If you want presence,
Hafez,
don’t be absent
from Him!
ًWhenever you meet
the one you love,
Say “Goodbye”
to the world
and let it go!
حضورى گر همى خواهى
ازو غافل مشو حافظ
متى ما تلق من تهوى
دع الدنيا وأهملها
I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.