Hafiz Sufi Poetry - Why All This Talk

Know, the true nature of your Beloved.
In His loving eyes, your every thought,
Word and movement is always –
Always Beautiful.
~ Hafiz

Sufi Poetry

Why All This Talk

Why all this talk of the Beloved,
Music and dancing.

And
Liquid ruby-light we can lift in a cup?

Because it is low tide,
A very low tide in this age
And around most hearts.

We are exquisite coral reefs,
Dying when exposed to strange
Elements.

God is the wine-ocean we crave –
We miss

Flowing in and out of our
Pores.

From ‘The Subject Tonight is Love’, translated by Daniel Ladinsky.
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Hafiz, whose given name was Shamsuddin Muhammad, lived in the 14th century in Shiraz and is the most beloved poet of the Persians. As well as writing classics of Sufi literature, he became a famous Sufi Shaykh.

Know, the true nature of your Beloved. In His loving eyes, your every thought, Word and movement is always – Always Beautiful.~ Hafiz

Sufi Poetry

Why All This Talk

Know, the true nature of your Beloved.
In His loving eyes, your every thought,
Word and movement is always –
Always Beautiful.
~ Hafiz