Best Hafiz Poems

Infectious!
by Hafiz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

I became infected with happiness tonight
as I wandered idly, singing in the starlight.
Now I'm wonderfully contagious—
so kiss me!...

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Infinite solitude
I don't know what that is
But I know Poet Helal Hafiz

I know he was not good in the life of love
But love is the true food of his poetic dove

Oh, Helen of Netrakona destroyed the Troy of poetic vision
Love killed the poet on the...

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Dispensing Keys
by Hafiz
translation by Michael R. Burch

The imbecile
constructs cages 
for everyone he knows,
while the sage
(who has to duck his head
whenever the moon glows)
keeps dispensing keys 
all night long
to the beautiful, rowdy,
prison gang....

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Where are you staying these days? Are you doing fine? Send me letters.

One twilight hue rejoiced with the whimsical hand fan, bought from fair 
How is that doing at your hand so late at night, like this? Send me letters.
Which page on the calendar is...

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Guarding-
Protects all on whom his will falls!...

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Sharon
by Michael R. Burch, circa age 15

apologies to Byron

I.

Flamingo-minted, pink, pink cheeks,
dark hair streaked with a lisp of dawnlight;
I have seen your shadow creep
through eerie webs spun out of twilight...

And I have longed to kiss your lips,
as sweet as the honeysuckle blooms,
and to hold your...

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