Love
The Eye of Mighty Love cares not
Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood (1917) · From Songs of Hafiz (1917)
Love
The Eye of Mighty Love cares not
Just how we pray nor in what spot,
In mosque or synagogue or church,
At last life leaves us in the lurch.
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Hafiz. “The Eye of Mighty Love cares not.” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/122/.
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Hafiz. “The Eye of Mighty Love cares not.” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/122/.
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