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galen · 3557 days ago · link · · parent · post: Fourth Bi-Weekly Give Me a Quote from Something You've Been Reading Lately
*There's some controversy as to whether or not Ladinsky's work can even be called "translation" - he claims to capture the essence of Hafiz's poetry, but in doing so, often abandons the literal meanings of Hafiz's words. 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
- Hafiz (as interpreted by Daniel Ladinsky*), The Gift Sky.