The small man builds cages for everyone he knows While the sage, who has to duck his head when the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the beautiful rowdy prisoners.
HAFEZPoetry reveals that there is no empty space.
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The beauty of You delights me. The sight of You amazes me. For the Pearl does this… and the Ocean does that.
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The sun will stand as your best man And whistle When you have found the courage To marry forgiveness When you have found the courage to marry Love.
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There is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness.
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Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.
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What is this precious love and laughter budding in our hearts? It is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!
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God disguised as myriad things, and playing a game of tag has kissed you and said, “You’re it. I mean you’re really it. Now it does not matter what you believe or feel. For something wonderful, something major-league wonderful, is someday going to happen.”
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Woe to the dupe that yields to Fate!
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One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.
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Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
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We have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy.
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On the holy boughs of the Celestial Tree High up in the heavenly fields, Beyond terrestrial desire My soul-bird a warm nest has built.
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All your wounds from craving love Exist because of heroic deeds.
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Only heart to heart can speak the bliss of mystic knowers.
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I know you have a hundred complex cases against God in court, but never mind, let’s just get out of this mess.
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The Earth would die If the sun stopped kissing her.
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