The Tulip Poem by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi

The Tulip



Perhaps the tulip know the fickleness
Of Fortune's smile, for on her stalk's green shaft
She bears a wine cup through the wilderness

Translated by: Gertrude Bell

Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: green,smile
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