Where is sensible action, & my insanity whence? <br />See the difference, it is from where to whence. <br />From the church & hypocritical vestments, I take offence <br />Where is the abode of the Magi, & sweet wine whence? <br />For dervishes, piety and sensibility make no sense <br />Where is sermon and hymn, & the violin's music whence. <br />Upon seeing our friend, our foes put up their defense <br />Where is a dead lantern, & the candle of the sun whence? <br />My eye-liner is the dust of your door and fence <br />Where shall I go, tell me, you command me whence? <br />Take your focus from your chin to the trap on the path hence, <br />Where to O heart, in such hurry you go whence? <br />May his memory of union be happy and intense <br />Where are your amorous gestures, & your reproach whence? <br />Make not restlessness & insomnia, Hafiz's sentence <br />What is rest, which is patience, and sleep whence? <br /> <br />© Shahriar Shahriari <br />Los Angeles, Ca <br />Februaru 1, 2000<br /><br />Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ghazal-02/
