Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun.
How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of Light against its being; otherwise we all remain too frightened.
Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly and wants to rip to shreds all your erroneous notions of the truth that make you fight within yourself, dear one, and with others, causing the world to weep on too many fine days... The Beloved sometimes wants to do us a great favor: Hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!
Come in, my dear, from that harsh world that has rained elements of stone upon your tender face. Every soul should receive a toast from us for bravery!
The world is a bride of surpassing beauty-but remember that this maiden is never bound to anyone.
One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.
The world is like an eye, a beard, a spot of beauty and eyebrow, Where each thing is neatly in place.
Sing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light!
The only friends who are free from cares are the goblet of wine and a book. Give me wine...that I may for a time forget the cares of the world.