SO MANY GIFTS
There are so many
gifts
Still unopened from your birthday,
There are so many hand-crafted presents
That have been sent to you by God.
Still unopened from your birthday,
There are so many hand-crafted presents
That have been sent to you by God.
The Beloved does not mind
repeating,
"Everything I have is also yours."
"Everything I have is also yours."
Please forgive Hafiz and the
Friend
If we break into a sweet laughter
When your heart complains of being thirsty
When ages ago
Every cell in your soul
Capsized forever
Into this infinite golden sea.
If we break into a sweet laughter
When your heart complains of being thirsty
When ages ago
Every cell in your soul
Capsized forever
Into this infinite golden sea.
Indeed,
A lover's pain is like holding one's breath
Too long
In the middle of a vital performance,
A lover's pain is like holding one's breath
Too long
In the middle of a vital performance,
In the middle of one of
Creation's favorite
Songs.
Songs.
Indeed, a lover's pain is
this sleeping,
This sleeping,
When God just rolled over and gave you
Such a big good-morning kiss!
This sleeping,
When God just rolled over and gave you
Such a big good-morning kiss!
There are so many gifts, my
dear,
Still unopened from your birthday.
Still unopened from your birthday.
O, there are so many
hand-crafted presents
That have been sent to your life
From God.
That have been sent to your life
From God.
~ Hafiz
~
(The Gift - versions of
Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)
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