Fal Hafez

Poem Number 110

Elderly of head , into my head...

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The ghazal

Elderly of head , into my head youthful love , hath fallen

And that mystery of love that , in the heart , I concealed , out hath fallen . *** From vision's path , the bird of my heart went soaring

O eye of my heart behold into whose snare , it the bird of the heart hath fallen . *** O sorrow that , for that musky deer , dark of eye ,

Like the musk - pod , much heart's blood , into my liver , hath fallen . *** To every one to whom , I represented the burden of his grief ,

That one became helpless and , again , in my name , the die hath fallen . *** From the thoroughfare of the gracious dust of the head of your street , is

Every musk - pod that , in the hand of the morning - breeze , hath fallen . *** Since thy eye - lashes drew forth the sword , world - seizing ,

Many a slain one , heart - alive the true lover it is that , on each other , hath fallen . *** Who cherisheth this cup , such that the tavern - drinker ,

From its paradise perfume , out of himself , senseless , hath fallen *** If the valueless black stone give its own life , it becometh not the valuable ruby :

What may it do With its original ill nature , it , the state of ill - nature hath befallen . *** In this house of retribution the upspringing of the world

With the dreg - drunkards holy men whoever in strife fell , out in wretchedness hath fallen . *** In the end , even the sigh of a heart will take its path

From this heart - consuming fire that t on the dry and the fresh , hath fallen . *** Lament that notwithstanding discernment , that bird , speech - weighing ,

Its path , thought attacked and , into the snare of danger , it the bird hath fallen . *** Hafiz whose happy hand hath the tress of idols ,

Into his head , a very powerful rival is it the tress that hath fallen . ***

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About this ghazal: Elderly of head , into my head...

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