Religion
Great God, to whom in vain no one does pray,
Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood (1917) · From Songs of Hafiz (1917)
Religion
Great God, to whom in vain no one does pray,
Creator, Keeper of my earthly day,
Avails it aught that I confess my sin
When nothing from Thy Eyes has hidden been?
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Hafiz. “Great God, to whom in vain no one does pray.” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/118/.
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Hafiz. “Great God, to whom in vain no one does pray.” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/118/.
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