“ Sometimes I say to a poem,I don't have the strengthTo wring out another dropOf the sun.And the poem will oftenRespondBy climbing onto a barroom table:Then lifts its skirt, winks,Causing the whole sky… شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī
“ Listen: this world is the lunatic's sphere,Don't always agree it's real,Even with my feet upon itAnd the postman knowing my doorMy address is somewhere else. شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī
“ Let's get looseWithCompassion,Let's drown in the deliciousAmbience ofLove. شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī
“ Lean your sweet neck and mouthOut of that dark nest where you hide,I will pour effulgence into your mind. شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī
“ The Earth would dieIf the sun stopped kissing her. شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī
“ All your wounds from craving loveExist because of heroic deeds. شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī
“ There areSo many positions of Love:Each curve on a branch,The thousand different waysYour eyes can embrace us,The infinite shapes yourMind can draw,The spring Orchestra of scents,The currents of light… شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī
“ The heart is aThe thousand-stringed instrumentThat can only be tuned withLove. شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Khwāja Šams ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī
