THE MORNING POEM
Skinning your knees on God - Hafiz
Little by little,
You will turn into stars.
Even then, my dear,
You will only be
A crawling infant,
Still skinning your knees on God.
Little by little,
You will turn into
The whole sweet, amorous Universe
In heat
On a wild spring night,
And become so free
In a wonderful, secret
And pour Love
That flows
From a conscious,
One-pointed
Infinite need for Light.
Even then, my dear,
The Beloved will have fulfilled
Just a fraction,
Just a fraction!
Of a promise
He wrote upon your heart.
When your soul begins
To Ever bloom and laugh
And spin in Eternal Ecstasy -
O little by little,
You will turn into God.
Hafiz (1325–1390) Khājeh Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known by his pen name Hafez or Hafiz, also known by his nickname lesān-al-ḡayb, was a Persian lyric poet whose collected works are regarded by many as one of the highest pinnacles of Persian literature.
Read by Nigel Lott
teaandzen.org
"Peace be in your heart and in your understanding"
