{"id":1455,"date":"2015-03-18T02:27:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T07:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2017-01-09T00:35:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T05:35:56","slug":"two-ghazals-from-hafez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/18\/two-ghazals-from-hafez\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Ghazals from Hafez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve quoted from these before, but here are two of my favorite ghazals in their entirety:<\/p>\n<p>(If the videos on the other pages on this site don&#8217;t appear for you, try emptying your cache and reloading the page)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/18\/two-ghazals-from-hafez\/domecolour\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/domecolour.jpg?fit=498%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"498,750\" 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=\"domecolour\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/domecolour.jpg?fit=498%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/domecolour-199x300.jpg?resize=199%2C300\" alt=\"domecolour\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/domecolour.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/domecolour.jpg?w=498&amp;ssl=1 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling_beaut.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/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\/C0CRm37FQr4?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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>The outward ascetic has no knowledge of our state<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Whatever he says about us, there&#8217;s no room for disagreement<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Whatever happens to the traveler of the Path is for his own good<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No one is lost on a straight path<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Depending on how the game goes, we may move a pawn<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The king has no chance on the gangster&#8217;s chessboard<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>What is this lofty ceiling, plain or many-patterned?<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No wise person in the world can solve this mystery<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>O Lord what manner of proud grandeur and power is this?<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 There are so many hidden wounds, and no space for a sigh&#8230;<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>It seems our\u00a0bookkeeper doesn&#8217;t know the account<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 For nothing in the ledger is for the sake of God&#8217;s reward<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/18\/two-ghazals-from-hafez\/cieling-lotfollah\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling-Lotfollah.jpg?fit=2981%2C1996&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2981,1996\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K10D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1219830914&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cieling Lotfollah\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling-Lotfollah.jpg?fit=584%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling-Lotfollah-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"cieling Lotfollah\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling-Lotfollah.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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\u062f\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u062f\u0631 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0622\u06af\u0627\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0686\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u063a\u0646\u0627\u0633\u062a \u06cc\u0627 \u0631\u0628 \u0648\u06cc\u0646 \u0686\u0647 \u0642\u0627\u062f\u0631 \u062d\u06a9\u0645\u062a \u0627\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u06a9\u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0647\u0645\u0647 \u0632\u062e\u0645 \u0646\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0647\u0633\u062a \u0648 \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0644 \u0622\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628 \u062f\u06cc\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0627 \u06af\u0648\u06cc\u06cc \u0646\u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062f\u0627\u0646\u062f \u062d\u0633\u0627\u0628<br \/>\n\u06a9\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0637\u063a\u0631\u0627 \u0646\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u062d\u0633\u0628\u0647 \u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0647\u0631 \u06a9\u0647 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u062f \u06af\u0648 \u0628\u06cc\u0627 \u0648 \u0647\u0631 \u0686\u0647 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u062f \u06af\u0648 \u0628\u06af\u0648<br \/>\n\u06a9\u0628\u0631 \u0648 \u0646\u0627\u0632 \u0648 \u062d\u0627\u062c\u0628 \u0648 \u062f\u0631\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u062f\u06cc\u0646 \u062f\u0631\u06af\u0627\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0628\u0631 \u062f\u0631 \u0645\u06cc\u062e\u0627\u0646\u0647 \u0631\u0641\u062a\u0646 \u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u06cc\u06a9 \u0631\u0646\u06af\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0648\u062f<br \/>\n\u062e\u0648\u062f\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u06a9\u0648\u06cc \u0645\u06cc \u0641\u0631\u0648\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0627\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0647\u0631 \u0686\u0647 \u0647\u0633\u062a \u0627\u0632 \u0642\u0627\u0645\u062a \u0646\u0627\u0633\u0627\u0632 \u0628\u06cc \u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u0627\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0648\u0631 \u0646\u0647 \u062a\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641 \u062a\u0648 \u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0627\u06cc \u06a9\u0633 \u06a9\u0648\u062a\u0627\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0628\u0646\u062f\u0647 \u067e\u06cc\u0631 \u062e\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a\u0645 \u06a9\u0647 \u0644\u0637\u0641\u0634 \u062f\u0627\u06cc\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0648\u0631 \u0646\u0647 \u0644\u0637\u0641 \u0634\u06cc\u062e \u0648 \u0632\u0627\u0647\u062f \u06af\u0627\u0647 \u0647\u0633\u062a \u0648 \u06af\u0627\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638 \u0627\u0631 \u0628\u0631 \u0635\u062f\u0631 \u0646\u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0646\u062f \u0632 \u0639\u0627\u0644\u06cc \u0645\u0634\u0631\u0628\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0639\u0627\u0634\u0642 \u062f\u0631\u062f\u06cc \u06a9\u0634 \u0627\u0646\u062f\u0631\u0628\u0646\u062f \u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0648 \u062c\u0627\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/18\/two-ghazals-from-hafez\/cieling_beaut\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling_beaut.jpg?fit=507%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"507,338\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images\/Flickr Open&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;islamic geometric patterns&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;154765877&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cieling_beaut\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;islamic geometric patterns&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling_beaut.jpg?fit=507%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling_beaut-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"cieling_beaut\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling_beaut.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling_beaut.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/cieling_beaut.jpg?w=507&amp;ssl=1 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1455-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/Hafez-63.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/Hafez-63.mp3\">http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/Hafez-63.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/hagiasophiadome.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/18\/two-ghazals-from-hafez\/hagiasophiadome\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/hagiasophiadome.jpg?fit=640%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,422\" 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=\"hagiasophiadome\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/hagiasophiadome.jpg?fit=584%2C385&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/hagiasophiadome-300x197.jpg?resize=300%2C197\" alt=\"hagiasophiadome\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/hagiasophiadome.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/hagiasophiadome.jpg?resize=454%2C300&amp;ssl=1 454w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/hagiasophiadome.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Translation:<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0No one has seen your face, and yet a thousand rivals seek you<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Although you&#8217;re still a bud, a hundred gazelles\u00a0entreat you<\/h6>\n<h6>Although I&#8217;m far from you, may no one ever be far from you<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I still hope that I can be united with you soon<\/h6>\n<h6>If I come to your home,\u00a0it is not so strange<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0There are thousands of strangers like me in this land<\/h6>\n<h6>In love there is no difference between the Sufi lodge and the tavern<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Everywhere that is is illumined by the light of the beloved&#8217;s face<\/h6>\n<h6>Wherever they are performing the rites of the\u00a0abbey<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0There is rule of the monastery the name of the cross<\/h6>\n<h6>Whoever became a lover without\u00a0the friend\u00a0glancing at him?<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0O Master, there is no pain, otherwise there are many physicians<\/h6>\n<h6>Hafez&#8217;s cry was not in vain after all<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It is a strange story and a wondrous tale<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/18\/two-ghazals-from-hafez\/sony-dsc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/ceiling_two_sisters_hall_Alhambra_Granada_Spain.jpg?fit=3011%2C2137&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3011,2137\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSLR-A550&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1344936177&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SONY DSC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/ceiling_two_sisters_hall_Alhambra_Granada_Spain.jpg?fit=584%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/ceiling_two_sisters_hall_Alhambra_Granada_Spain-300x212.jpg?resize=300%2C212\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/18\/two-ghazals-from-hafez\/kuficdet\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/kuficdet.jpg?fit=800%2C610&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,610\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1336195443&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;39&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kuficdet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/kuficdet.jpg?fit=584%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1474\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/kuficdet-300x228.jpg?resize=300%2C228\" alt=\"kuficdet\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/kuficdet.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/kuficdet.jpg?resize=393%2C300&amp;ssl=1 393w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2014\/06\/kuficdet.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Compare with Amir Khusro&#8217;s Ghazal:<\/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\/RIlpYeGF4eM?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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>I am the slave of that face which no one is allowed to see<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 mad for\u00a0tresses that no one can pass by,\u00a0nor is\u00a0allowed to touch<\/h6>\n<h6>A thirsty flame licks my breast, and displays in the distance<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 a drink, which no one&#8217;s allowed to taste.<\/h6>\n<h6>Whether or not I look at him, I don&#8217;t have long to live,<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 My friend, is this any time to not allow looking?<\/h6>\n<h6>Hundreds of hearts and eyes await your arrows<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 How is it that it&#8217;s only unlucky me they&#8217;re not allowed to hit?<\/h6>\n<h6>Lord what agony this captive bird must feel!<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 when they won&#8217;t accept its sacrifice, nor its flight allow<\/h6>\n<h6>Let me hear a single word and I&#8217;ll give up my soul<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Isn&#8217;t it forbidden for me to die without ever being allowed to hear?<\/h6>\n<h6>My breast was torn\u00a0to a hundred shreds, my heart\u00a0is cut to a hundred pieces<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Why won&#8217;t these ignorant\u00a0fools allow me to take off these tattered clothes?<\/h6>\n<h6>Khusrau was pierced hundred of times\u00a0by cruel thorns of separation<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Will he ever be allowed to pluck a rose from your garden?<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a 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