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First Line: The heart is the veil behind which is hidden his love; his eye is
Last Line: Benevolence!
Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din
Subject(s): Longing; Youth


THE HEART is the veil behind which is hidden His love;
His eye is the mirror-holder which reflecteth His countenance.
I, who would not bow my head to both worlds, submit my
neck to
the burthen of His mercies.
Thou enjoyest the tuba-tree, I the image of my beloved one!
Everyone's thoughts are fashioned to the
measure of his aims.
What should I be within that Holy Place, in which the
mourning breeze
is the veil-holder who guardeth the
sanctuary of His honor!
If I have soiled the skirts of my raiment, what is the damage
which
I can do? The universe is the pledge for
His purity!
Mejnun is long departed; now it is our turn: to each one is
allowed
a five-days' sojourning!
The kingdom of love and the wealth of enjoyment -- all that I
possess is bestowed by the hand of His
destination.
If we have offered for a ransom ourselves and our hearts, why
need
we fear? The goal towards which we
strive is the purpose
of His salvation.
Never cease to make His image the object of thine eye, for its
cell
is the peculiar chamber of His privacy.
Every new rose which adorneth the meadow is a mark of the
color
and perfume of His benevolence.
Look not on his external poverty, for the bosom of Hafiz is a
rich
treasury in the exuberance of His
benevolence!






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