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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE (1), by HAFEZ Poet's Biography First Line: Shiraz, to thee I pour the votive song Last Line: When with her presence, thou art crown'd with bliss. Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din | |||
SHIRAZ, to thee I pour the votive song, And greet thy towers; lovely city hail! Hail all the beauties, which to thee belong; May heaven protect thy walls, when storms assail. Sweet stream of Rocnabad, whose waters clear, The envied life of Khedher can bestow, May every source of thine to Heaven be dear, And with unsullied pureness ever flow. In Giaferabad's sweet walks I stray, Where balmy zephyrs ever breathe perfume; Or in the rosy bowers of Mosellay, Whose charms to rank with those may well presume. Haste ye, who pleasure seek! to Shiraz fly! Implore the damsels of that lovely place To hear the vows of love; they'll not deny, In each ye'll surely find an angel's face. Of Egypt's luscious sugar may ye boast, Who ne'er have known what maids in Shiraz dwell; But there sweetness would be quickly lost -- For Shiraz' damsels every sweet excel. Soft zephyr, com'st thou from my lovely maid? And can my ardent vows her bosom move? Yet ah! why dissipate from sleep the shade? For I was happy when I dreamt of love. But should my fair one doubt my constant heart, Sweet Zephyr, tell her that its streams I'll pour, And with my life's blood will as freely part, As when her parent gave the milky store. Ah since thou dreadest thus the parting hour, The last adieu, the separating kiss: Hafiz, cease not to thank thy Guardian Power, When with her presence, thou art crown'd with bliss. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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