Good news! The days of grief & pain
won't stay like this-
As others went, these won't remain
or stay like this.
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Don't put your trust in all the tricks
And games that you've created;
It's said there are a thousand ways
For kings to be checkmated. 🚫👑
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Go easy on yourself - the world's
Harsh nature is to be
Hard on the man who's hard upon
Himself continually.
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"If you can find a wine jug and a friend,
Drink sensibly, and with discretion,
Because the dreadful days we're living through
Are rife with mischief, and oppression.
See that you hide your wine-cup in your sleeve;
Your jug's lip sheds its wine, blood-red -
And, in the same way, these cruel times ensure
Red blood is copiously shed."
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"That you're a pious prig by nature
Doesn't mean you have to blame
Libertines for their faults; those sins
Won't be imputed to your name.
Each one of us will reap the seeds
He sows, so what is it to you
Whether I'm good or bad? To work on who
*You* are should be your aim.
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If this is who you are, the nature
You were given, then bravo!
And good for you if your fine character's
Exactly as you claim!"
I Am a Bird from Paradise | 
His poems are about erotic and romantic love, both for women and men, as was not culturally uncommon prior to European colonialism, satires on religion & politics ⬇️ 1w
He frequently uses images of wine, drunkenness, taverns, roses and erotic infatuation, with scholarly debate as to how metaphorical or literal he was being, which ambiguity rather adds to the effect for me.
I liked the different poetic forms used and, while I'm most certainly no expert, it seemed that Davis' translations do ⬇️ 1w
Image is a medieval painting of Hāfez reading a book within reach of a bottle of wine, and is a personal lifestyle guide! 📖🍷😁 1w