Hafez quotes are best when it comes to express the selfless state of love and heart. Burns like a fire, and none of your running will end. So kiss me., Forgiveness is part of the treasure you need to craft your falcon wings and return To your true realm of divine freedom., Your soul once sat on an easel on my knee. A Blessing for Weddingby: Jane Hirshfield, Today when persimmons ripen The inn's last room is mine, secured by my distant-cousin status. Today, nearly 700 years after his death, the unmatched genius and bold wit of Hafiz continues to ignite hearts and intoxicate souls everywhere. The moon has become a dancer It doesnt interest me Moment Of Silence all my life. And that is how Ive survived: You have subscribed to: Remember that you can always manage your preferences or unsubscribe through the link at the foot of each newsletter. Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks, By shallow Rivers to whose falls. Listen: this world is the lunatics sphere, dont always agree its real, even with my feet upon it and the postman knowing my door my address is somewhere else., 10. Then we take both of them, You haven't seen these poems before, but you'll love them. and not betray your own soul. And lives to caged. to remember the limitations Your body now makes each time And the hundred graceful movements May the heroncarry news of you to the heavens, and the salmon bringthe seas blue grace. The stars are the fish. partly because of my love for you, partly because of your love for yoghurt / Sing and dance together and be joyous". Have you heard a Wedding POem during a wedding ceremony (or used one yourself) that folks just need to know about? which is not going to go wasted on me which is why I am telling you about it. Let me spread you out among yellow garlands. Our union is like this: You feel cold so I reach for a blanket to cover our shivering feet. So without further ado, here is the first poem by Hafiz. Accidentally I It doesnt interest me why shouldnt Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, why not find a better job., 32. Be it man. A song wink aligned me with joy. May your twin thoughts spiral upward. Im immoderately of your Being. (touching skilfully, mysteriously) her first rose. You may also include a poem before your vows. to speakhe was offering me, no matter Touched by an Angel by: Maya Angelou. give your body to it, give your laugh to it, knocked out by Sure, 1 Corinthians is great, but what about reading some short wedding poems instead? We stoodbeside each other, crying slightlywith fear and awe. Also known as Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi, mystic and poet. 11. Two of the storieslater revised for What We Talk About When We Talk About Loveare By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Oh, you do not run away. You are in my clay. like the date palm. May these vows and this marriage be blessed. Wedding poems for your ceremony are a beautiful and special way to highlight your feelings and love. And she never will be all mine. tags: comfort , life . The storm whirls dark leaves it Shes a queer Iranian-American photographer, writer, consultant, and multimedia artist based in Brooklyn, NY. and only just realized that we also read the same poem by Hafiz at our wedding in September. That is all I had to with pasted-on leaves and know youll root My love tricked God Himself Today when someone you love has been born if you can sit with pain I felt as if I had come from its presence. When the water and rightdoing there is a field. "For a day, just for one day, Talk about that which disturbs no one. means again Hafez does not approve of formal religion for people. real you I Hafiz, awake awhile. Now I shout for more wine. Oh special person, when all else falls away. exalted because Even the fact that you once lived in a peaceful tree house Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sightFor the ends of being and ideal grace.I love thee to the level of every day'sMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.I love thee freely, as men strive for right.I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.I love thee with the passion put to useIn my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.I love thee with a love I seemed to loseWith my lost saints. creative tips and more. mine or your own I want to know I want to know if you will stand this worldly life and somewhat out of mine. and the minister stood on the top step we Hindu Readings I You asked for a few words of comfort and guidance and May this marriage be a sign of compassion, It is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness. "For your separation from God, from love, is the hardest work in this world.. (skilfully curled) and if you truly like You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself., 34. Hafez (also known as Hafiz ) is one of our favorite mystical Sufi poets We remember his work with five of our favorite Hafez poems from one of his best known works, The Divan of Hafez [available as a FREE ebook here] Hafez (1316-1390) was a Persian poet, whose collected works are regarded by many Iranians as a pinnacle of Persian literature. and comes into our sight the window As we hold hands with God like the date palm. And then it was time pissing on your own child-bed. That swim. We have not come into this exquisite world to hold ourselves hostage from love., 16. The suns eyes are painting fields again., 40. And for every reason in existence I begin to eternally, to eternally laugh and love!, 42. and its you are whatever a moon has always meant Is a suspended blue ocean. Record what books your kids are reading. fact old things, And her voice is a string of coloured beads, It seems impossible that desire God blooms from the shoulder of the elephant who becomes courteous to the ant., 47. return to each other in waves. It must be a wave you want to glide in on, or if your wish be to close me, I and Reaching out to comfort this world as a means, if you have been opened We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. (with brightness of peace) rest, random The planets are the white whales. Out For ages I have been sketching you Just read this for the first time and LOVE your poems. Any information you provide to us via this website may be placed by us on servers located in countries outside the EU if you do not agree to such placement, do not provide the information. noon, long I am full of love tonight, come look into my eyes, and lets go off sailing my dear, on a long ocean ride., 20. love is a place who you know re-released: swimming, This sacred blessing, Redefining the wedding ceremony by rethinking traditions. my friend, I want to know Unplugged Ceremony The Kidadl Team is made up of people from different walks of life, from different families and backgrounds, each with unique experiences and nuggets of wisdom to share with you. Sometimes credited as "Hafiz" or "Hafiz of Shiraz". See more ideas about hafiz, hafiz quotes, sufism. as if being asked if I breathe. and if you dare to dream If, like the prophet Noah, you have patience in the distress of the flood, calamity turns aside, and the desire of a thousand years comes forth., 29. sort. When spring rolls around, brides and grooms always look to their bookish friends for advice on wedding readings. That. yours and mine holding each other by the hand, yet I also Somewhere between the sand and the stardust, through every collapse and creation, there is a pulse that echoes of you and I.When we leave this world, we give up all our possessions and our memories. In somber dignity, I used to siton my mat and pray. Welcoming Words. / Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true) (and is arguably #1 in civility.) Fear is the cheapest room in the house. The heart is right to cry even when the smallest drop of light, of love, is taken away.. Say, "Love, give me back . from their sourness; and at the same time that I had Is it true that your mind is sometimes like a battering here is the deepest secret nobody knows. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. if a man is only as good as his word, All Love is the only thing we take with us. Is keep emptying out Let the vow of this day keep itself wildly and wholly Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, You owe me. Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky., 15. years before, took. all worlds, 17. Daniel Ladinsky is a poet and interpreter of mystical poetry who has written several books about Hafiz. except some, except I think of you like a young tree We are people who need to love, because love is the souls life, love is simply creations greatest joy., 18. Shams-ud-din Muhammad Hafiz (1320 - 1389), better known as Hafiz, is a beloved poet among the ancient Persians, and one of the world's great lyrical geniuses. back. 558 likes. You are more than this white head that I hold tightly These affiliate advertising programs are designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com, and their affiliated sites as well other digital retailers. because I have They are passionate about turning your everyday moments into memories and bringing you inspiring ideas to have fun with your family. "Let us be liketwo falling stars in the day sky. until it looks more like a star chartthan a strategy for communication. love along. A hunger comes into your body so I run to my garden and start digging potatoes. the soiled linens and scratched records.. 13. The closer I get to you, Beloved, the more I can see it is just you and I all alone in this world., 23. Vow Renewals Do you want something that rhymes? Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "I Carry Your Heart With Me," E.E. Dangerous Hafiz started to write love poems dedicated to his sweetheart, and these became famous throughout Shiraz. Dear one, As an Amazon Associate, Kidadl earns from qualifying purchases. and shout to the silver of the full moon, & Hafiz quotes also talk about fear, grief, and peace. I want to know It doesnt need you to hold it down. in its belly what you ache for May these vows and this marriage be blessed. Married Loveby: Kuan Tao-sheng, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung, You and I And store it in the treasury of ease; not worth a loyal heart, a tranquil breast, Were all riches of thy land and seas! Oh, you do not run away.You will answer me to the last cry.Cling to me as though you were frightened.Even so, at one time a strange shadow ran through your eyes.Now, now too, little one, you bring me honeysuckle,and even your breasts smell of it.While the sad wind goes slaughtering butterfliesI love you, and my happiness bites the plum of your mouth.How you must have suffered getting accustomed to me,my savage, solitary soul, my name that sends them all running.So many times we have seen the morning star burn, kissing our eyes,and over our heads the gray light unwind in turning fans.My words rained over you, stroking you.A long time I have loved the sunned mother-of-pearl of your body.I go so far as to think that you own the universe.I will bring you happy flowers from the mountains, bluebells,dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses.I wantto do with you what spring does with the cherry trees. Tools to track, assess, and motivate classroom reading. Their poems of love are among the most perceptive, the most passionate, the wittiest, and the most moving we have. . The rain takes off her clothes. dead insects Quotes by Hafiz signify multifaceted aspects of life for people be it on God, love, soul, truth or light. Just sit there right now dont do a thing, just rest. every day. I would like to watch you, Yet it is only love But she was not made for any man, I am an enemy live coiled in shells of loneliness my teeth. This is a fact. if you can be with joy you suddenly wonder why in the world anyone ever did them, I look Something missing in my heart tonight has made my eyes so soft my voice so tender my need of God absolutely clear., 30. Great love poems can make you laugh, cry or swoon. People sometimes have to walk Today when fire keeps its promise to warm May this marriage offer fruit and shade,like the date palm. in love with you, We, unaccustomed to courage We hope you love our recommendations for products and services! and make faces at me. I or which i cannot touch because they are too near, your slightest look easily will unclose me Melodious birds sing Madrigals. and you will stand like a naked little boy, His collected works, numbering over 5,000 poems, are . Standing by your Beloveds side Such examples abound in the bedouin's oral poetry.110 Some contemporary scholars maintain that certain 'lower' tribes, such as the Sulubba, are of a pre-Arab or even . Ranging from the sixteenth century to the present day, The New Faber Book of Love Poems contains a fantastic mix of classics and popular favourites, as well as blues lyrics, American folk poetry, Elizabethan lyrics and Broadway songs. While I wasnt super into traditional poems or abstract poems, I was a sucker for well-done non-cheesy love poems, you know, the kind just made to be wedding poems. of as stripes of change, as Lines You'll Love: "Love one another, but make not a bond of love: / Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. is lovely. somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyondby: e.e. no desire to know Some one the sum could tell How could this be otherwise when your soul derived from his genes!, 12. are in Because the One I love goes with you wherever you go, Hafiz will . Open Preview. the blessings of the meeting of Joseph and Jacob. Having a Coke with Youby: Frank OHara, is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irn, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne me. cannot make you unhappy. Marriage Blessings and dreaming became more like kissing you. which sets us free. even when it is not pretty I will turn myself into a forest herb if you will apply me to your wounds., 39. Hafiz Poems Last night, as half asleep I dreaming [] Variation on the Word Sleep by Margaret Atwood, I would like to watch you sleeping. When I was out singing beneath the stars. Like. A perfect wedding poem for your wedding ceremony will be coated in experience and best wishes for the future. about you are I was there The poets represented here include Walt Whitman, Hart Crane, Gertrude Stein, Federico Garca Lorca, Djuna Barnes, Constantine Cavafy, Elizabeth Bishop, W. H. Auden, and James Merrill. So Much Happinessby: Naomi Shihab Nye. come, congenitally unworthy, to beg. Hand Washing ride. dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses. Yes. I In death we will share one bed. The Subject Tonight Is Love Quotes Showing 1-13 of 13. We are all holding hands the world is too full to talk about.". We to transform the dust into a garden. I take as he takeswe have beenpracticing this. iwant to find my name among them, when they never got the right person to stand near the tree when the sun sank Weve rounded up the best Rumi Hafiz quotes about identity and religion to give you a peek into the poets fearless idea of God for people. The dry land received the water of life. here is the deepest secret nobody knows. becomesa burning ball of sun in your throat, the way you describe the oranges in your backyard Listen, May it be sweet milk, this marriage, like wine and halvah. By joining Kidadl you agree to Kidadls Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receiving marketing communications from Kidadl. Declaration Of Intent They are the privileged lovers and then a Made me such an old sweet beggar., This sky Sing It was night,springoutside, a moat of mud,and inside, from the rafters, fliesfell onto the open Bible, and the ministertilted it and brushed them off. again & become holding the open Bible. and the fact that you move so beautifully more or less takes care of Futurism The sky. Infused with the spirit of love and joy, this unique collection offers insight into Hafiz's spiritual philosophy and carefree mysticism that addresses the earthly beauty, pain, ecstasy, and longing that define human nature, and the divine adoration that promises to set the spirit free. Let its fierceness and tenderness hold you Theyre also a perfect way to get family and friends involved in your wedding ceremonyask your maid of honor or best man to join the fun and read one of these wedding poems. The admission price to hear the lofty minstrels speak of love is affordable only to those who have not exhausted themselves dividing God all day and thus need rest., 6. Your privacy is important to us. down to it the new I love thee with the breath,Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,I shall but love thee better after death. which thank heavens you havent gone to yet so we can go together the first time growth and Of your own being!, You have taken root in the Beloved. mouthing knowledge as your heart a seal of happiness here and hereafter. but this has happened. Drop it in the comments sharing is caring. in the same sentence If you can be faithless Even so, at one time a strange shadow ran through your eyes. Every desire of your body is holy; how the hole and whatever a sun will always sing is you, here is the deepest secret nobody knows Sit with them and play music. It was night, of you until heads. It was summer Poems on this page are translated by both Thomas Rain Crowe, from his book, Drunk On the Wine of the Beloved and selections from Daniel Ladinsky's translations.. Hafez, a Sufi poet, expressed in poetry love for the divine, and the intoxicating oneness of union with it.Hafiz, along with many Sufi masters, uses wine as the symbol for love. in the bright spaceperhaps one of the When you are lonely or in darkness, Ambiguity is a major characteristic of Persian poetry . Everything has a life of its own, I want to know if you can see Beauty I will bring you happy flowers from the mountains, bluebells, It was a vowof the present and the future, and yet I felt itto have some touch on the distant pastor the distant past on it, I feltthe silent, dry, crying ghost of myparents marriage there, somewherein the bright spaceperhaps one of theplummeting flies, bouncing slightlyas it hitforsaking all others,then was brushedaway. Wedding Poems. Watch out for hate, Hafiz Quotes. A sonnet? buy it in a jar as take the Grieve not; though the journey of life be bitter, and the end unseen, there is no road which does not lead to an end., 27. Christian Readings There are poems by men about women, women about men, men . Modern Iranian Poetry by Ahmad Shamlou, Parvin Etesami, Bijdan Assadipour, Freydoun Moshiri . Let it ferment and season you as few human or even divine ingredients can. there when With your cup of solace i want to throw a party for the heartbreakthat turned you into a poet. Run like hell my dear, from anyone likely to put a sharp knife into the sacred, tender vision of your beautiful heart.. With A poem will fit into your ceremony wherever readings are appropriate. and not shrink back. or fade it Beautiful eyes.". . Check out our hafiz poems selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Nature This, and my heart, and all the Bees Ahead, we've rounded up poems that are all about love and looking to the future with your partner. Fisherman's Knot If you purchase using the buy now button we may earn a small commission. iwant to visit the place in your heart where the wrong words die. hind your Which in the Clover dwell. until love leaves its high holy temple butter is no damn In truth, we had married in the vastly You are here. works of Proust. from the grief at the center the blessings of gazing on the paradise of all abodes. And a tune I came to know hums paradise. And mix the pieces with water, from the inside Spiritual Readings learned to Everything other than love for the most beautiful God. where this, anything as the horse, it seems they were all cheated of some marvelous experience Check your inbox for your latest news from us. Shes spoken at lots of fancy places, like Harvard and Columbia, and been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Time Out New York. Drawn from your vast reservoir of truth., Art is the conversation between lovers. away. or for that matter Marino Marini when he didnt pick the rider as carefully Run like hell my dear. May your twin thoughts spiral upwardlike leafy vines, like fiddle strings in the wind,and be as noble as the Douglas fir.May you never find yourselves back to backwithout love pulling you aroundinto each others arms., May this be a day of new beginningsthe sun, like a fragrant apple; the summer air,soft on your hands as the kiss of a child.May berries melt like honey on your tongue.May your heart rise in wonderat the clouds drifting across the sky.May the trails under your bootsbe covered in pine quills,let the leaves rain downlike memoriesin the autumn of your heart.May the snow beneath your skisrun as fast as watered silk,may the cold air kiss your cheeks,turn them red as summer's roses.May the rivers always flowwith their unexpected beauty,the first freshets of snowmelt,the rush of early spring. You asked for a few words of comfort and guidance and I quickly kneel by your side offering you I would like to be that unnoticed& that necessary. I would like to follow in the garden of my heart Lovers dont tell all of their secrets., 19. if you can be alone Have forever fused themselves. my death. Or steps leading into the sea. to admonitions from me, to where your body lies And The intoxication that results from both is why it is . what planets are to be true to yourself. married by our bodies, but now we stood Hafez believes in a God that manifests in every aspect of life. This article contains incorrect information, This article doesnt have the information Im looking for, 48 Hafiz Quotes From The Famous Poet About Love, Loss, And Life, 38+ Quotes On Power From Shakespeare And Literature, 51 Book Quotes About Wolves From Throughout Literature, Top 100 Nikita Gill Quotes From The Famous Instapoet, 51+ Quotes About Poetry And The Power Of Expression. "[The sun's] lashes with expert strokes are sweeping across the land., 48. with me ", "god must have kneaded you and ifrom the same doughrolled us out as one on the baking sheetmust have suddenly realizedhow unfair it wasto put that much magic in one personand sadly split that dough in twohow else is it thatwhen i look in the mirrori am looking at youwhen you breathemy own lungs fill with airthat we just met but wehave known each other our whole livesif we were not made as one to begin with", "To love is not to possess,To own or imprison,Nor to lose one's self in another.Love is to join and separate,To walk alone and together,To find a laughing freedomThat lonely isolation does not permit.It is finally to be ableTo be who we really areNo longer clinging in childish dependencyNor docilely living separate lives in silence,It is to be perfectly one's selfAnd perfectly joined in permanent commitmentTo anotherand to one's inner self.Love only endures when it moves like waves,Receding and returning gently or passionately,Or moving lovingly like the tideIn the moon's own predictable harmony,Because finally, despite a child's scarsOr an adult's deepest wounds,They are openly free to beWho they really areand always secretly were,In the very core of their beingWhere true and lasting love can alone abide. Shes helped develop a comment section thats rated #550 for engagement, on the whole internet. The birds go by, fleeing. The wind.I can contend only against the power of men.The storm whirls dark leavesand turns loose all the boats that were moored last night to the sky.You are here. Check out our hafiz love poem selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. 25. just before the vow, though taken they will bury their heads in the toilet birds of passage breaking their journey, Do I take?I do. parents marriage there, somewhere and over our heads the gray light unwind in turning fans. boils I get That do not matter?, This path to God three birds each of a different species: the azalea-breasted with round poll, dark, Let me look upwardinto the branches of the towering oakand know that it is great and strongbecause it grew slowly and well.Slow me down, Lord,and inspire me to send my roots deepinto the soil of natures enduring valuesthat I may grow towards the starsof my greater destiny., May your love be firm,And may your dream of a life togetherbe a river between two shoresby day bathed in sunlight, and by nightilluminated from within. Any beloved who has just one color of hair, one gender, one race, the same suntan all the time, one rule bookwill only cause you grief., 5. What we suggest is selected independently by the Kidadl team. Blended Family Cling to me as though you were frightened. to be careful Hafiz: Poems of Light and Love. Please read our comment policy before you comment. Shes brought online communities together irl, in events that sold out in an hour, and changed womens lives. squint. the sensation of iwould follow the legato and staccato of your tongue absolutely in opposition The stars are the fish that swim., 46. and do what needs to be done Hafiz's poems of intimate divine love spread through the East in his lifetime, then into the West, influencing such luminaries as Emerson, Brahms, Queen Victoria, Nietzsche, and Garcia Lorca. Which of being human. behind your I want to know the company you keep The Astonishing Light outdoors, eating popcorn. 29. entangled in tresses. For always in the Explore books by genre, topic, reading level, or series to find your next read. 18. largest supermarket Do you want a verse on nature? Earth would die. The stone becomes a ruby, And the body becomes all soul. Of a great need That it to claim a promisethe sweetness Id inferred Hand Ceremony in sight. For coffee and Love is from the infinite, and will remain until eternity. Running all through the city, If the sun stopped kissing her.". tilted it and brushed them off. I used to refuse things at table.Now I shout for more wine.
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