{"id":1327,"date":"2014-03-24T20:29:57","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T01:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2014-09-17T08:32:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T13:32:52","slug":"the-hardest-thing-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2014\/03\/24\/the-hardest-thing-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The hardest thing in the world&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ahh, who hasn&#8217;t felt like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hK_Ik3lurMY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h6>Translation:<\/h6>\n<h6>The hardest thing in the world<\/h6>\n<h6>is studied and learned well<\/h6>\n<h6>I tried to study your love<\/h6>\n<h6>Because I couldn&#8217;t understand it,<\/h6>\n<h6>I suffer and cry like a child<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Before the image of Christ<\/h6>\n<h6>I saw her crying one day<\/h6>\n<h6>Striking her chest<\/h6>\n<h6>because she was repenting for<\/h6>\n<h6>the damage she had done to me<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original:<\/p>\n<p>Lo m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil del mundo<br \/>\nSe estudia y se aprende bien<br \/>\nMe puse a estudiar tu cari\u00f1o<br \/>\nY no lo pude comprender<br \/>\nPor eso sufro y lloro como un ni\u00f1o<\/p>\n<p>Ante la imagen de cristo<br \/>\nLa vi que lloraba un d\u00eda<br \/>\nY golpes se daba en el pecho<br \/>\nPorque estaba arrepentida<br \/>\nDel da\u00f1o que me hab\u00eda hecho<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/kneelingicon2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1328\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2014\/03\/24\/the-hardest-thing-in-the-world\/kneelingicon2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/kneelingicon2.jpg?fit=600%2C712&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,712\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1010420746&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kneelingicon2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/kneelingicon2.jpg?fit=584%2C693&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1328\" title=\"kneelingicon2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/kneelingicon2.jpg?resize=584%2C693\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/kneelingicon2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/kneelingicon2.jpg?resize=252%2C300&amp;ssl=1 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><strong>Hafez<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>How can I untie this knot? How can I show this wound?<\/h6>\n<h6>It is a pain, a harsh pain. It is work, a hard work.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>\u0686\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u064a\u0646 \u06af\u0631\u0647 \u06af\u0634\u0627\u064a\u0645 \u0648\u064a\u0646 \u0631\u064a\u0634 \u0686\u0647\u0646 \u0646\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062f\u0631\u062f\u0649 \u0648 \u0635\u0639\u0628 \u062f\u0631\u062f\u0649 \u0643\u0627\u0631\u0649 \u0648 \u0633\u062e\u062a \u0643\u0627\u0631\u0649<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/pandj_gandj_tabrizschool.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2014\/03\/24\/the-hardest-thing-in-the-world\/pandj_gandj_tabrizschool\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/pandj_gandj_tabrizschool.jpg?fit=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pandj_gandj_tabrizschool\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/pandj_gandj_tabrizschool.jpg?fit=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1330\" title=\"pandj_gandj_tabrizschool\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/pandj_gandj_tabrizschool.jpg?resize=300%2C450\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/pandj_gandj_tabrizschool.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/pandj_gandj_tabrizschool.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>An excerpt from another one of his ghazals:<\/div>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<div>Translation:<\/div>\n<div>My tall beloved, so flirtatious<\/div>\n<div>made short work of my long story of asceticism<\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div>O heart, did you see what my love-seeking eye did to me<\/div>\n<div>in my old age, after all that asceticism and learning?<\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div>I tried to conceal the sign of love beneath my cloak of pride<\/div>\n<div>but my tear was a tattletale and spread my secret<\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div>Now I&#8217;m drawing a picture on water with my tears<\/div>\n<div>And wondering when this metaphor of mine will become real<\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div>I fear losing my faith, for the prayer-niche of your eyebrow<\/div>\n<div>takes away the presence of my prayers<\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div>I smile as I cry to myself, like a candle, and wonder<\/div>\n<div>What my burning patience could do to a stone heart like yours?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right\">Original:<\/div>\n<div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0628\u0644\u0646\u062f \u0639\u0634\u0648\u0647 \u06af\u0631 \u0646\u0642\u0634 \u0628\u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u06a9\u0648\u062a\u0627\u0647 \u06a9\u0631\u062f \u0642\u0635\u0647 \u0632\u0647\u062f \u062f\u0631\u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right\">\u062f\u06cc\u062f\u06cc \u062f\u0644\u0627 \u06a9\u0647 \u0622\u062e\u0631 \u067e\u06cc\u0631\u06cc \u0648 \u0632\u0647\u062f \u0648 \u0639\u0644\u0645 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0628\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0686\u0647 \u06a9\u0631\u062f \u062f\u06cc\u062f\u0647 \u0645\u0639\u0634\u0648\u0642\u0647 \u0628\u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">\u06af\u0641\u062a\u0645 \u0628\u0647 \u062f\u0644\u0642 \u0632\u0631\u0642 \u0628\u067e\u0648\u0634\u0645 \u0646\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0639\u0634\u0642 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u063a\u0645\u0627\u0632 \u0628\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0634\u06a9 \u0648 \u0639\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0631\u062f \u0631\u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0646\u0642\u0634\u06cc \u0628\u0631 \u0622\u0628 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0632\u0646\u0645 \u0627\u0632 \u06af\u0631\u06cc\u0647 \u062d\u0627\u0644\u06cc\u0627 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u06cc \u0634\u0648\u062f \u0642\u0631\u06cc\u0646 \u062d\u0642\u06cc\u0642\u062a \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">\u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062a\u0631\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0632 \u062e\u0631\u0627\u0628\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0628\u0631\u062f \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0645\u062d\u0631\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0628\u0631\u0648\u06cc \u062a\u0648 \u062d\u0636\u0648\u0631 \u0646\u0645\u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0628\u0631 \u062e\u0648\u062f \u0686\u0648 \u0634\u0645\u0639 \u062e\u0646\u062f\u0647 \u0632\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u06af\u0631\u06cc\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06a9\u0646\u0645 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u062a\u0627 \u0628\u0627 \u062a\u0648 \u0633\u0646\u06af \u062f\u0644 \u0686\u0647 \u06a9\u0646\u062f \u0633\u0648\u0632 \u0648 \u0633\u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646<\/h6>\n<div style=\"text-align: right\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/japanmoon.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1329\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2014\/03\/24\/the-hardest-thing-in-the-world\/japanmoon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/japanmoon.jpg?fit=260%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"260,394\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"japanmoon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/japanmoon.jpg?fit=260%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1329\" title=\"japanmoon\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/japanmoon.jpg?resize=260%2C394\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/japanmoon.jpg?w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/03\/japanmoon.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a>and my own&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<\/strong>he stabbed me, but she took the knife<br \/>\nTime came and took the wound<br \/>\nAnd all I have left from that night:<br \/>\nA scarred face like the moon<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ahh, who hasn&#8217;t felt like this&#8230; Translation: The hardest thing in the world is studied and learned well I tried to study your love Because I couldn&#8217;t understand it, I suffer and cry like a child &nbsp; Before the image &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2014\/03\/24\/the-hardest-thing-in-the-world\/\">Continue reading <span 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