{"id":2743,"date":"2017-01-08T00:49:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T05:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2017-01-08T00:56:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T05:56:21","slug":"i-fear-my-tears-may-tear-the-veil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2017\/01\/08\/i-fear-my-tears-may-tear-the-veil\/","title":{"rendered":"I fear my tears may tear the veil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another favorite Hafez poem, it ends as it begins. It is performed beautifully here by Seyyed Khalil Alinejad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/frontshamsa.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/header.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2747\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2017\/01\/08\/i-fear-my-tears-may-tear-the-veil\/header\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/header.jpg?fit=950%2C502&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"950,502\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;IQ180&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1455122957&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;120&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666673547467&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"header\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/header.jpg?fit=584%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2747\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/header.jpg?resize=584%2C309\" alt=\"header\" width=\"584\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/header.jpg?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/header.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/header.jpg?resize=768%2C406&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/header.jpg?resize=500%2C264&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa1.png\"><br \/>\n<\/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\/-SK2xQcMEVs?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><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2017\/01\/08\/i-fear-my-tears-may-tear-the-veil\/shamsa1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa1.png?fit=319%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"319,319\" 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=\"shamsa1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa1.png?fit=319%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2748\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa1.png?resize=319%2C319\" alt=\"shamsa1\" width=\"319\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa1.png?w=319&amp;ssl=1 319w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa1.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Translation:<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6>I fear my tears may tear the veil of my love for you<\/h6>\n<h6>and this sealed secret became a legend the whole world through<\/h6>\n<h6>They say a stone becomes a ruby in the station of patience<\/h6>\n<h6>Yes, it does, but not without the blood of the\u00a0liver<\/h6>\n<h6>I&#8217;ll go down to the tavern, weeping, wailing for justice<\/h6>\n<h6>perchance there I can find release \u00a0for me from the hand of grief<\/h6>\n<h6>I&#8217;ve cast the arrows of my prayers in every last direction<\/h6>\n<h6>It may be that one of them, at least, will do its work<\/h6>\n<h6>O soul,\u00a0go tell our story to my sweetheart, lovingly<\/h6>\n<h6>but not in such a way that the soft\u00a0breeze\u00a0gets wind of it<\/h6>\n<h6>I&#8217;m\u00a0in utter amazement at my rival&#8217;s arrogance<\/h6>\n<h6>O Lord, let not\u00a0a beggar assume so much\u00a0importance<\/h6>\n<h6>By your love&#8217;s alchemy, my face became bright gold<\/h6>\n<h6>Yes, that&#8217;s true, thanks to your grace, the dust can become gold<\/h6>\n<h6>Distinction great and beauty too are likewise needed here<\/h6>\n<h6>So that one may accepted be by &#8220;people of the glance&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h6>With all this stubbornness your cypress has in its tall head<\/h6>\n<h6>How can my short arm ever find its way around your waist?<\/h6>\n<h6>O Hafez, when the perfume of his tress is in your hand<\/h6>\n<h6>Be silent, otherwise the breeze so soft will tear the veil.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/frontshamsa.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2746\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2017\/01\/08\/i-fear-my-tears-may-tear-the-veil\/frontshamsa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/frontshamsa.jpg?fit=236%2C363&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"236,363\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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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=\"shamsa2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa2.jpg?fit=346%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2745\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa2.jpg?resize=346%2C400\" alt=\"shamsa2\" width=\"346\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2017\/01\/shamsa2.jpg?w=346&amp;ssl=1 346w, 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