The words of Hafiz: How they enchant. They move, they writhe and wiggle up and down from right to left; dancing like crazy….inspiring me like crazy… Hafiz is another one of my favorite poets. Never mind he wrote these words in the 1300’s. They are timeless, ideas even more so. Translation adds a twist to these quotes. Daniel Ladinsky does a superb job. It’s hard to tell how much of himself he adds to the text. I concentrate more on the pleasure of reading and the places my thoughts travel to, invoked by the ideas, the whimsy and the thoughtfulness.
LOVE is always inspiring. Poetry lends the power of words and ideas and Hafiz adds the magic. Enjoy!
The following quotes are by Hafiz
Your heart and my heart
are very, very old friends
I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.
You carry all the ingredients
To turn your existence into joy
“I caught the happy virus last night
When I was out singing beneath the stars.
It is remarkably contagious –
So kiss me.”
Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
♥
Your love
Should never be offered to the mouth of a
Stranger,
Only to someone
Who has the valor and daring
To cut pieces of their soul off with a knife
Then weave them into a blanket
To protect you.
The tide of my love
Has risen so high let me flood
over
You.
Let us be like
Two falling stars in the day sky.
Let no one know of our sublime beauty
As we hold hands with God
And burn
Into a sacred existence that defies –
That surpasses
Every description of ecstasy
And love.
♥
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That is wonderful poetry. Thanks for a great reading recommendation. 🙂
Ps. I love literature from the Middle Ages, so this is like a major bonus. 🙂
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Hey Niaaeryn, I think the ancientness lends something to it all. I can hear the timelessness of it.
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Love your choice of quotes and images again Nancy! 🙂
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Thanks Cathy. I have been really inspired by poetry as of late.
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What a wonderful post Nancy… Love is timeless…
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Yes it is Juan…
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Beautiful Nancy!
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Thank you Ute. 😀 Good to see you
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Love this!
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Thanks Cindy. I appreciate that.
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