tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post7032324986860844928..comments2023-07-09T08:47:39.465-04:00Comments on Man From Atlan: The Joy of HafezMan From Atlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564058987138711708noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-15133798572956144652010-03-17T12:29:48.444-04:002010-03-17T12:29:48.444-04:00Thanks very much, Foreman. I'll check it out.Thanks very much, Foreman. I'll check it out.Man From Atlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08564058987138711708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-32480933754100830892010-03-11T06:16:21.597-05:002010-03-11T06:16:21.597-05:00Heh try these out:
http://poemsintranslation.blog...Heh try these out:<br /><br />http://poemsintranslation.blogspot.com/2009/09/hafiz-ghazal-98-from-persian.html<br /><br />http://poemsintranslation.blogspot.com/2009/09/hafiz-ghazal-152-from-persian.html<br /><br />My translations. EnjoyAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046618263562987119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-32015239712585073652009-07-12T15:38:52.966-04:002009-07-12T15:38:52.966-04:00Thanks.Thanks.Xanadunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-25032599902715633992009-07-12T13:39:06.491-04:002009-07-12T13:39:06.491-04:00It's from a 1969 Iranian edition of Diwan e Ha...It's from a 1969 Iranian edition of Diwan e Hafez. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Divan_hafiz.jpgMan From Atlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08564058987138711708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-55746928821206255372009-07-12T13:22:59.182-04:002009-07-12T13:22:59.182-04:00MFA, could you pleae supply details of the paintin...MFA, could you pleae supply details of the painting of the girl with the harp and the full moon behind her? If a print is available from some online outlet like allposters.com, I'd love to buy it and get it framed. <br /><br />It reminds me of exotic art paintings featuring harem scenes with odalisques and slaves. <br /><br />Like these:<br /><br />Ingres: Odalisque with a Slave.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres_008.jpg<br /><br />Quintana Blas Olleras: Harem Scene.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Quintana_Blas_Olleras-Harem_Scene.jpg<br /><br />Many thanks. Xanadu.Xanadunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-53373986427529854282009-07-11T13:41:01.672-04:002009-07-11T13:41:01.672-04:00Go ahead and post away :)
The ghazal of Hafez that...Go ahead and post away :)<br />The ghazal of Hafez that I read in Tehran was different than the one I posted here. There, it was to confirm my path. This one is a reminder that eternal life, or the material, is nothing compared to union. That union might be with a loved one (and there's nothing wrong with that) but the true union is oneness with God.Man From Atlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08564058987138711708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-46201848746952501392009-07-11T07:34:56.315-04:002009-07-11T07:34:56.315-04:00Oh gosh! Dreadful poem. You are showing yourself u...Oh gosh! Dreadful poem. You are showing yourself up. Please, Xanadu, don't embarrass MFA! :)Lalaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-5240011682052467392009-07-11T06:45:55.911-04:002009-07-11T06:45:55.911-04:00FULL MOON MADNESS
The full moon swooning
behin...<b>FULL MOON MADNESS<br /><br />The full moon swooning <br />behind the rooftops <br />of the oriental city!<br /><br />The ravishingly lovely girl <br />strumming away on her harp, <br />her eyes like midnight moths,<br />her mouth made for kissing <br />in the Caverns of Night!<br /><br />Oriental <i>femme fatale</i>,<br />pale lily of languor,<br />how many strong men have you caught <br />in your silken nets?<br />How many mariners have you wrecked<br />on the wilder shores of love? <br /><br />"None!" she cries. "I have lured none<br />into the pits of pleasure save those fools<br />who willingly sought Me there,<br />intent on their own doom!"</b>Xanadunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29767791.post-7835775247505309312009-07-11T06:37:30.756-04:002009-07-11T06:37:30.756-04:00I prefer the picture to the poem! Stunningly evoca...<b>I prefer the picture to the poem! Stunningly evocative. I couldn't help dashing off a poem in response to the picture. (Hope you don't mind me posting it here).</b>Xanadunoreply@blogger.com