Hafez Quotes & Sayings

Your life within God's arms, Your dance within God's arms, Is already Perfect! — Hafez

Listen; this world is the lunatic's sphere ,
Don't always agree it's real,
Even with my feet upon it And the postman knowing my door
My address is somewhere else. — Hafez

I know the way you can get / When you have not had a drink of Love: / Your face hardens, / Your sweet muscles cramp. / Children become concerned / About a strange look that appears in your eyes / Which even begins to worry your own mirror / And nose. — Hafez

For I have learned that every heart will get
What it prays for
Most. — Hafez

Remember for just one minute of the day, it would be best to try looking upon yourself more as God does, for She knows your true royal nature. — Hafez

There is
A madman inside of you
Who is always running for office — Hafez

Grieve not; though the journey of life be bitter, and the end unseen, there is no road which does not lead to an end. — Hafez

Woe to the dupe that yields to Fate! — Hafez

The tide of my love
Has risen so high let me flood
over
You. — Hafez

The earth has disappeared beneath my feet, It fled from all my ecstasy. Now like a singing air creature I feel the rose keep opening. — Hafez

Plant a Seed so your Heart will Grow. — Hafez

I wish I could show you ... the astonishing light of your own being. — Hafez

Dear Ones, Beware of the tiny gods frightened men Create To bring anesthetic relief to their sad days — Hafez

Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret — Hafez

On the neck of a young man sparkles no gem so gracious as enterprise. — Hafez

Laugh because that is the purest sound. — Hafez

Whatis the root of all these words?
One thing: Love.
But a love so deep and sweet it needed to express itself with scents, sounds, colors that never before existed. — Hafez

The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul. — Hafez

People say that the soul, on hearing the song of creation, entered the body, but in reality the soul itself was the song. — Hafez

I am happy even before I have a reason. — Hafez

Only heart to heart can speak the bliss of mystic knowers. — Hafez

I caught the happy virus last night
When I was out singing beneath the stars.
It is remarkably contagious -
So kiss me. — Hafez

God and I have built an immense fire together. We keep each other happy and warm. — Hafez

Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong Were just a child's training wheelsTo be laid aside When you finally live With veracity And love. — Hafez

For a day, just for one day, talk about that which disturbs no one and bring some peace into those beautiful eyes. — Hafez

Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do. — Hafez

Thou learnest no secret until thou knowest friendship, since to the unsound no heavenly knowledge enters. — Hafez

The sun will stand as your best man
And whistle
When you have found the courage
To marry forgiveness
When you have found the courage
to marry
Love. — Hafez

Be kind to your sleeping heart. Take it out into the vast fields of light ... And let it breathe. — Hafez

The beauty of You delights me. The sight of You amazes me. For the Pearl does this ... and the Ocean does that. — Hafez

When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: To love more, And be happy. — Hafez

I am in love with every church
And mosque
And temple
And any kind of shrine
Because I know it is there
That people say the different names
Of the One God. — Hafez

You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself. — Hafez

You ache with loneliness one night so much you weep and I say 'here is a rope tie it around me Hafiz will be your companion for life'. — Hafez

Light will someday split you open — Hafez

I know you have a hundred complex cases against God in court, but never mind, let's just get out of this mess. — Hafez

The great religions are the ships, Poets the life boats. Every sane person I know has jumped overboard. — Hafez

There is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness. — Hafez

Everyone, whether he is self-denying or self-indulgent, is seeking after the Beloved. Every place may be the shrine of love, whether it be mosque or synagogue. — Hafez

Come Dance with Me , come dance. — Hafez

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions. — Hafez

Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business. Why not find a better job. — Hafez

I should not make any promises right now,
But I know if you
Pray
Somewhere in this world -
Something good will happen. — Hafez

All these words are just a front. What I would really like to do is chain you to my body, then sing for days & days & days. — Hafez

The world is a bride of surpassing beauty-but remember that this maiden is never bound to anyone. — Hafez

Grieve not because thou understand-not life's mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight. — Hafez

The world is like an eye, a beard, a spot of beauty and eyebrow, Where each thing is neatly in place. — Hafez

Be content with what thou hast received, and smooth thy frowning forehead, for the door of choice is not open either to thee or me. — Hafez

Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins that may buy you just a moment of pleasure,
But then drag you for days like a broken man behind a farting camel. — Hafez

Let's get loose with Compassion. Let's drown in the delicious ambience of Love. — Hafez

If at last thou attain the desire of thy life,
Cast the world aside, yea, abandon it! — Hafez

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! — Hafez

On the holy boughs of the Celestial Tree High up in the heavenly fields, Beyond terrestrial desire My soul-bird a warm nest has built. — Hafez

How Do I Listen to others? As if everyone were my Master Speaking to me His Cherished Last Words. — Hafez

There is an ambush everywhere from the army of accidents; therefore the rider of life runs with loosened reins. — Hafez

If, like the prophet Noah, you have patience in the distress of the flood, Calamity turns aside, and the desire of a thousand years comes forth. — Hafez

How seek the way which leadeth to our wishes? By renouncing our wishes. The crown of excellence is renunciation. — Hafez

The small man builds cages for everyone he knows While the sage, who has to duck his head when the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the beautiful rowdy prisoners. — Hafez

Speak but little, and that little only when thy own purposes require it. Heaven has given thee two ears but only one tongue, which means: listen to two things, but be not the first to propose one. — Hafez

All your wounds from craving love
Exist because of heroic deeds. — Hafez

An awake heart is like a sky that pours light. — Hafez

The heart is a thousand stringed instrument that can only be tuned with love. — Hafez

I long for You so much
I follow barefoot Your frozen tracks
That are high in the mountains
That I know are years old.
I long for You so much
I have even begun to travel
Where I have never been before. — Hafez

Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind. — Hafez

Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man. — Hafez

There are different wells within your heart. Some fill with each good rain, Others are far too deep for that. — Hafez

It is not easy to stop thinking ill of others.Usually one must enter into a friendship with a person who has accomplished that great feat himself.Then something might start to rub off on you of that true elegance. — Hafez

I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music. — Hafez

Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun — Hafez

I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, 'love lifts me.' — Hafez

Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, 'You owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky. — Hafez

It is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God. — Hafez

Only a Perfect One who is always laughing at the word two can make you know of Love. — Hafez

Everyone Is God speaking. Why not be polite and Listen to Him? — Hafez

The lips of the one I love are my perpetual pleasure ... — Hafez

When you can make others laugh with jokes that belittle no one and your words always unite, Hafiz will vote for you to be God. — Hafez

Join me in the pure atmosphere of gratitude for life. — Hafez

A poet is someone Who can pour Light into a spoon, Then raise it To nourish Your beautiful parched, holy mouth. — Hafez

Oh, you who are trying to learn the marvel of Love through the copy book of reason, I'm very much afraid that you will never really see the point. — Hafez

Poetry reveals that there is no empty space. — Hafez

Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive. — Hafez

Come in, my dearFrom that harsh worldThat has rained elements of stoneUpon your tender face.Every soulShould receive a toast from usFor bravery! — Hafez

We are People who need to love, because Love is the soul's life, Love is simply creation's greatest joy. — Hafez

This place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you. — Hafez

Run my dear,
From anything
That may not strengthen
Your precious budding wings. — Hafez

We don't need sugar, flour or rice or anything else. We just want to see our dear ones. — Hafez

What we speak becomes the house we live in. — Hafez

Your love
Should never be offered to the mouth of a
Stranger,
Only to someone
Who has the valor and daring
To cut pieces of their soul off with a knife
Then weave them into a blanket
To protect you. — Hafez

Happiness is right in front of you. — Hafez

I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew. — Hafez

He was so slim, his heart was visible — Hafez

Don't be surprised at Fortune's turns and twists: That wheel has spun a thousand yarns before. — Hafez

You have actually waltzed with tremendous style, my sweet, O my sweet, crushed angel. — Hafez

God disguised as myriad things, and playing a game of tag has kissed you and said, "You're it. I mean you're really it. Now it does not matter what you believe or feel. For something wonderful, something major-league wonderful, is someday going to happen." — Hafez

What do sad people have in common? It seems they have all built a shrine to the past and often go there and do a strange wail and worship. What is the beginning of Happiness? It is to stop being so religious like that. — Hafez

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. — Hafez

Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred. — Hafez

I rarely let the word NO escape from my mouth, because it is so plain to my soul that God has shouted, Yes! Yes! Yes! To every luminous movement in existence. — Hafez

With wine beside a gently flowing brook - this is the best;
Withdrawn from sorrow in some quiet nook - this is the best — Hafez

Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends. — Hafez