07.18.08

Islamic Poetry: Hafiz’s Poems from I Heard God Laughing–Poems of Hope and Joy

Posted in Faith786's Favorites, Islam, Literature, Poetry, Quotes, Sufism, Tazkiyah at 5:00 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

I am still adoring these poems, so I’ll keep sharing them. These are Hafiz’s poems from I heard God Laughind–Poems of Hope and Joy. It is also a wonderful collection of poetry that reminds me of my relationship with God. I hope you love these poems as much as I do! The first poem I have already dedicated to Sarah:

My Brilliant Image

One day
the sun admitted,

I am just a shadow.

I wish I could show you

The infinite Incandescence

That had cast my brilliant image!

I wish I could show you,

When you are lonely or in darkess,

The Astonishing Light

Of your own Being!

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Islamic Poetry: Hafiz Poems from The Gift (I)

Posted in Faith786's Favorites, Islam, Literature, Poetry, Sufism, Tazkiyah at 4:26 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

I have been feeling ill as of late, so I have been trying to read to pass this sick feeling in my stomach. And so I came across The Gift, a culmination of poems by Hafiz. Just reading those poems felt like God was healing me through Hafiz’s words. I feel like every time I read Hafiz’s poems, this old love within me rekindles for God. I hope these do for you too. some of these poems may have already been on my blog, but I love them so much that I have to re-share them again. Again, these are from Hafiz’s The Gift:

My Eyes So Soft

Don’t

Surrender

You Loneliness so quickly.

Let it cut more

Deep.


Let it ferment and season you

As few human

Or even divine ingredients can.


Something missing in my heart tonight

Has made my eyes so soft,

My voice so

Tender,


My need of God

Absolutely

Clear.


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