Learning How To Fly is a Poem by Hafiz Shirazi a Persian poet translated in English
Learning How to Fly
To the pilgrim, love is the only guide,
And while in the Beloved's path, many tears I've cried.
It's not my fault that I live here in infamy;
I Was lost in Love's road, and God was the Guide.
For years now I've been thinking about that ghazal
About the elephant driver on the banks of the Nile who said:
Either understand the ways of an elephant driver,
Or do not go to India dreaming of an elephant ride.
Either don't make friends with elephant drivers,
Or begin building a house in which the elephant can reside."
So don't invite me to a Paradise with no wine and no minstrel,
The Boat is better in the winecup than in the salty sea.
Hafiz says: Find the Map of Love and become road-lost,
Or, without the Guide, learn how to fly.
Hafez was born in Shiraz, Iran. Despite his profound effect on Persian life and culture and his enduring popularity and influence, few details of his life are known. ... At an early age, he memorized the Quran and was given the title of Hafez, which he later used as his pen name.
Major shrine: Tomb of Hafez, Shiraz, Iran
Died: 1390 (aged 74-75); Shiraz, Fars, Timurid Empire (present-day Iran)
Born: 1315; Shiraz, Fars, Iran
Divan-e-Hafiz is the most prominent book of Hafiz Shirazi. It comprises of Ghazal (ode / madrigals) and quatrains. Gul Muhammad Andam was the student and best friend of Hafiz, who has composed it.
Hafiz Shirazi is considered as Shahenshah-e-Ghazal (king of ode). He has unparalleled control over the topic of Ghazal. The renowned Persian scholar Maulana Jami has named him as Lesan-ul-Ghaib (language of nature) and Trajuman-u-Israr (interpreter of nature).
Shirazi followed Sabok-e-Iraqi (Iraq style of poetry) in the poetry.
Voice : The Seeker
Poetry : by HAFIZ (HAFEZ)
Translation: English
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