I heard God laughing : renderings of Hafiz
"Shams-ud-din Muhammad Hafiz (c.1320-1389), though little known in the western world, is the most beloved poet of Persia (Iran). To Persians, the poems of Hafiz are not "classical literature" from a remote past, but cherished wisdom from a dear and intimate friend. The special gift of this friend is a poetry unique in world literature, a poetry that celebrate every expression of love in the universe. The lyrics of Hafiz overflow with a profound appreciation of the beauty and richness of life when seen through the eyes of love. With unerring insight, he explore the feelings and motives associated with every level of love, tracing each nuance of emotion in depth and detail. His poetry outlines the stages of the mystic's "path of love"--That journey of inner unfolding in which love dissolves personal boundaries and limitations to join larger processes of growth and transformation. Through there processes, human love becomes divine love and the lover merges ultimately with the source goal of all love, which Hafiz calls the divined beloved."--Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, ©1996
Sufism Reoriented, Walnut Creek, Calif., ©1996
Translations
xvii, 161 pages ; 26 cm
9780915828180, 0915828189
35624786
You are with the friend now
A divine invitation
You don't have to act crazy anymore
We should talk about this problem
And applaud
Manic screaming
My brilliant image
Cast all your votes for dancing
Come to my house
What happens
Someone who can kiss God
Would you think it odd?
Someone calls your name
The jeweler
Saints bowling in the mountains
Exquisitely woven
The moon is also busy
We all sit in God's classroom
For a while
Why carry?
Someone should start laughing
A golden compass
Zero
Circles
The great secret
Wayfarer
Of course things like that can happen
The only one
Every moment
Saheb-e-Zaman
Set this dry, boring place on fire!
How does it feel to be a heart?
If it is not too dark
Awake awhile
Dance, dervish dance
You better start kissing me
A barroom view of love
I know the way you can get
Spill the oil lamp!
I am determined
Let me near you tonight
That's the whole idea
Keeping watch
You left a thousand women crazy
Something invisible
A tethered falcon
That full, fragrant curl
Maybe I could become a poet
I took it as a sign
Beautiful empty pages
Pulling out the chair
The only sin I know
There is a wonderful game
I am so glad
Your beautiful parched, holy mouth
I will hire you as a minstrel
God's laughter
Several times in the last week
Laughter
Tripping over joy
Strange miracle
Silence
My sweet, crushed angel
Skinning your knees on God
It cuts the plow reins
A wild, holy band
Forever dance
The life and work of Hafiz
"Renderings" based on the English translation of Hafiz by H. Wilberforce Clarke
Text in English translated from the Persian