Jalal al-Din Rumi Persian poet
A person journeys to a
sacred place for
O Pilgrims,
religious reasons.
thou art where, thou art where? repitation
divine
The Beloved is neigh, come hither, come hither.
symbolic barrier between
Thy beloved is thy neighbor, behind the wall
the divine and people
methapor for wordly
life and distractions
Lost in the desert, you are seeking and you fall; a metaphor for there is no depiction to imagine
If that lovely faceless face you once see the appearence
representations of the
Pilgrim and shrine and house you know are all thee. individual seeker.
inner spiritual journey
From house to house, you sought for proof Spiritual Journey
Yet never ascended up to the roof.
If it is the house of soul you seek
In the mirror see the face that’s meek. Imagery
If you’ve been to the garden, where is your bunch? Material vs. Spiritual
And where your soulful pearl if at sea you lunch. represents something precious
With all this pain where is your gain? hardship in the spiritual journey
The only veil, yourself, remain. only thing standing between you and
spiritual realization is your own self
Hidden treasure chest, buried in soil
burried in the soul innerself
Why let dark clouds full moon spoil?
King of the World, to you will show a one recognize himself meeting with
the truth
Magical shapes, in spirit you grow.
transformative
The central theme is discovering divine and spiritual truth within
oneself. It emphasizes the fact that external symbols and journeys
are ultimately reflections of an internal spiritual quest.It is a kind of
seeking for divine love.
Hafiz (translated by Gertrude Lowthian Bell)
OH Turkish maid of Shiraz! in thy hand a city in Iran
If thou’lt take my heart, for the mole on thy cheek
exchange I would barter Bokhara and Samarkand. famous cities of Middle Asia
Bring, Cup-bearer, all that is left of thy wine!
In the Garden of Paradise vainly thou’lt seek her beauty is superior to anything found in the Garden of Paradise
The lip of the fountain of Ruknabad,
And the bowers of Mosalla where roses twine.
They have filled the city with blood and broil, metaphor to describe the disruption and conflict created by gypsy
Those soft-voiced Lulis for whom we sigh; gypsy
simile As Turkish robbers fall on the spoil,
They have robbed and plundered the peace of my heart.
Dowered is my mistress, a beggar am I; opposition
What shall I bring her? a beautiful face
Needs nor jewel nor mole nor the tiring-maid's art.
imagery
Brave tales of singers and wine relate,
The key to the Hidden 'twere vain to seek; mystical or secret knowledge related to spiritual pursuits
No wisdom of ours has unlocked that gate, some mysteries or truths are beyond the scope
And locked to our wisdom it still shall be. of human wisdom or reason
But of Joseph's beauty the lute shall speak;
And the minstrel knows that Zuleika came forth,Biblical figures
Love parting the curtains of modesty.
When thou spokest ill of thy servant 'twas well—
God pardon thee! for thy words were sweet;
Not unwelcomed the bitterest answer fell everything is welcomed came from beloved
From lips where the ruby and sugar lay. imagery
But, fair Love, let good counsel direct thy feet;
Far dearer to youth than dear life itself wisdom and guadiance
Are the warnings of one grown wise—and grey!
The song is sung and the pearl is strung Metin
Come hither, oh Hafiz, and sing again!
And the listening Heavens above thee hung The beauty and power of Hafiz's poetry is
considered to be so powerful that it can even
Shall loose o'er thy verse the Pleiades’ chain. affect heaven and hell
imagery
Theme: love and beauty are intertwined with the deeper layers of human experience and emotion,wisdom
gained through love
Love, according to Shakespeare, is
Wyatt explores the theme of
Comparison:Rumi depicts love as an timeless. It is not affected by external
Hafiz celebrates the earthly unfulfilled affection, His love
metaphor for love towards divine his factors.In his sonnet, Shakespeare depicts
and sensual aspects of love is platonic, evoking yearning
poem emphasize the transformative love as idealistic and enduring.
with pleasures of life and by a and longing by a melancholic
and transcendent nature of love
hedonistic approach. and pessimist style.
Petrarch depicts a more idealized and impossible love.
His poems frequently address the theme of unrequited
love he has a common point with the Wyatt for this
reason.
