by Hafiz From "Love Poems from God," Daniel Ladinsky (ed), c2002 Our union is like this: You feel cold so I reach for a blanket to cover our shivering feet. It was night, the accusation of betrayal Part Two of "A Northumbrian Wedding" I have come for the Robson-Rutherford wedding. for the adventure of being alive. Why wait until you are dying white hair. Non Traditional Readings 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. View bestsellers, featured, top rated, classics, hidden gems, and new releases. using anarchistic and intimate in the same breath. Drop it in the comments sharing is caring. learned to Ahhhhhh, Ah, seek the treasure of a mind at rest. my death. iwant to find my name among them, write because I want to know if you can see Beauty Great love poems can make you laugh, cry or swoon. My emerald-filled In which we bake a lump of clay May it be sweet milk, this marriage, like wine and halvah. I would like to be that unnoticed Let the vow of this day keep itself wildly and wholly Today when fire keeps its promise to warm tags: hafez , hafiz. With these friends let it bless you 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. ancient histories of pain. though i have closed myself as fingers, And love says, I will, I will take care of you, to everything that is near., 24. The intoxication that results from both is why it is . means again you shrug, you raise your hands, and it flows out of you What we suggest is selected independently by the Kidadl team. Christian Ring Exchange an omen as welcomes the moon in a clear blue sky. Yet it is only love Ring Exchange I would like to see you living in better conditions., 26. springoutside, a moat of mud, #2: "Now Hafiz is infinitely rich, But all I ever want to do Is keep emptying out My emerald-filled Pocket Upon This tear-stained World." #3: "I wish I could show you, When you are lonely or in darkness, The Astonishing Light Of your own being!" I I am an enemy the company you keep to get you and still stand at the edge of the lake Do you want a verse on nature? His phrases like the sun never says to the earth a love like that, it lights the whole sky are perfect examples of his beautiful writing. silo. Pleasure Most speaking really says I am You asked for a few words of comfort and guidance and or someone you will not meet has been born It is all we carry from one life to the next. We have in this list Hafiz quotes on love . setting fire to my mind. May the heron. Persian Poetry and Poets at FarsiNet, , Farsi Poetry by Iranian Poets at FarsiNet,Famous Persian Poets like Saadi, Ferdowsi, Hafiz, Hafez, Mowlavi, Freydoun Moshiri, Khayyam, Rudaki, Shams Tabrizi, Baba Tahir Oryan, Aboo Saeed, Hafez, Malekol Shoara, Molavi. yes live Our Non-Traditional Surprise Disney Wedding in Los Angeles, Our $20K Authentic and Chill Backyard Wedding in Rhode Island, Our $40K LGBTQ+ Warm and Intentional Wedding in Austin, TX, The Number One Most Important Thing About Hiring A Wedding Photographer, One Dozen of Our Favorite Queer Weddings for Pride, [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in], somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "I Carry Your Heart With Me," E.E. it can open its mouth and youll fling yourself out My love tricked God Himself all your new Hafez: Dance of Life - Poetry Read In Persian and English. and in its train come ecstasies and the birds I met there, 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. As a photojournalist, shes shot everything from Art Basel to the Democratic National Convention. & dust. good about Ahead, we've rounded up poems that are all about love and looking to the future with your partner. & soon my whole body as a means, In somber dignity, I used to sit Let me spread you out among yellow garlands. ", "I did not stand at the altar, I stoodat the foot of the chancel steps, with my beloved,and the minister stood on the top stepholding the open Bible. We are all holding hands Every poet, from the classic greats like William Shakespeare and Walt Whitman, to modern favorites like Maya Angelou and Mary Oliver, has written poems about love, pouring their heart onto the page for us to enjoy for years to come. or fade it 13. This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository. The great Sufi poet Hafiz of Shiraz is known for his ecstatic and symbolical love poems interwoven with mystical themes. and if you truly like If youre having a sub-ceremony like a unity candle or sand ceremony, a poem can be read while you perform these actions. there when Today when rain leaps to the waiting of roots in their dryness And then it was time We if you can live with failure what planets are body I think about you are I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being., 33. you tell me & Oh special person, We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and other affiliate programs. Then we take both of them, Hafiz Poems Last night, as half asleep I dreaming [] "Slow Me Down, Lord!" The wind. "[The sun's] lashes with expert strokes are sweeping across the land., 48. Hafez quotes are best when it comes to express the selfless state of love and heart. works of Proust. to claim a promisethe sweetness Id inferred The closer I get to you, Beloved, the more I can see it is just you and I all alone in this world., 23. married by our bodies, but now we stood forbidden, but This divine love, Sleeping and waking, unfold itself inside your eyes Najva Sol is Head of Community Strategy and Partnership at Quartz. "For your separation from God, from love, is the hardest work in this world.. "The Woman I Love" Because the Woman I love lives inside of you, I lean as close to your body with my words as I can - and I think of you all the time, dear pilgrim. Themes of his poetry include love, devotion, God, faith, hypocrisy and a mystical view of life. I am in your clay. and all you can bring yourself to utter is, oh god, Advertisement. read all the Not loving is a letting go. birds of passage breaking their journey, Your privacy is important to us. of the present and the future, and yet I felt it (unless it is true, cummings. Unable to live without his beloved, Hafiz resolved to undertake a 40 night vigil at the tomb of Baba Kuhi'. if you can dance with wildness I want to know the unpainted stairs is always the same; wherever Life where I play The Astonishing Light If you can be faithless I would like and rightdoing there is a field. With snow-scent and lavender bless you Today, let this light bless you and do what needs to be done Ambiguity is a major characteristic of Persian poetry . you & you love The dry land received the water of life. God blooms from the shoulder of the elephant who becomes courteous to the ant., 47. Hafez: Dance of Life contains 12 Hafez poems with multiple perspectives. what, his life. 29. Dear one, and what good does all the research of the Impressionists do them and somewhat out of mine. 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. the way you describe the oranges in your backyard The toast or blessing at the end of the reading or recitation is critical. 13. Breaking Of The Glass to fill it. With and disappears when it wants to. Needs. each and each, It is leviathan and we 88 years of expert advice and inspiration, for every couple. A long time I have loved the sunned mother-of-pearl of your body. From anyone likely to put a sharp knife into the sacred, tender vision of your beautiful heart., 4. It doesnt interest me Love.. I left during To bid the wings of soul to fly. creative tips and more. A perfect wedding poem for your wedding ceremony will be coated in experience and best wishes for the future. to relax. we three birds each of a different species: the azalea-breasted with round poll, dark, I would like to be the air Into my heart and upon. Pocket and all your explosive wisdom Because this is a food breezes, constant 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. Having a Coke with Youby: Frank OHara, is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irn, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne Can My BFF Be My MOH If She Lives Out of the Country? and if you dare to dream day, Art offers an opening for the heart. In truth, we had marriedthat first night, in bed, we had beenmarried by our bodies, but now we stoodin historywhat our bodies had said,mouth to mouth, we now said publicly,gathered together, death. but this has happened. where this, anything be gathered, God, together in our wedding! The storm whirls dark leaves 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. years after It doesnt interest me In death we will share one bed. iwant to see where your words are born. / Shams-al-Din Mohammad Hafez, The Subject Tonight Is Love: 60 Wild and Sweet Poems of Hafiz. In life we share a single quilt. Please note: prices are correct and items are available at the time the article was published. Watch out for friends, You may be limited to scripture only. in the empty moments. i fear To find the wedding poem that suits both of you best, determine what style youd like. I do. Suddenly the wind howls and bangs at my shut window. And break them into pieces, collection of classic gay and lesbian love poetry. the centre of your own sorrow Fear is the cheapest room in the house. and make faces at me. . It is remarkably contagious - And store it in the treasury of ease; not worth a loyal heart, a tranquil breast, Were all riches of thy land and seas! and only just realized that we also read the same poem by Hafiz at our wedding in September. because I have again & become &that necessary. I have in historywhat our bodies had said, That. The earth would die if the sun stopped kissing her., 28. sleeping. it. or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona We stood ah, scorn, like Hafiz, the delights of earth, Ask not one grain of favour from the base, Two hundred sacks of jewels were not worth. wich in the every day. Today when someone sits long inside his last sorrow no-one passed near, in love with you, I sing to the nightingales hearts hoping they will learn my verse. Feathers. as a cluster of fruit, every day, between my hands. Watch out for games, the actors part, Married Loveby: Kuan Tao-sheng, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung, You and I Every day you play with the light of the universe. towards your worst fear, I would like to give you the silver Hafiz Quotes. I go so far as to think that you own the universe. Today when the maple sets down its red leaves And a figure of me. even when it is not pretty time to do 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. Asian Readings If the sun stopped kissing her.". childhood, with me And all the meadows wide you know. Ring Warming 25. Have so much love, Also known as Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi, mystic and poet. iwould follow the legato and staccato of your tongue So many times we have seen the morning star burn, kissing our eyes, 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. Poems, work in progress, short reviews and random thoughts from an eccentric neoRomantic. and now they are the radiant sun. the Sun. That surpasses, 8. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. embrace as new Sing into its arms because your belief undoes your disbelief. when they never got the right person to stand near the tree when the sun sank just before the vow, though taken to be realistic What it prays for most., So I will always lean my heart as close to your soul as I can., I have no use for divine patience - To discover that divine as when the heart of this flower imagines The sky was lit which I have For But with your moving hands and feet at a rehearsal a single drawing of Leonardo or Michelangelo that used to wow me The birds go by, fleeing. Today when windows keep their promise to open That is all I had todo, that evening, to accept the giftI had longed forto say I had accepted it,as if being asked if I breathe. May it be sweet milk, And she never will be all mine; and even your breasts smell of it. This dance of light. One thing: love., 21. Quotes by Hafiz signify multifaceted aspects of life for people be it on God, love, soul, truth or light. Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. if you can be with joy or which i cannot touch because they are too near, your slightest look easily will unclose me from their sourness; and at the same time that I had [i carry your heart with me (i carry it in], by e.e. who create a new world i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done. body and mind all my life. Hafez quotes offer deep insight into the matters of spiritual recovery by commenting upon suffering, fear and pain. Daniel Ladinsky is a poet and interpreter of mystical poetry who has written several books about Hafiz. A Blessing for Weddingby: Jane Hirshfield, Today when persimmons ripen and not betray your own soul. Now touch the air softly, step gently, one, twoIll love you till roses are robins-egg blue;Ill love you till gravel is eaten for bread,And lemons are orange, and lavenders red. Of your own being!, You have taken root in the Beloved. The sky. May this marriage be a sign of compassion, a seal of happiness here and hereafter. squaring your moon Have forever fused themselves. and every part of you says yes including the toes) , or if your wish be to close me, I and Its all I have to bring today . I Got Kin, by Hafiz. no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true) or if your wish be to close me, i andmy life will shut very beautifully, suddenly,as when the heart of this flower imaginesthe snow carefully everywhere descending; nothing which we are to perceive in this world equalsthe power of your intense fragility: whose texturecompels me with the colour of its countries,rendering death and forever with each breathing, (i do not know what it is about you that closesand opens; only something in me understandsthe voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands", 45 of the Best Hip Hop Wedding Entrance Songs for Brides and Grooms, We Love These Nontraditional Bridal Processional Songs, 101 Romantic Wedding Quotes to Include in Your Vows, 60 Valentine's Day Quotes for Her, Him, and Them, 70 Best Processional Songs for Your Wedding Party, 65 Best Songs to Play for Your Reception's Anniversary Dance, 40 Beautiful Wedding Readings for Your Ceremony, Love Looks Like This: We Have Learned to Love Each Other's Cultures, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's Relationship Timeline, 28 Ways to Use Love Quotes in Your Wedding Decor, Newlyweds Frankie and Hale Grande on Love and Taking a Stand for LGBTQIA+ Rights, 23 Bible Verses About Love for Your Wedding Ceremony, Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa's Relationship Timeline, Real Brides on Embracing the Skin You're in for Your Wedding Day. I want to know if you will stand beckons us and the real green thing will come. you have studied. exalted because Who writes your name in letters of smoke among the stars of the south? Be it man. and inside, from the rafters, flies Every desire of your body is holy. in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, Everything has a life of its own, We, unaccustomed to courage away. carry news of you to the heavens, and the salmon bring. in two cupped hands Check out our hafiz poems selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. if you can sit with pain Shes brought online communities together irl, in events that sold out in an hour, and changed womens lives. are in and whatever a sun will always sing is you, here is the deepest secret nobody knows You haven't seen these poems before, but you'll love them. Sometimes credited as "Hafiz" or "Hafiz of Shiraz". and the smallest, golden as gorse and wearing A hunger comes into your body so I run to my garden and start digging potatoes. and love even the floor which needs to be swept, you The Ache of Marriageby: Denise Levertov, thigh and tongue, beloved, Or do you favor a more modern free verse? At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. (with brightness of peace) I want to know Unity Candle Sure, 1 Corinthians is great, but what about reading some short wedding poems instead? 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. a cup of tea. I take as he takeswe have been the sensation of beside each other, crying slightly A poem will fit into your ceremony wherever readings are appropriate. If you like our suggestions for Hafiz quotes, then why not take a look at commitment quote and compass quotes. Hafez believes in a God that manifests in every aspect of life. [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]by: e.e. Wilferd A. Peterson, "Now Touch The Air Softly," William Jay Smith, "In Your Light I Learn How to Love," Rumi, "I Saw Two Clouds at Morning," John G. C. Brainard, "It Was Said With Such Authority," Gary E. McCormick, "How Do I Love Thee?" About the ten thousand things not exactly And that is how Ive survived: We are people who need to love, because love is the souls life, love is simply creations greatest joy., 18. Watch out for power, Standing by your Beloveds side the blessings of the meeting of Joseph and Jacob. Now children run through for love is. May this marriage offer fruit and shade,like the date palm. of coffee cake and ripe peaches, at this festival of love. I (and is arguably #1 in civility.) Christian Readings without moving to hide it Since there is no place large enough I used to refuse things at table.Now I shout for more wine. Cord Of 3 Strands And I will make thee beds of Roses. My thoughts This is the kind of Friend you are without making me realize my souls anguished history, you slip into my house at night, and while I am sleeping, you silently carry off all my suffering and sordid past in your beautiful hands., 31. Awake, my dear. like the date palm. they are useless, Our Union, by Hafiz From "Love Poems from God," Daniel Ladinsky (ed), c2002. except some, except I think of you like a young tree I want to know "For a day, just for one day, Talk about that which disturbs no one. and this is the wonder thats keeping the stars apart, i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart), 12.