(ca. 1325–ca. 1389)
Persian poet
Hafiz
Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, why not find a better job.
“Find a Better Job,” in The Gift: Poems by the Great Sufi Master, trans. Daniel James Ladinsky (New York: Penguin, 1999).
Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.
“Your Mother and My Mother,” in The Gift: Poems by the Great Sufi Master, trans. Daniel James Ladinsky (New York: Penguin, 1999).