LEADER 00000cam  22003374i 4500 
001    sky238490295 
003    SKY 
005    20191202122627.0 
008    990202s1999    nyu           000 0 eng   
010    99010920 
020    9780140195811 
020    0140195815 
040    DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dC#P|dWaOLN|dSKYRV|dCoBoFLC|dSKYRV
       |dUtOrBLW 
041 1  eng|hper 
042    pcc 
092    891.5511|bAF 
100 0  Ḥāfiẓ,|dactive 14th century. 
245 14 The gift :|bpoems by the great Sufi master /|cHafiz ; 
       translated by Daniel James Ladinsky. 
264  1 New York :|bPenguin/Arkana,|c1999. 
300    xvi, 333 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 00 |tIntroduction: the life and work of Hafiz --|tOne/ 
       Startled by God.|tStartled by God ;|tLet's eat ;|tA 
       hunting party ;|tThis sane idea ;|tWe have not come to 
       take prisoners ;|tI can see angels /|tYou're it ;|tI rain 
       --|tTwo/ I have learned so much.|tI have learned so much ;
       |tGod just came near ;|tThe sun never says ;|tThe seed 
       cracked open ;|tWhy just ask the donkey ;|tWho wrote all 
       the music ;|tYour mother and my mother ;|tMismatched 
       newlyweds ;|tYour seed pouch ;|tThe magnificent storm --
       |tThree/ Removing the shoe from the temple.|tRemoving the 
       shoe from the temple ;|tAgainst my own hand ;|tOut of this
       mess ;|tIf God invited you to a party ;|tTo build a swing 
       ;|tA crystal rim ;|tThis one is mine ;|tCurfews ;|tThe ear
       that was sold to a fish ;|tAn infant in your arms --|tFour
       / I hold the lion's paw.|tI hold the lion's paw ;|tIf the 
       falling of a hoof ;|tWhat the hell ;|tSomeone untied your 
       camel ;|tWhen I want to kiss God ;|tFor a single tear ;
       |tThhat shapes the eye ;|tSo many gifts ;|tLove is the 
       funeral pyre ;|tAllah, Allah, Allah --|tFive/ Don't die 
       again.|tDon't die again ;|tLike a life-giving sun ;|tThe 
       great work ;|tEffacement ;|tSome fill with each good rain 
       ;|tThe vintage man ;|tEverywhere ;|tLifts beyond 
       conception ;|tGod's bucket ;|tJust looking for trouble --
       |tSix/ The gift.|tThe gift ;|tLaughing at the word two ;
       |tLife starts clapping ;|tThe foundation for greatness ;
       |tCourteous to the ant ;|tHis winter crop ;|tThe scent of 
       light ;|tNo conflict ;|tStop calling me a pregnant woman ;
       |tA strange feather --|tSeven/ I am really just a 
       tambourine.|tI am really just a tambourine ;|tThe stairway
       of existence ;|tWhat do white birds say ;|tHow do I 
       listen? ;|tThe earth braces itself ;|tThe difference 
       between ;|tThe angels know you well ;|tCrooked deals ;
       |tThe millstone's talents ;|tLet thought become your 
       beautiful lover --|tEight/ Get the blame straight.|tGet 
       the blame straight ;|tRewards for clear thinking ;|tPlease
       ;|tThis constant yearning ;|tThe sad game ;|tThat regal 
       coat ;|tStop being so religious ;|tFriends do things like 
       this ;|tIt felt love ;|tLook! I am a whale ;|tTwo bears ;
       |tThe sky hunter ;|tForgive the dream --|tNine/ The 
       prettiest mule.|tThe prettiest mule ;|tToday ;|tWise men 
       keep talking about ;|tBack into herself ;|tThe mule got 
       drunk and lost in Heaven ;|tWhy abstain? ;|tThe warrior ;
       |tDividing God ;|tI saw two birds ;|tMuhammad's twin --
       |tTen/ Tiny gods.|tTiny gods ;|tThis union ;|tWhen you can
       endure ;|tThis talking rag ;|tWho will feed my cat? ;
       |tBurglars hear watchdogs ;|tA still cup ;|tThat lamp that
       needs no iol ;|tToo wonderful --|tEleven/ elephant 
       wondering.|tElephant wondering ;|tAn old musician ;|tThe 
       fish and I will chat ;|tThe heart is right ;|tOut of God's
       hat ;|tThe clay bowl's destiny ;|tI hope you won't sue 
       this old man ;|tFaithful lover ;|tNow is the time --
       |tTwelve/ Counting moles ;|tCounting moles ;|tHafiz ;|tThe
       body a tree ;|tA great need ;|tThere could be holy fallout
       ;|tTrying to wear pants ;|tThis sky ;|tIt is unanimous ;
       |tTwo puddles chatting ;|tHis ballet company --|tThirteen/
       Reverence.|tReverence ;|tThat tree we planted ;|tI vote 
       for you for God ;|tA one-story house ;|tThe great 
       religions ;|tWhat happens to the guest ;|tI wnat both og 
       us ;|tLike passionate lips ;|tCucumbers and prayers --
       |tFourteen/ A cushion for your head.|tA cushion for your 
       head ;|tThese beautiful love games ;|tThe bag lady ;|tThe 
       ambience of love ;|tTired of speaking sweetly ;|tA root in
       each act and creature ;|tOur hearts should do this more ;
       |tTurn left a thousand feet from here ;|tImagination does 
       not exist ;|tThrow me on a scale ;|tThe hatcheck girl ;
       |tDamn thirsty --|tFifteen/ Two giant fat people.|tTwo 
       giant fat people ;|tScratching my back ;|tIf you don't 
       stop that ;|tElegance ;|tA hole in a flute ;|tUntil ;|tWhy
       aren't we screaming drunks ;|tDropping keys ;|tAll the 
       talents of God ;|tThe great expanse ;|tI imagine now for 
       ages --|tSixteen/ Spiced manna.|tSpiced manna ;|tA hard 
       decree ;|tAnd for no reason ;|tSometimes I say to a poem ;
       |tThe suburbs ;|tShe responded ;|tWe might have to medicat
520    With this stunning gift edition of 250 of Hafiz's most 
       intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in 
       translating the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic 
       and religious voices. 
650  0 Sufi poetry, Persian|vTranslations into English. 
655  0 Sufi poetry, Persian|vTranslations into English. 
700 1  Ladinsky, Daniel James.