Category Archives: translations from divan-e-hafez

A thousand times, I have tried to make you my friend For you to fulfill the desire of my restless heart. You have become a light for my eyes keeping vigil, And become the companion of my hopeful heart. Since … Continue reading →

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Come, because the Turk of heaven has plundered the feast’s table, And the festival of the crescent points to the time of cup-sharing. That one wins the reward for fasting and proper pilgrimage, Who pays holy regard to the dust … Continue reading →

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Saqi, bring the tulip-cup now that it is filled with wine; why this incoherence, and how long this nonsense? Leave all pomp and pride behind, because time has seen Caesar’s robe rot away and King Kay lose his crown. Be … Continue reading →

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remember- that when my house was on your street, the eye was made bright by the dust at your door. true like the lily and rose, the result of pure company, everything that was in your heart, was on my … Continue reading →

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idol, how am i to manage the pain of love for you,and for how long do i cry in grief through the night? the heart goes berserk when it is so rebuked-unless all of your curls secure me with chains. … Continue reading →

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by your black eyebrows my faith has suffered a thousand cracks! come, and i will remove from your languorous eye a thousand stings. hey, companion of the heart whose friends are forgotten- i never want a day without the thought … Continue reading →

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at dawn, when khosrow of the east planted his flag in the hills, my friend tapped on the door of the hopeful with the hand of mercy. with the dawn, the sun of heaven became luminous, and then rose and … Continue reading →

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