{"id":2538,"date":"2016-04-07T00:33:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T05:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2016-04-21T02:12:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T07:12:16","slug":"hafez-taught-me-three-great-ghazals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/04\/07\/hafez-taught-me-three-great-ghazals\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafez taught me: Three Great Ghazals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These three wonderful ghazals are right next to one\u00a0another in Hafez&#8217;s Divan:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghazal 344:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhgan.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2540\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/04\/07\/hafez-taught-me-three-great-ghazals\/bemuzhgan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhgan.jpg?fit=458%2C458&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"458,458\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bemuzhgan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhgan.jpg?fit=458%2C458&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhgan.jpg?resize=458%2C458\" alt=\"bemuzhgan\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhgan.jpg?w=458&amp;ssl=1 458w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhgan.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhgan.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\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\/xaM0-Xzc8xY?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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhganeye.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2539\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/04\/07\/hafez-taught-me-three-great-ghazals\/bemuzhganeye\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhganeye.jpg?fit=612%2C612&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"612,612\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bemuzhganeye\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhganeye.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2539\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhganeye.jpg?resize=584%2C584\" alt=\"bemuzhganeye\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhganeye.jpg?w=612&amp;ssl=1 612w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhganeye.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/bemuzhganeye.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Translation:<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h6>With your black eyelashes, you poked thousands of holes in my faith<\/h6>\n<h6>Come, let me pick thousands of pains from your lovesick eyes.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>O companion of the heart who has forgotten your friends<\/h6>\n<h6>Let there be no day when I am without your memory.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>The world is old and without foundation\u2014Alas, the fraud and deceit<\/h6>\n<h6>of this killer of Farhad has made me tired of my sweet life.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>The fire of separation drowned me in sweat like the rose<\/h6>\n<h6>O\u00a0dawn wind, bring a breeze from the one who wipes my sweat.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>I sacrifice the ephemeral and eternal worlds for the young beauty and the Saqi<\/h6>\n<h6>for I see the sultanate of the world as a parasite of love.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>If the Friend chooses another in my place, the choice is His<\/h6>\n<h6>But God forbid that I choose my life in place of the Friend.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>The nightingale sang good morning. Where are you, Saqi? Arise!<\/h6>\n<h6>For the memory of last night&#8217;s dream clamors in my head.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>On the night of death, I shall go from my bed to the huri&#8217;s palace<\/h6>\n<h6>if I you are the candle at my bedside as I surrender my soul.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">The story of longing that became recorded in this book<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">is wholly without fault, for Hafez taught it to me.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Translation From <em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Divan of Hafez\u00a0<\/em>by Reza Saberi, p. 410)<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\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\/9jtTPMBf43w?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<p>Original:<br \/>\n\u0628\u0647 \u0645\u0698\u06af\u0627\u0646 \u0633\u06cc\u0647 \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u06cc \u0647\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u062e\u0646\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u062f\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u0628\u06cc\u0627 \u06a9\u0632 \u0686\u0634\u0645 \u0628\u06cc\u0645\u0627\u0631\u062a \u0647\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0631\u062f \u0628\u0631\u0686\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0627 \u0627\u06cc \u0647\u0645\u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0646 \u062f\u0644 \u06a9\u0647 \u06cc\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646\u062a \u0628\u0631\u0641\u062a \u0627\u0632 \u06cc\u0627\u062f<br \/>\n\u0645\u0631\u0627 \u0631\u0648\u0632\u06cc \u0645\u0628\u0627\u062f \u0622\u0646 \u062f\u0645 \u06a9\u0647 \u0628\u06cc \u06cc\u0627\u062f \u062a\u0648 \u0628\u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u067e\u06cc\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u062a \u0648 \u0628\u06cc\u200c\u0628\u0646\u06cc\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0641\u0631\u0647\u0627\u062f\u06a9\u0634 \u0641\u0631\u06cc\u0627\u062f<br \/>\n\u06a9\u0647 \u06a9\u0631\u062f \u0627\u0641\u0633\u0648\u0646 \u0648 \u0646\u06cc\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0634 \u0645\u0644\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0632 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0634\u06cc\u0631\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u0632 \u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0622\u062a\u0634 \u062f\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0634\u062f\u0645 \u063a\u0631\u0642 \u0639\u0631\u0642 \u0686\u0648\u0646 \u06af\u0644<br \/>\n\u0628\u06cc\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u06cc \u0628\u0627\u062f \u0634\u0628\u06af\u06cc\u0631\u06cc \u0646\u0633\u06cc\u0645\u06cc \u0632\u0627\u0646 \u0639\u0631\u0642 \u0686\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0641\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0648 \u0628\u0627\u0642\u06cc \u0641\u062f\u0627\u06cc \u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f \u0648 \u0633\u0627\u0642\u06cc<br \/>\n\u06a9\u0647 \u0633\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645 \u0631\u0627 \u0637\u0641\u06cc\u0644 \u0639\u0634\u0642 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0628\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u0627\u06af\u0631 \u0628\u0631 \u062c\u0627\u06cc \u0645\u0646 \u063a\u06cc\u0631\u06cc \u06af\u0632\u06cc\u0646\u062f \u062f\u0648\u0633\u062a \u062d\u0627\u06a9\u0645 \u0627\u0648\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u062d\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0645 \u0628\u0627\u062f \u0627\u06af\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0647 \u062c\u0627\u06cc \u062f\u0648\u0633\u062a \u0628\u06af\u0632\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u0635\u0628\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u062e\u06cc\u0631 \u0632\u062f \u0628\u0644\u0628\u0644 \u06a9\u062c\u0627\u06cc\u06cc \u0633\u0627\u0642\u06cc\u0627 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632<br \/>\n\u06a9\u0647 \u063a\u0648\u063a\u0627 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06a9\u0646\u062f \u062f\u0631 \u0633\u0631 \u062e\u06cc\u0627\u0644 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0628 \u062f\u0648\u0634\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u0634\u0628 \u0631\u062d\u0644\u062a \u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0632 \u0628\u0633\u062a\u0631 \u0631\u0648\u0645 \u062f\u0631 \u0642\u0635\u0631 \u062d\u0648\u0631\u0627\u0644\u0639\u06cc\u0646<br \/>\n\u0627\u06af\u0631 \u062f\u0631 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0627\u062f\u0646 \u062a\u0648 \u0628\u0627\u0634\u06cc \u0634\u0645\u0639 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u062d\u062f\u06cc\u062b \u0622\u0631\u0632\u0648\u0645\u0646\u062f\u06cc \u06a9\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0646\u0627\u0645\u0647 \u062b\u0628\u062a \u0627\u0641\u062a\u0627\u062f<br \/>\n\u0647\u0645\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u06cc\u200c\u063a\u0644\u0637 \u0628\u0627\u0634\u062f \u06a9\u0647 \u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638 \u062f\u0627\u062f \u062a\u0644\u0642\u06cc\u0646\u0645<\/p>\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\/XhXpqPLQ3ww?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><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegory.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2544\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegoryofdrunkeness.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2543\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2543\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/04\/07\/hafez-taught-me-three-great-ghazals\/hafezallegoryofdrunkeness\/\" 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Title\/Artist: Divan of Hafiz from Allegory\u2026Drunkenness&lt;br \/&gt;\nDepartment: Islamic Art&lt;br \/&gt;\nCulture\/Period\/Location:&lt;br \/&gt;\nHB\/TOA Date Code: 08&lt;br \/&gt;\nWorking Date:&lt;br \/&gt;\nphotography by mma, DP167098.tif&lt;br \/&gt;\nretouched by film and media (jnc) 9_24_08&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegoryofdrunkeness.jpg?fit=584%2C893&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2543 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegoryofdrunkeness-670x1024.jpg?resize=584%2C893\" alt=\"Working Title\/Artist: Divan of Hafiz from Allegory\u2026Drunkenness Department: Islamic Art Culture\/Period\/Location: HB\/TOA Date Code: 08 Working Date: photography by mma, DP167098.tif retouched by film and media (jnc) 9_24_08\" width=\"584\" height=\"893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegoryofdrunkeness.jpg?resize=670%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 670w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegoryofdrunkeness.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegoryofdrunkeness.jpg?resize=768%2C1173&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegoryofdrunkeness.jpg?w=982&amp;ssl=1 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Ghazal 355:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h4>Translation:<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h6>The way I see it, the best thing for me to do now is:<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">to go to the tavern and sit there happily.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">Having no friend nor companion save my book and a cup<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">so that I see less of the deceitful colleagues.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">I boasted of piety so much in my stained robe<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">that I am shamed by the Saqi&#8217;s face and the colorful wine.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">I will take the cup of wine and stay away from the hypocrites<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">That is, of the people of the world, I will choose the one with a<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>pure heart.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>If it be possible to gather up my skirt from this world,<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">I will freely raise my head up above the people like a cypress.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">My heart has the dust of many cruelties<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">O God, do not allow this mirror which is accustomed to love to be tarnished.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">If I am the rascal of the tavern or the Hafez of the city,<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p2\">I am that which you see or even less.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">My straightened chest <\/span>and the burden of his grief? Impossible.<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p3\">My wretched heart is no match for this heavy burden.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6 class=\"p3\">I am the slave of the Asaf of the age. Do not mislead my heart.<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p3\">For if I complain of the wheel, he will avenge me thereon.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p class=\"p2\">(Translation From <i>The<\/i>\u00a0<i>Divan of Hafez\u00a0<\/i>by Reza Saberi, p. 411)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/04\/07\/hafez-taught-me-three-great-ghazals\/hafezallegory\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegory.jpg?fit=450%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"450,595\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezallegory.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original:<\/p>\n<p>\u062d\u0627\u0644\u06cc\u0627 \u0645\u0635\u0644\u062d\u062a \u0648\u0642\u062a \u062f\u0631 \u0622\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0628\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u06a9\u0647 \u06a9\u0634\u0645 \u0631\u062e\u062a \u0628\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u062e\u0627\u0646\u0647 \u0648 \u062e\u0648\u0634 \u0628\u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u062c\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u06cc \u06af\u06cc\u0631\u0645 \u0648 \u0627\u0632 \u0627\u0647\u0644 \u0631\u06cc\u0627 \u062f\u0648\u0631 \u0634\u0648\u0645<br \/>\n\u06cc\u0639\u0646\u06cc \u0627\u0632 \u0627\u0647\u0644 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u067e\u0627\u06a9\u062f\u0644\u06cc \u0628\u06af\u0632\u06cc\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u062c\u0632 \u0635\u0631\u0627\u062d\u06cc \u0648 \u06a9\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0645 \u0646\u0628\u0648\u062f 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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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hafezreadingbook\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezreadingbook.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2545\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezreadingbook.jpg?resize=584%2C584\" alt=\"hafezreadingbook\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezreadingbook.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezreadingbook.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/04\/hafezreadingbook.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghazal 353:<\/strong><\/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\/asTfcGjo5cY?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<p>Translation:<\/p>\n<h6>I will not renounce love, the young beauty, and the cup of wine<\/h6>\n<h6>I repented a hundred times and will do so no more.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>The garden of paradise, the shade of Tuba, and the palace of heavenly maidens,<\/h6>\n<h6>I will not compare them to the dust of the friend&#8217;s street.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>The teaching and guidance of men of vision is but an allusion<\/h6>\n<h6>I said this as a metaphor and will not repeat it again.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>I am never conscious of my own head<\/h6>\n<h6>until I raise it in the middle of a tavern.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>The advisor tauntingly\u00a0told me not to drink wine, it is forbidden.<\/h6>\n<h6>I said alright. But I do not listen to every donkey.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>The Shaykh told me angrily, &#8220;Stop falling in love!&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h6>There is no need to quarrel, brother. I will not.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>This much piety is enough for me that I do not wink at<\/h6>\n<h6>the beautiful youths of the city from the top of the pulpit.<\/h6>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h6>Hafez, the Magian P\u012br&#8217;s side is a stately place<\/h6>\n<h6>I will not give up kissing the dust of this door.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Translation From <i>The<\/i>\u00a0<i>Divan of Hafez\u00a0<\/i>by Reza Saberi, p. 409)<\/p>\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\/2GaEN4BVjiU?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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