GOD POURS LIGHT
God
pours light
into every cup,
quenching darkness.
The proudly pious
stuff their cups with parchment
and critique the taste of ink
while God pours light
and the trees lift their limbs
without worry of redemption,
every blossom a chalice.
Hafiz, seduce those withered souls
with words that wet their parched lips
as light
pours like rain
into every empty cup
set adrift on the Infinite Ocean.
~ Hafiz ~
(Interpretive version of Ghazal 11 by Jose Orez)
See more profound poems by Hafiz posted on this blog.
Tags: god, god's light, hafiz, quenching the soul, waking the spirit
The Uncarved Blog 
March 11, 2015 at 5:14 pm |
Beautiful Kenny, just beautiful! Judy Mayfield
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March 11, 2015 at 7:47 pm |
Absolutely, Judy! Help yourself to more. I just added a link to other poems by Hafiz posted on my blog. Thanks for your comment!
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March 11, 2015 at 10:40 pm |
[…] beautiful poems by Hafiz selected for posting on The Uncarved Blog are: 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 | 3 beautiful and profound short poems by Hafiz […]
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March 11, 2015 at 10:41 pm |
[…] 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 […]
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March 11, 2015 at 10:43 pm |
[…] Hafiz’s poem, God Pours Light, awakens the soul and frees the mind from debating words about it. […]
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March 11, 2015 at 10:45 pm |
[…] Hafiz’s poem, God Pours Light, awakens the soul and frees the mind from debating words about it […]
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March 12, 2015 at 6:17 am |
Beautiful description of GC.
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March 12, 2015 at 9:42 am |
Yes! The gap between the two is great! It took a God-filled poet like Hafiz to carefully weave his words without offending the ruling clerics of his time.
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