Hafiz Poem ( Sufi Mystic)
 A Tethered Falcon 

My heart sits on the Arm of God

Like a tethered falcon Suddenly unhooded.

I am now blessedly crazed

Because my Master’s Astounding Effulgence is in constant view.

My piercing eyes, which have searched every world

For Tenderness and Love, 

Now lock on the Royal Target 

The Wild Holy One 

Whose Beauty Illuminates Existence.

My soul endures a magnificent longing.

I am a tethered falcon

With great wings and sharp talons poised,

Every sinew taut, like a Sacred Bow,

Quivering at the edge of my Self

And Eternal Freedom,

Though still held in check By a miraculous

Divine Golden Cord.

Beloved, I am waiting for You to free me 

Into Your Mind and Infinite Being.

I am pleading in an absolute helplessness

To hear, finally, your Words of Grace:

Fly! Fly into Me!

Poetry by Hafiz 

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