{"id":2512,"date":"2016-03-11T23:20:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T04:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2022-06-02T15:32:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T20:32:06","slug":"the-lovers-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/03\/11\/the-lovers-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lovers&#8217; Anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This incredibly beautiful, and incredibly rich, ghazal of Hafez is my current favorite:<\/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\/8rTXHrM6Mr8?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 style=\"text-align: left\">Translation:<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">When you hear the speech of the people of the heart, do not say that it is mistake<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">the mistake is, my dear, not understanding this speech.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">My head bows neither to this world nor the next<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">Praise God for these troubles that boil in my head.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">I do not know who is within\u00a0poor heartbroken me<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">For while I am silent, he roars and clamors.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">My heart came out from the veil. Where are you o minstrel?<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">Play a tune, for my well-being depends on your scale.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">I never paid any attention to\u00a0the affairs of this world<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">In my sight, your face adorned it so beautifully.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">Many nights I have not slept because of my fantasies<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">I have a hundred-night hangover, where is the tavern?<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">So defiled is the monastery by my heart&#8217;s blood that<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">You would have the right to wash me with wine.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">The reason they hold me dear in the Magian&#8217;s house is:<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">The fire that never dies is ever in my heart.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">What was the melody the minstrel played last night?<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">Though time has passed, my head is still full of\u00a0that tune.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">Last night, your love&#8217;s voice sang out in my heart<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">and the space in my breast is still full of its echoes.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/vknWKcsrQFc?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 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