WVU Iranian Student Association

IRASA’s Officers:

President:
Jazmine S Raeisi
jazmine.raeisi[At]yahoo[Dot]com

Vice President:
Shohreh Amini
Samini[At]mix[Dot]wvu[Dot]edu

Secretary:
Amin Afshari

Treasurer:
Jazmine S Raeisi
jazmine.raeisi[At]yahoo[Dot]com

Webmaster:
Neda Nasiriani
nnasiria[At]mix[Dot]wvu[Dot]edu

ONE ROSE IS ENOUGH

One rosy face from the world’s garden for us is enough,
And the shade of that one cypress in the field
Strolling along gracefully for us is enough.

I want to be far away from people whose words
And deeds don’t match. Among the morose and heavy-
Hearted, a heavy glass of wine for us is enough.

Some people say that good deeds will earn them
A gated house in heaven. Being rakes and natural beggars,
A room in the tavern for us is enough.

Sit down beside the stream sometime and watch
Life flow past. That brief hint of this world
That passes by so swiftly for us is enough.

Look at the flow of money and the suffering
Of the world. If this glimpse of profit and loss
Is not enough for you, for us it is enough.

The dearest companion of all is here. What
Else is there to look for? The delight of a few words
With the soul friend for us is enough.

Don’t send me away from your door, oh, God,
Even to Paradise. Your alleyway, compared
To all space and time, for us is enough.

It’s inappropriate, Hafez, for you to complain
Of your gifts from Fate. Your nature is like water;
Your beautifully flowing poems for us are enough.

Taken from “The Angels Knocking at the Tavern Door: Thirty Poems of Hafez”,
Translated from Persian by Robert Bly with Leonard Lewisohn.

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