Guest guest Posted May 14, 2000 Report Share Posted May 14, 2000 SUFI POEMS FROM "IN SEARCH OF HAFIZ -- 109 POEMS FROM THE DIWAN," A. J. ALSTON, PUBLISHED BY SHANTI SADAN, LONDON http://www.shantisadan.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ O my Beloved, I am your lover And know that you know it, For you know what has never been seen And read what has never been written. What can the fault-finder know Of the relation of lover and beloved? The blind cannot see what is manifest, What to say of hidden secrets. * * * * * * Formerly You bestowed more care on your lovers, And your tenderness for me Was known throughout the world. You will remember those nights of conversation. As sweet lips which spoke of the secrets of love And the circles of lovers. My gaze was fixed On the arch of the eyebrow of the Beloved Long before the building Of the green roof and azure arch of the sky. The sacred covenant of my love Has lasted from the dawn of time And will persist till the end of eternity. It was natural that the shadow of the Beloved Should fall on the lover, For I longed for Him and He felt love for me. --- HAFIZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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