You see my state, and still increase my pain I see your…
““You see my state, and still increase my pain I see your face, the need for union regain. For my welfare, you have no care, I complain Why do you heal me not from the sickness I disdain? You bring me down and leave me on the earthly plane; Return me to my home, by your side let me remain. Only when I’m dust, your mercy can entertain; Your flowing spirit stirs up dust of the slain. Heartbroken of your love, from breathing I abstain My life you destroy, yet my breathing you sustain. In the dark night of the soul, I was growing insane, Drinking from the cups that your features contain. Suddenly in my arms, you appeared, clear, plain; With my lips on your lips, my life and soul gain and drain. Be joyful with Hafiz, with love enemies detain, With such potent love, impotent foes self-restrain. مرا میبینی و هر دم زیادت میکـنی دردم تو را میبینـم و میلـم زیادت میشود هر دم بـه سامانم نمیپرسی نمیدانم چه سر داری بـه درمانـم نـمیکوشی نمیدانی مگر دردم نه راه است این که بگذاری مرا بر خاک و بگریزی گذاری آر و بازم پرس تا خاک رهـت گردم ندارم دستت از دامن بجز در خاک و آن دم هـم کـه بر خاکـم روان گردی به گرد دامنـت گردم فرورفـت از غم عشقت دمم دم میدهی تا کی دمار از مـن برآوردی نـمیگویی برآوردم شـبی دل را به تاریکی ز زلفت باز میجستـم رخـت میدیدم و جامی هـلالی باز میخوردم کـشیدم در برت ناگاه و شد در تاب گیسویت نـهادم بر لـبـت لـب را و جان و دل فدا کردم تو خوش میباش با حافظ برو گو خصم جان میده چو گرمی از تو میبینم چه باک از خصم دم سردم””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The speaker laments unreciprocated love, feeling both pain and sustenance from the beloved, yearning for union and release from suffering
In simple terms: Love brings both suffering and salvation; the lover feels trapped yet sustained
Seek balance between yearning and acceptance
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal prayer
- meditative reflection
- artistic expression
- spiritual crisis
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does longing shape your sense of self?
- Can love be both destructive and nurturing?
The poem may romanticize pain, overlooking healthy boundaries