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Thy messenger the breath of dawn, and mine A stream of tears, since lover and beloved Keep not their secret; through my verses shine, Though other lays my flower’s grace have proved And countless nightingales have sung Thy praise.
Source Hafiz (Bell), Poem 18 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Hafiz, the Persian Sufi poet, the divine Beloved sends His message through the breath of dawn, and the lover answers with tears: love cannot remain secret, and the light of the Beloved shines through everything the lover writes. Today, at the first breath of fresh morning air, receive it as a message of love, and let this love appear in a word spoken or written to someone.
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