Hafiz reveals the brilliant, compassionate nature of God within us
Here are 3 beautiful and profound short poems by Hafiz that reveal the hidden compassionate nature of God within us, and in a God-realized person. Published in “A Year With Hafiz: Daily Contemplations,” and translated by Daniel Ladinsky, each poem is for a specific day of the year.
Hidden
Even the shadow of God is brilliant, so brilliant,
so much so even God has trouble looking at
Himself as that . . . unless He is more disguised,
hidden in illusion, hidden as He can be, in us.
May 19, page 155
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It Is My Nature
It is the nature of this world to share
its burden with you.
And it is my nature to remove it from
your back.
August 19, page 255
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Once A Young Woman Said To Me
Once a young woman said to me, “Hafiz, what
is the sign of someone who knows God?”
I became very quiet, and looked deep into her
eyes, then replied,
“My dear, they have dropped the knife. Someone
who knows God has dropped the cruel knife
that most so often use upon their tender self
and others.”
January 31, page 33
Other beautiful poems by Hafiz are also posted here: Hafiz’s poem, God Pours Light, awakens the soul and frees the mind from debating words about it | Winding up the year with inspiration from Hafiz | Hafiz via Ladinsky describes the spiritual transformation of loving deeply within himself | For Hafiz the role of an enlightened poet is to connect humanity with the joy of the divine | Hafiz said to leave something in the marketplace, and Jesse Winchester sure did before he left us | Hafiz, via Ladinsky, reminds us when we love those in our care we are brought closer to God
Tags: compassionate nature of god, daniel ladinsky, hafiz, hidden nature of god, jesse winchester, knowing god, Literature, merciful nature of god, nature, Poetry, sign of a god-realized person, Sufi poet, translation
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Beautiful poems!
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