150 Quotes by Hafez

Sugar dissolved in rose waterWon't cure my heart; but if you couldDissolve your curses in your kisses,That distillation surely would.

Come, let's get drunk, even if it is our ruin:For sometimes under ruins one finds treasure.

What good in being a solitary, secret drinker?We're all drunkards together - let's leave it at that.

With wine beside a gently flowing brook - this is the best;Withdrawn from sorrow in some quiet nook - this is the best

TRIPPING OVER JOYWhat is the differenceBetween your experience of ExistenceAnd that of a saint?The saint knowsThat the spiritual pathIs a sublime chess game with GodAnd that the BelovedHas just made such a Fantastic MoveThat the saint is now continuallyTripping over JoyAnd bursting out in LaughterAnd saying, “I Surrender!”Whereas, my dear,I am afraid you still thinkYou have a thousand serious moves.

All happenings needed to be; accept that, mydear. Ask for any forgiveness one more timeif you must,ask for forgiveness one more time if you must,then move on to your glory and sublime reign.

We should make all spiritual talk Simple today:God is trying to sell you something,But you don’t want to buy.That is what your suffering is:Your fantastic haggling,Your manic screaming over the price!

In love, the Sufi meeting houseAnd wine-shop are one place;As are all places where we findThe loved one's radiant race;And what the Sufis make a show ofCan be found equallyAmong the monks, before their cross,Within a monastery.

What's all this hiding happiness and wine away?I've lined up with the libertines now, come what may.