Hafez Quotes

“In time of trouble avert not thy face from hope for the soft marrow abi-deth in the hard bone.”

“And still, after all this time,The sun never says to the earth,"You owe Me."Look what happens withA love like that,It lights the Whole Sky.”

“With wine beside a gently flowing brook - this is the best”

“You see, Yousef, you can't force someone in their hearts to believe the way you do. They all tried and failed. They judged by their own convictions--not even by the truth of the teachings of Isa. No one is above God's judgment. No one has the right to judge for him.”

“How can you be a lover of loveand not be a lover of God?It is impossible.”

“You know how it goes:at some point in your life, you fell in love with someone and had a glimpse of God.Then you abandoned life and loverand started celebratingyour love for God.”

“Forget your voice, sing!Forget your feet, dance!Forget your life, live!Forget yourself and be!”