Notes. Xl : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XL "Stanza 2".--According to Persian superstition, the smoke of burning rue has the power to avert the evil eye.
Notes. Xv : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XV "Stanza 3".--"Night is with child"--a Persian proverb extraordinarily suggestive of the clear, deep, Eastern sky. The sight seems to slip through between the stars and penetrate a darkness which is big with possibilities.
Notes. I : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], NOTES I "Stanza 1".--The first line of this song, the opening poem in the Divan, is borrowed from an Arabic poem by Yezid ibn Moawiyah, the second Khalif of the Ommiad line. This prince was held in abomination by the Persi...
The Poems. Xli. The Days Of Spring Are Here : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XLI THE days of Spring are here! the eglantine, The rose, the tulip from the dust have risen-- And thou, why liest thou beneath the dust? Like the full clouds of Spring, these eyes of mine Shall scatter tears upon the grave thy...
Notes. Xxvi : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXVI "Stanza 2".--For Djemshid, see Note to Stanza 2 of Poem II. He was the fourth king of the First or Pishdadian dynasty, and is supposed to have flourished eight hundred years before the Christian era. Firdusi says he reigned...
Notes. Xliii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XLIII This ode is inscribed upon the tomb of Hafiz. THE END
The Poems. Vii. From The Garden Of Heaven : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], VII FROM the garden of Heaven a western breeze Blows through the leaves of my garden of earth; With a love like a huri Ild take mine ease, And wine! bring me wine, the giver of mirth! To-day the beggar may boast him a king, His...
Notes. V : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], V "Stanza 1".-When the conqueror Timur entered Shiraz it is related that he summoned Hafiz before him and said: "Of all my empire, Bokhara and Samarkand are the fairest jewels; how comes it that in thy song thou hast declared...
The Poems. Xi. Mirth, Spring, To Linger : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XI MIRTH, Spring, to linger in a garden fair, What more has earth to give? All ye that wait, Where is the Cup-bearer, the flagon where? When pleasant hours slip from the hand of Fate, Reckon each hour as a certain gain; Who seeks...
To Hafiz Of Shiraz : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], TO HAFIZ OF SHIRAZ Thus said the Poet: "When Death comes to you, All ye whose life-sand through the hour-glass slips, He lays two fingers on your ears, and two Upon your eyes he lays, one on your lips, Whispering: Silence!"...
Notes. Xxxvi : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXVI "Stanza 2".--"Love and Faith," says Rosenzweig, is the name of a well-known Persian story which has been retold by many writers.
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Notes. Vii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], VII "Stanza 1".--Those who have seen a Persian garden will not find it difficult to understand why it should play so large a part in Persian poetry. Often enough you may pass with one step out of a barren desert of dust...
The Poems. Xxviii. Hast Thou Forgotten When : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXVIII HAST thou forgotten when thy stolen glance Was turned to me, when on my happy face Clearly thy love was writ, which doth enhance All happiness? or when my sore disgrace (Hast thou forgot?) drew from thine eyes reproof...
The Poems. Ii. The Bird Of Gardens Sang Un : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], II THE bird of gardens sang unto the rose, New blown in the clear dawn: "Bow down thy head! As fair as thou within this garden close, Many have bloomed and died." She laughed and said "That I am born to fade grieves not my heart...
The Poems. Xxxix. Cypress And Tulip And Sweet : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXIX CYPRESS and Tulip and sweet Eglantine, Of these the tale from lip to lip is sent; Washed by three cups, oh Saki, of thy wine, My song shall turn upon this argument. Spring, bride of all the meadows, rises up, Clothed in her...
Notes. X : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], X This song is not to be found in the best editions of the Divan, and is believed to be spurious; but it is printed in most of the popular editions, and is as widely known as any of the poems which pass with a better right under...
The Poems. Xvi. What Is Wrought In The Forge : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XVI WHAT is wrought in the forge of the living and life-- All things are nought! Ho! fill me the bowl, For nought is the gear of the world and the strife! One passion has quickened the heart and the soul, The Beloved's presence...
The Poems. Xxx. All Hail, Shiraz, Hail Oh : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXX ALL hail, Shiraz, hail! oh site without peer! May God be the Watchman before thy gate, That the feet of Misfortune enter not here! Lest my Ruknabad be left desolate, A hundred times, "God forbid!" I pray; Its limpid stream...
The Poems. Xxix. From Canaan Joseph Shall : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXIX FROM Canaan Joseph shall return, whose face A little time was hidden: weep no more-- Oh, weep no more! in sorrow's dwelling-place The roses yet shall spring from the bare floor! And heart bowed down beneath a secret p...
The Poems. Vi. A Flower Tinted Cheek : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], VI A FLOWER-TINTED cheek, the flowery close Of the fair earth, these are enough for me Enough that in the meadow wanes and grows The shadow of a graceful cypress-tree. I am no lover of hypocrisy; Of all the treasures th...
Notes. Xxxi : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXI "Stanza 3".--The month of Shaaban is the eighth month of the Arabic year. It is followed by Ramazan, during which month the Prophet decreed that from two hours before dawn until sunset nothing should pass the lips of his...
The Poems. Xxxvii. Arise And Fill A Golden : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXVII ARISE! and fill a golden goblet up Until the wine of pleasure overflow, Before into thy skull's pale empty cup A grimmer Cup-bearer the dust shall throw. Yea, to the Vale of Silence we must come; Yet shall the flagon laugh...
Notes. Iii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], III "Stanza 1".--King Solomon sent the lapwing or hoopoe as his messenger to Bilkis, Queen of Sheba. The story is told thus by Al Ta'labi, in his Stories of the Prophets. (The lapwing had already made a journey on his own account...
The Poems. Xxxii. Upon A Branch Of The Straight : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXII UPON a branch of the straight cypress-tree Once more the patient nightingale doth rest: "Oh Rose!" he cries, "evil be turned from thee! I sing thee all men's thanks; thou blossomest And hope springs up in every joyless...
Notes. Xxv : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXV "Stanza 1".--There are many ways of taking omens which are still practised by the Persians. Concerning astrology and geomancy Mr. Browne questioned a learned Persian, and received the reply that there was positive proof...
Notes. Ii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], II "Stanza 1".--This poem has been expounded to me as a description of the poet's quest for love. In an allegory he shows how he looked for it in vain from that image of earthly devotion, the nightingale; he warns men that it...
Notes. Xxix : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXIX "Stanza 3".--Maghilan, a thorny shrub which grows on the deserts of Arabia near to Mecca. When the pilgrims see it they know that they have almost reached their goal, and forget the hardships of the journey...
The Poems. Xxii. The Rose Is Not Fair Without : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXII THE rose is not fair without the beloved's face, Nor merry the Spring without the sweet laughter of wine; The path through the fields, and winds from a flower strewn place, Without her bright check, which glows like a tulip...
Notes. Xxiii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXIII This poem is said to have been written by Hafiz; upon the death of his wife.
Notes. Xxviii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXVIII "Stanza 1".--According to Oriental belief, Jesus Christ's gift of healing was due to a miraculous quality in His breath.
The Poems. Xviii. Slaves Of Thy Shining Eyes : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XVIII SLAVES of thy shining eyes are even those That diadems of might and empire bear; Drunk with the wine that from thy red lip flows, Are they that een the grape's delight forswear. Drift, like the wind across a violet bed...
The Poems. Xxi. Not All The Sum Of Earthly : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXI NOT all the sum of earthly happiness Is worth the bowed head of a moment's pain, And if I sell for wine my dervish dress, Worth more than what I sell is what I gain! Land where my Lady dwells, thou holdest me Enchained; else...
Notes. Xxxvii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXVII "Stanza 4".--See Note to Stanza 4 of Poem XXXIII. The word bezoar comes from two Arabic roots which signify the annihilator of poison. Murray gives several examples of its use by seventeenth and eighteenth century writers...
The Poems. Xxxiv. Last Night I Dreamed Th : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXIV LAST night I dreamed that angels stood without The tavern door, and knocked in vain, and wept; They took the clay of Adam, and, methought, Moulded a cup therewith while all men slept. Oh dwellers in the halls of Chastity...
Notes. Xvi : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XVI "Stanza 2".--These lines are exceedingly mysterious, as, indeed, is the whole poem. I have looked for an explanation of them in other editions of Hafiz, but have found little more than a bare translation of the Persian words...
Notes. Xxx : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXX "Stanza 1".--Khizr--see Note to the third stanza of Poem XVIII. "Stanza 2".--The quarter of Jafrabad has ceased to exist. Its position was to the east of the town, opposite to the fields and to the ruined mosque of Mosall...
Notes. Xviii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XVIII "Stanza 1".--Blue is the Persian colour of mourning. Hafiz compares the weeping lovers, clad in robes of grief, to a bed of violets, and as the violets bow their heads when the wind passes over them, so they bow down when...
The Poems. Xl. The Margin Of A Stream : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XL THE margin of a stream, the willow's shade, A mind inclined to song, a mistress sweet, A Cup-bearer whose cheek outshines the rose, A friend upon whose heart thy heart is laid: Oh Happy-starred! let not thine hours fleet...
The Poems. X. Singer, Sweet Singer, Fresh : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], X SINGER, sweet Singer, fresh notes strew, Fresh and afresh and new and new! Heart-gladdening wine thy lips imbrue, Fresh and afresh and new and new! Saki, thy radiant feet I hail; Flush with red wine the goblets pale, Flush our...
Notes. Xxxii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXII "Stanza 3".--According to the popular science of the East, the colouring of precious stones, even of those which are buried deep in the earth, is due to the action of rain and wind and of the rays of the sun. "Stanza 4"...
Notes. Xxiv : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXIV "Stanza 5".--Shah Shudja, as has been related in the Introduction, was not always on the best of terms with Hafiz, partly because he was jealous of the latter's fame as a poet, and partly because Hafiz had been the protg...
The Poems. Ix. Oh Cup Bearer, Set My Glass Afire : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], IX OH Cup-bearer, set my glass afire With the light of wine! oh minstrel, sing: The world fulfilleth my heart's desire! Reflected within the goblet's ring I see the glow of my Love's red cheek, And scant of wit, ye who fail...
The Poems. Xxxvi. Beloved, Who Has Bid Thee : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXVI BELOVED, who has bid thee ask no more How fares my life? to play the enemy And ask not where he dwells that was thy friend? Thou art the breath of mercy passing o'er The whole wide world, and the offender I Ah, let the rift...
The Poems. Xxxi. The Breath Of Dawn's Musk : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXI THE breath of Dawn's musk-strewing wind shall blow, The ancient world shall turn to youth again, And other wines from out Spring's chalice flow; Wine-red, the judas-tree shall set before The pure white jessamine a brimming...
Notes. Xvii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XVII "Stanza 3".--The allusion is to the expulsion of Adam from the Garden of Eden. "Stanza 4".--Concerning the Last judgment, a beautiful tradition relates that there are seven degrees of punishment, but eight of blessedness...
The Poems. V. Oh Turkish Maid Of Shiraz : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], V OH Turkish maid of Shiraz! in thy hand If thoult take my heart, for the mole on thy cheek I would barter Bokhara and Samarkand. Bring, Cup-bearer, all that is left of thy wine! In the Garden of Paradise vainly thoult seek...
The Poems. Xlii. True Love Has Vanished : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XLII TRUE love has vanished from every heart; What has befallen all lovers fair? When did the bonds of friendship part?-- What has befallen the friends that were? Ah, why are the feet of Khizr lingering?-- The waters of life are...
Notes. Xxxiv : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXIV "Stanza 1".--The story of the creation of Adam, and of the part played in it by the angels, is told by Mahommad in the following terms: "When thy Lord said unto the angels, I am going to place a substitute on earth; they...
Notes. Ix : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], IX "Stanza 1".--This poem is addressed to the Vizir of Sultan Oweis of Baghdad, Hadji Kawameddin, who founded a college for Hafiz in Shiraz. With true Persian exaggeration the poet must needs write to his patron much in the same...
The Poems. Xvii. Lay Not Reproach : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XVII LAY not reproach at the drunkard's door Oh Fanatic, thou that art pure of soul; Not thine on the page of life to enrol The faults of others! Or less or more I have swerved from my path--keep thou to thine own For every m...
Notes. Viii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], VIII "Stanza 3".--When God had created man and made him wiser than the angels, he bound him to himself by a solemn treaty. "Am I not thy Lord who has created thee?" he demanded, and man answered "Yes." But the Arabic word "bala"...
The Poems. Iv. Sleep On Thine Eyes, Bright : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], IV SLEEP on thine eyes, bright as narcissus flowers, Falls not in vain And not in vain thy hair's soft radiance showers Ah, not in vain! Before the milk upon thy lips was dry, I said: "Lips where the salt of wit doth lie, Sweets...
The Poems. Viii. The Rose Has Flushed Red : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], VIII THE rose has flushed red, the bud has burst, And drunk with joy is the nightingale Hail, Sufis! lovers of wine, all hail! For wine is proclaimed to a world athirst. Like a rock your repentance seemed to you; Behold...
The Poems. Xix. What Drunkenness Is This : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XIX WHAT drunkenness is this that brings me hope-- Who was the Cup-bearer, and whence the wine? That minstrel singing with full voice divine, What lay was his? for 'mid the woven rope Of song, he brought word from my Friend to me...
Notes. Iv : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], IV "Verse 3".--The Persians describe the dimple in the chin of their mistress as a dangerous well filled with her lover's tears, into which, when he approaches her mouth, he may fall and be drowned. "Verse 6".--"Oh rose, tearing...
Notes. Xxxix : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXIX "Stanza 1".--It is related that Ghiyasuddin Purabi, who succeeded his father to the throne of Bengal in the year 1367, fell sick. During his illness he was nursed by three faithful handmaidens whose names were Cypress...
The Poems. Xii. Where Is My Ruined Life : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XII WHERE is my ruined life, and where the fame Of noble deeds? Look on my long-drawn road, and whence it came, And where it leads! Can drunkenness be linked to piety And good repute? Where is the preacher's holy monody, Where is...
Notes. Xlii : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XLII "Stanza 1".--Khizr. See Note to Stanza 3 of Poem XVIII. "Stanza 3".--Zohra is the planet Venus, the musician of the heavens, and the protector of all musicians and singers upon the earth. Zohra played a part in very ancient...
Notes. Xxi : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXI "Stanza 1".--Sir Henry Layard gives the following account of a party of dervishes with whom he travelled, from which it would appear that the contempt of Hafiz for the dervish habit was not wholly uncalled for: "They were...
The Poems. Xxiii. My Lady, That Did Change : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXIII MY lady, that did change this house of mine Into a heaven when that she dwelt therein, From head to foot an angel's grace divine Enwrapped her; pure she was, spotless of sin; Fair as the moon her countenance, and wise;...
The Poems. Xxxv. Forget Not When Dear Friend : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXV FORGET not when dear friend to friend returned, Forget not days gone by, forget them not! My mouth has tasted bitterness, and learned To drink the envenomed cup of mortal lot; Forget not when a sweeter draught was mine, Loud...
The Poems. Xiv. The Nightingale With Drops : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XIV THE nightingale with drops of his heart's blood Had nourished the red rose, then came a wind, And catching at the boughs in envious mood, A hundred thorns about his heart entwined. Like to the parrot crunching sugar, good...
The Poems. Xliii. Where Are The Tidings : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XLIII WHERE are the tidings of union? that I may arise-- Forth from the dust I will rise up to welcome thee! My soul, like a homing bird, yearning for Paradise, Shall arise and soar, from the snares of the world set free. When...
The Poems. Xiii. Lady That Hast My Heart : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XIII LADY that hast my heart within thy hand, Thou heedst me not; and if thou turn thine ear Unto the wise, thou shalt not understand-- Behold the fault is thine, our words were clear. For all the tumult in my drunken br...
The Poems. Xxiv. Not One Is Filled With Madness : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXIV NOT one is filled with madness like to mine In all the taverns! my soiled robe lies here, There my neglected book, both pledged for wine. With dust my heart is thick, that should be clear, A glass to mirror forth the Gre...
The Poems. Xv. Return That To A Heart Wounded : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XV RETURN! that to a heart wounded full sore Valiance and strength may enter in; return! And Life shall pause at the deserted door, The cold dead body breathe again and burn. Oh come! and touch mine eyes, of thy sweet grace...
The Poems. Xxvii. My Friend Has Fled Al : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXVII MY friend has fled! alas, my friend has fled, And left me nought but tears and pain behind! Like smoke above a flame caught by the wind, So rose she from my breast and forth she sped. Drunk with desire, I seized Love's cup...
Notes. Xxxv : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXV "Stanza 1".--The second line of this poem is as often quoted as any, perhaps, in the Divan: " Yd bd n ruz-i-grn, yd bd!" A man will set it upon a letter to an absent friend, even when he is not particularly anxious that days...
Introduction : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], INTRODUCTION SHEMSUDDIN MAHOMMAD, better known by his poetical surname of Hafiz, was born in Shiraz in the early part of the fourteenth century. 1 His names, being interpreted, signify the Sun of the Faith, the Praiseworthy...
The Poems. I. Arise, Oh Cup Bearer, Rise : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], THE POEMS I ARISE, oh Cup-bearer, rise! and bring To lips that are thirsting the bowl they praise, For it seemed that love was an easy thing, But my feet have fallen on difficult ways. I have prayed the wind o'er my heart...
Notes. Xix : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XIX "Stanza 2".--See Note to Stanza 1 of Poem III. "Stanza 5".--"Narrow-eyedness" is the exact translation of the Persian word for greed, and there is consequently, in the original, a play of meaning between the physical...
The Poems. Xxxviii. I Cease Not From Desire : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXVIII I CEASE not from desire till my desire Is satisfied; or let my mouth attain My love's red mouth, or let my soul expire, Sighed from those lips that sought her lips in vain. Others may find another love as fair; Upon her...
The Poems. Iii. Wind From The East, Oh Lapwing : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], III WIND from the east, oh Lapwing of the day, I send thee to my Lady, though the way Is far to Saba, where I bid thee fly; Lest in the dust thy tameless wings should lie, Broken with grief, I send thee to thy nest, Fidelity...
The Poems. Xxxiii. The Jewel Of The Secret : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXXIII THE jewel of the secret treasury Is still the same as once it was; the seal Upon Love's treasure casket, and the key, Are still what thieves can neither break nor steal; Still among lovers loyalty is found, And therefore...
Notes. Xi : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XI "Stanza 2".--I have found no explanation of these difficult lines, and, for want of a better, I venture to suggest the following: the Garden of Irem, as has been said in the Note to Poem II., was a mimic Paradise constructed...
The Poems. Xxvi. The Secret Draught Of Wine : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXVI THE secret draught of wine and love repressed Are joys foundationless--then come whateer May come, slave to the grape I stand confessed! Unloose, oh friend, the knot of thy heart's care, Despite the warning that the Heavens...
The Poems. Xxv. The Days Of Absence : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XXV THE days of absence and the bitter nights Of separation, all are at an end! Where is the influence of the star that blights My hope? The omen answers: At an end! Autumn's abundance, creeping Autumn's mirth, Are ended...
Notes. Xiv : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XIV "Stanza 1".--Hafiz wrote this poem upon the death of his son. "Stanza 3".--Rosenzweig, in his edition of the Divan, says that the allusion is to the dust and water which God kneaded into the body of Adam, and that, out...
The Poems. Xx. From Out The Street Of So And So : * "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz", by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], XX FROM out the street of So-and-So, Oh wind, bring perfumes sweet to me For I am sick and pale with woe; Oh bring me rest from misery! The dust that lies before her door, Love's long desired elixir, pour Upon this wasted heart...