Time & Brevity
Oh that Youth’s glowing gown must fade!
Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood (1917) · From Songs of Hafiz (1917)
Time & Brevity
Oh that Youth’s glowing gown must fade!
Oh that eternity were on it laid!
The Fount of Life grows dry. Sadly we see
To-day we are not what we used to be.
We leave behind companions, friends, and kin,
Because such has the will of Heaven been.
Even brothers part and go so far--so far--
The Twins alone in Heaven changeless are.
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Hafiz. “Oh that Youth’s glowing gown must fade!” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/128/.
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Hafiz. “Oh that Youth’s glowing gown must fade!” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/128/.
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