intoxicated revelers,
For this state is not for the high-ranking ascetic.
The simurgh cannot be caught …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 006
By @admin on August 22, 2024| 17 0
Ghazal 006 from Divan of Hafez
Who will carry this prayer to the sultan's servants?
That in gratitude for his kingship, he might not ignore the beggar.
I seek refuge in God from my evil-hearted rival.
Perhaps that piercing comet will send help from God!
If your dark eyelashes hint at our …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 005
By @admin on August 22, 2024| 16 0
Ghazal 005 from Divan of Hafez
My heart is slipping from my grasp, O pious ones, for God's sake!
Alas, what secret can remain hidden forever?
We are shipwrecked sailors, O stormy wind, arise!
Perhaps I shall see the face of a familiar friend.
The ten-day love of fortune is but a …
The universe is indifferent to humans desire: Quatrain 26 from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
By @admin on August 20, 2024| 33 0
This world is not run according to the wise, so it is not that important what the true nature of life is. Because ultimately we have to abandon many dreams and lie within earth, what is the worrying for? This is the message of quatrain 26 from Rubaiyat of Omar …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 003
By @admin on August 19, 2024| 16 0
Ghazal three from Divan of Hafez
If that Shirazian Turk were to capture my heart,
I would gladly give Samarkand and Bukhara for her Indian mole.
O wine-server, bring the eternal wine that you won't find in paradise,
Beside the waters of Ruknabad and the garden of Musalla.
Alas, these playful, sweet-natured, …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 002
By @admin on August 19, 2024| 17 0
Ghazal two from Divan of Hafez Shirazi
Where is the path of righteousness and where am I, so lost and astray?
See the vast difference between the wrong path and the right way.
My heart grew weary of the monastery and the hypocrite's patched robe,
Where is the tavern of the mystics …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 001
By @admin on August 19, 2024| 18 0
Ghazal one from Divan of Hafez Shirazi
O wine-server, bring a cup and pass it round,
For love seemed easy at first, but now troubles abound.
The scent of musk that the breeze steals from her curls,
Has caused much bloodshed in hearts.
What peace can I find in my beloved's abode,
When …