Religion
Whate’er fate God’s given, take it!
Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood (1917) · From Songs of Hafiz (1917)
Religion
Whate’er fate God’s given, take it!
Changeless is it. Naught can shake it.
If humble, always ’twill be so,
Past you all things great you’ll see go;
If Fate’s web is black like night
Not Mecca’s fount will wash it white.
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MLA
Hafiz. “Whate’er fate God’s given, take it!” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/116/.
Chicago
Hafiz. “Whate’er fate God’s given, take it!” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/116/.
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