{"id":2952,"date":"2018-08-26T14:41:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T19:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2018-08-26T14:49:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T19:49:24","slug":"poems-on-hafezs-tomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2018\/08\/26\/poems-on-hafezs-tomb\/","title":{"rendered":"Poems on Hafez&#8217;s tomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pre00.deviantart.net\/7c0a\/th\/pre\/i\/2015\/143\/d\/0\/hafezieh___shiraz___iran_by_msh2927-d8uaabx.jpg?w=584&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/hafezgrave.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2018\/08\/26\/poems-on-hafezs-tomb\/sarkophag-hafezieh-mausoleum-shiraz-iran\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/hafezgrave.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ullstein bild via Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;(GERMANY OUT)   Hafezieh-Mausoleum, Iran, IRN, Shiraz, Schiras, Schiraz, Garten des Iran, Islamische Republik Iran, Gottesstaat, Persien, Vorderasien, Schiiten,  Islam, Muslime, UNESCO-Welterbe, in der Zand-Dynastie (1750-1794) Hauptstadt des Landes, Hafis , Dichter, Pilgerstaette, Mausoleum, monumentales Grabmal, Aufnahmedatum:2015,   (Photo by Raimund Franken\/ullstein bild via Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ullstein bild - Raimund Franken&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;Sarkophag, Hafezieh-Mausoleum, Shiraz, Iran&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sarkophag, Hafezieh-Mausoleum, Shiraz, Iran\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;(GERMANY OUT)   Hafezieh-Mausoleum, Iran, IRN, Shiraz, Schiras, Schiraz, Garten des Iran, Islamische Republik Iran, Gottesstaat, Persien, Vorderasien, Schiiten,  Islam, Muslime, UNESCO-Welterbe, in der Zand-Dynastie (1750-1794) Hauptstadt des Landes, Hafis , Dichter, Pilgerstaette, Mausoleum, monumentales Grabmal, Aufnahmedatum:2015,   (Photo by Raimund Franken\/ullstein bild via Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/hafezgrave.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2956 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/hafezgrave-1024x683.jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/hafezgrave.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/hafezgrave.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/hafezgrave.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/hafezgrave.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hafez&#8217;s tomb was first constructed in 1452, around sixty years after his death by the Timurid governor of Shiraz, and has been renovated and expanded many times since, often in response to divination performed with his Divan. The tomb is adorned with calligraphic renditions of these ghazals of his, which happen to be among my very favorite:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iranicaonline.org\/uploads\/files\/hafiz-14-hafiziya-pl2.jpg?w=584\" \/><\/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\/f-3ncwwmb3s?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><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\/8GSYuYsQh7Y?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>Translation:<\/p>\n<h6>Tell me of your arrival, from this life to you I&#8217;ll rise!<\/h6>\n<h6>I am heaven&#8217;s bird and from this world&#8217;s snare I will rise<\/h6>\n<h6>For your friendship, if you should want me as a slave<\/h6>\n<h6>from the rulership of the whole cosmos I will rise<\/h6>\n<h6>O Lord, may your cloud of guidance rain down upon me<\/h6>\n<h6>before, as scattered dust, into the air, I rise<\/h6>\n<h6>Beside my dust, with wine and song, come and take a seat<\/h6>\n<h6>drawn by your scent, dancing from my tomb, I will arise<\/h6>\n<h6>Rise up, o sweet idol, and show your stature&#8217;s grace<\/h6>\n<h6>and from this soul and world, with clapping hands I will rise<\/h6>\n<h6>though I am old, hold me close all night long in your embrace<\/h6>\n<h6>then in the morning, young and fresh, from your side I will rise<\/h6>\n<h6>The day I die, with my last breath, let me see your face<\/h6>\n<h6>So that like Hafez, from this world and place, I will arise<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/EGaaffzx6wM?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><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\/Ej0MNR_5PGU?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Original:<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0645\u0698\u062f\u0647 \u0648\u0635\u0644 \u062a\u0648 \u06a9\u0648 \u06a9\u0632 \u0633\u0631 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0637\u0627\u06cc\u0631 \u0642\u062f\u0633\u0645 \u0648 \u0627\u0632 \u062f\u0627\u0645 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0628\u0647 \u0648\u0644\u0627\u06cc \u062a\u0648 \u06a9\u0647 \u06af\u0631 \u0628\u0646\u062f\u0647 \u062e\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0645 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0627\u0632 \u0633\u0631 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u062c\u06af\u06cc \u06a9\u0648\u0646 \u0648 \u0645\u06a9\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u06cc\u0627 \u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0632 \u0627\u0628\u0631 \u0647\u062f\u0627\u06cc\u062a \u0628\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u067e\u06cc\u0634\u062a\u0631 \u0632\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u0686\u0648 \u06af\u0631\u062f\u06cc \u0632 \u0645\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0628\u0631 \u0633\u0631 \u062a\u0631\u0628\u062a \u0645\u0646 \u0628\u0627 \u0645\u06cc \u0648 \u0645\u0637\u0631\u0628 \u0628\u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0646<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062a\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u0628\u0648\u06cc\u062a \u0632 \u0644\u062d\u062f \u0631\u0642\u0635 \u06a9\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062e\u06cc\u0632 \u0648 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0627 \u0628\u0646\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u06cc \u0628\u062a \u0634\u06cc\u0631\u06cc\u0646 \u062d\u0631\u06a9\u0627\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u06a9\u0632 \u0633\u0631 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0633\u062a \u0641\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u06af\u0631 \u0686\u0647 \u067e\u06cc\u0631\u0645 \u062a\u0648 \u0634\u0628\u06cc \u062a\u0646\u06af \u062f\u0631 \u0622\u063a\u0648\u0634\u0645 \u06a9\u0634<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062a\u0627 \u0633\u062d\u0631\u06af\u0647 \u0632 \u06a9\u0646\u0627\u0631 \u062a\u0648 \u062c\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"b\">\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0645\u0631\u06af\u0645 \u0646\u0641\u0633\u06cc \u0645\u0647\u0644\u062a \u062f\u06cc\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0628\u062f\u0647<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"b\">\u062a\u0627 \u0686\u0648 \u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638 \u0632 \u0633\u0631 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u06cc\u0632\u0645<\/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\/4xCYNcu7S2E?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>This poem was most likely written as a tribute to Hafez by a later Shi&#8217;ite author, but it still adorns his tomb (thanks to N.A. for help with the translation):<\/p>\n<p>Translation:<\/p>\n<h6>O heart be the servant of the King of the world and be a king yourself<\/h6>\n<h6>and always remain under the protection of divine grace<\/h6>\n<h6>From a foreigner, they won&#8217;t buy a thousand for a penny<\/h6>\n<h6>Let from peak to peak be full of the army of hypocrisy<\/h6>\n<h6>when Ahmad is my intercessor on the day of resurrection<\/h6>\n<h6>Say to this blasted body of mine, &#8220;be sinful&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h6>The one who is not a friend of &#8216;Ali is veiled<\/h6>\n<h6>whether he is the ascetic of his time or a Master of the way<\/h6>\n<h6>O Ali, I am alive today with your friendship\/sanctity<\/h6>\n<h6>tomorrow I will be a witness to the pure spirit of the Imams<\/h6>\n<h6>The grave of the eighth Imam, the Sultan of religion, Ri\u1e0da,<\/h6>\n<h6>Kiss it from your soul and be a companion of that court<\/h6>\n<h6>If your hand cannot reach a flower from that branch<\/h6>\n<h6>be a plant at the foot of their flower-stem<\/h6>\n<h6>The man of God who seeks piety<\/h6>\n<h6>it does&#8217;t matter whether his cloak is white or black<\/h6>\n<h6>Hafez, take the path of servanthood to the king<\/h6>\n<h6>and then be like the men of the way on the path<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/C_-4oT5UwAABbI_.jpg?w=584&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Original:<\/p>\n<h6>\u0627\u06cc \u062f\u0644 \u063a\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0634\u0627\u0647 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0634 \u0648 \u0634\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0627\u0634<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0\u067e\u0640\u06cc\u0640\u0648\u0633\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u062d\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0627\u06cc\u0640\u062a \u0644\u0637\u0640\u0641\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0627\u0634<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0627\u0632 \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u0640\u06cc \u0647\u0632\u0627\u0631 \u0628\u0647 \u06cc\u06a9 \u062c\u0648 \u0646\u0645\u06cc \u062e\u0631\u0646\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0\u06af\u0648\u060c \u06a9\u0648\u0647\u00a0\u062a\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u06a9\u0640\u0648\u0647 \u0645\u0646\u0640\u0627\u0641\u0642 \u0633\u067e\u0640\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0640\u0627\u0634<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0686\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f\u0645 \u0634\u0640\u0641\u0640\u06cc\u0639 \u0628\u0648\u062f \u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0631\u0633\u0640\u062a\u062e\u06cc\u0632<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0\u06af\u0648 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u062a\u0646 \u0628\u0640\u0644\u0627\u06a9\u0634 \u0645\u0640\u0646 \u067e\u0640\u0631\u06af\u0646\u0640\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0640\u0627\u0634*<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0622\u0646 \u0631\u0627 \u06a9\u0647 \u062f\u0648\u0633\u062a\u06cc \u0639\u0644\u06cc\u00a0\u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a \u06a9\u0627\u0641\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0\u06af\u0640\u0648 \u0632\u0627\u0647\u0640\u062f \u0632\u0645\u0627\u0646\u0640\u0647 \u0648 \u06af\u0648 \u0634\u0640\u06cc\u062e \u0631\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0640\u0627\u0634**<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0627\u0645\u0640\u0631\u0648\u0632\u00a0\u0632\u0646\u0640\u062f\u0647 \u0627\u0645 \u0628\u0640\u0647 \u0648\u0644\u0627\u06cc \u062a\u0640\u0648 \u06cc\u0627 \u0639\u0640\u0644\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0\u0641\u0640\u0631\u062f\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u0631\u0648\u062d \u067e\u0640\u0627\u06a9 \u0627\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0646\u00a0\u06af\u0640\u0648\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0640\u0627\u0634<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0642\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0647\u0634\u0640\u062a\u0645 \u0648 \u0633\u0640\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u06cc\u0640\u0646 \u0631\u0636\u0640\u0627<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0\u0627\u0632 \u062c\u0627\u0646\u00a0\u0628\u0628\u0648\u0633 \u0648 \u0628\u0631 \u062f\u0631 \u0622\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0631\u06af\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0627\u0634<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062f\u0633\u062a\u062a \u0646\u0645\u06cc \u0631\u0633\u062f \u06a9\u0647 \u0628\u0686\u06cc\u0646\u06cc \u06af\u0644\u06cc \u0632\u0634\u0627\u062e<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0628\u0640\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0628\u0647 \u067e\u0640\u0627\u06cc \u06af\u0644\u0628\u0646 \u0627\u06cc\u0634\u0640\u0627\u0646 \u06af\u06cc\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0640\u0627\u0634<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0645\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0640\u062f\u0627 \u0634\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0627\u0633 \u06a9\u0647\u00a0\u062a\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0648\u06cc \u0637\u0644\u0628 \u06a9\u0646\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u06cc \u0633\u067e\u06cc\u062f \u062c\u0627\u0645\u0647 \u0648 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u06cc \u0633\u06cc\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0627\u0634<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062d\u0640\u0627\u0641\u0638\u00a0\u0637\u0631\u06cc\u0640\u0642 \u0628\u0640\u0646\u0640\u062f\u06af\u06cc \u0634\u0640\u0627\u0647 \u067e\u0640\u06cc\u0640\u0634\u0640\u0647\u00a0\u06a9\u0646<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0637\u0631\u06cc\u0642 \u0686\u0640\u0648 \u0645\u0640\u0631\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0627\u0647\u00a0\u0628\u0640\u0627\u0634<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/dV-N5T16hWc?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><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\/TKlUr9KFN6g?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>Translation:<\/p>\n<h6>The garden of eternity is in the retreat of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>the very essence of grandeur\u00a0is the service of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>The treasury of glory that is sealed by the talisman of wonders<\/h6>\n<h6>opens at the merciful\u00a0glance of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>The castle of paradise\u00a0for which\u00a0Rezwan is the doorkeeper<\/h6>\n<h6>is but a view from the lawn\u00a0of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>That which by its radiance turns black hearts to gold<\/h6>\n<h6>is the alchemy that is the company of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>That before\u00a0which the sun lays down its crown of glory<\/h6>\n<h6>is the greatness that comes from the grandeur of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>The power\/state (<em>dawlat<\/em>) whose decline need never be feared<\/h6>\n<h6>without exaggeration, is the power\/state of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>The kings are the\u00a0<em>qiblah<\/em>\u00a0to which we direct our needs<\/h6>\n<h6>and this is because\u00a0they are the slaves of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>That which kings seek to achieve in their prayers<\/h6>\n<h6>is manifested\u00a0in\u00a0the mirror of the countenance\u00a0of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>From shore to shore is the army of tyranny,<\/h6>\n<h6>but from beginningless eternity to eternity without end is the time of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>O rich man, don\u2019t sell us so much vanity<\/h6>\n<h6>for your health and wealth are in the hands of the will (<em>himmat)<\/em>\u00a0of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>Korah\u2019s treasure, which still\u00a0is still sinking from heaven\u2019s severity<\/h6>\n<h6>is an effect of the wrath of the dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>Hafez, if you\u2019re seeking the eternal water of life<\/h6>\n<h6>its spring is the dust of the retreat of the\u00a0dervishes<\/h6>\n<h6>I am the slave of the Asaf of my time<\/h6>\n<h6>because he has the\u00a0looks of a nobleman and the character of the dervishes.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/mfxmBcgLkqA?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>Original:<\/p>\n<article>\n<h6 class=\"b\">\u0631\u0648\u0636\u0647 \u062e\u0644\u062f \u0628\u0631\u06cc\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0648\u062a \u062f\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"b\">\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u0647 \u0645\u062d\u062a\u0634\u0645\u06cc \u062e\u062f\u0645\u062a \u062f\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u06af\u0646\u062c \u0639\u0632\u0644\u062a \u06a9\u0647 \u0637\u0644\u0633\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0639\u062c\u0627\u06cc\u0628 \u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0641\u062a\u062d \u0622\u0646 \u062f\u0631 \u0646\u0638\u0631 \u0631\u062d\u0645\u062a \u062f\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0642\u0635\u0631 \u0641\u0631\u062f\u0648\u0633 \u06a9\u0647 \u0631\u0636\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0634 \u0628\u0647 \u062f\u0631\u0628\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0631\u0641\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0645\u0646\u0638\u0631\u06cc \u0627\u0632 \u0686\u0645\u0646 \u0646\u0632\u0647\u062a \u062f\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0622\u0646 \u0686\u0647 \u0632\u0631 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0634\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u067e\u0631\u062a\u0648 \u0622\u0646 \u0642\u0644\u0628 \u0633\u06cc\u0627\u0647<\/h6>\n<h6>\u06a9\u06cc\u0645\u06cc\u0627\u06cc\u06cc\u0633\u062a \u06a9\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0635\u062d\u0628\u062a \u062f\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0622\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u067e\u06cc\u0634\u0634 \u0628\u0646\u0647\u062f \u062a\u0627\u062c \u062a\u06a9\u0628\u0631 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\u06a9\u0647 \u0641\u0631\u0648 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0634\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u0642\u0647\u0631 \u0647\u0646\u0648\u0632<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0647 \u0628\u0627\u0634\u06cc \u06a9\u0647 \u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0632 \u063a\u06cc\u0631\u062a \u062f\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638 \u0627\u0631 \u0622\u0628 \u062d\u06cc\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0632\u0644\u06cc \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0645\u0646\u0628\u0639\u0634 \u062e\u0627\u06a9 \u062f\u0631 \u062e\u0644\u0648\u062a \u062f\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"b\">\u0645\u0646 \u063a\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0646\u0638\u0631 \u0622\u0635\u0641 \u0639\u0647\u062f\u0645 \u06a9\u0648 \u0631\u0627<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"b\">\u0635\u0648\u0631\u062a \u062e\u0648\u0627\u062c\u06af\u06cc \u0648 \u0633\u06cc\u0631\u062a \u062f\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<\/article>\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\/6ORRc3qU-34?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>The dust of my body is the veil of the face of the beloved of my soul<\/h6>\n<h6>happy is the moment when from off this face, I cast the veil<\/h6>\n<h6>Even so, this cage is no good for a sweet singer such as me<\/h6>\n<h6>I will go to the rose garden of paradise, for I am a bird of that field<\/h6>\n<h6>It is not clear why I came where I went<\/h6>\n<h6>my regret and pain is that I have been heedless of my own affair<\/h6>\n<h6>Oh how I circumambulate in the space of the holy world<\/h6>\n<h6>but in this flat, compounded abode, I am bound to my body<\/h6>\n<h6>If the scent of musk issues from my heart&#8217;s blood<\/h6>\n<h6>do not wonder, my friend, for I am the musk gland of Khotan<\/h6>\n<h6>Do not look at the golden embroidery of my cloak like a candle<\/h6>\n<h6>for there is burning hidden within this cloak<\/h6>\n<h6>Come and take Hafez&#8217;s existence from him<\/h6>\n<h6>so that by your being, none will hear from me that I am<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/JCdPKFevMok?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>Original:<\/p>\n<article>\n<h6>\u062d\u062c\u0627\u0628 \u0686\u0647\u0631\u0647 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0634\u0648\u062f \u063a\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u062a\u0646\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"b\">\u062e\u0648\u0634\u0627 \u062f\u0645\u06cc \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u0632 \u0622\u0646 \u0686\u0647\u0631\u0647 \u067e\u0631\u062f\u0647 \u0628\u0631\u0641\u06a9\u0646\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0686\u0646\u06cc\u0646 \u0642\u0641\u0633 \u0646\u0647 \u0633\u0632\u0627\u06cc \u0686\u0648 \u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0648\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0631\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u0647 \u06af\u0644\u0634\u0646 \u0631\u0636\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u0645\u0631\u063a \u0622\u0646 \u0686\u0645\u0646\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0639\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u0634\u062f \u06a9\u0647 \u0686\u0631\u0627 \u0622\u0645\u062f\u0645 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