Dear Darius

Since you selected that nice poem from Hafiz's poetry, please let us write it together for practicing too.

I think having good poems and texts are one of the main parts of calligraphy because it has a high effect on soul.

And my dear friends

Let me say that it is the 196th poem from Hafiz's poetry.

(Hafiz is one of the biggest Iranian poets)

I've written both versions of this poem; Original (In Persian) and its translation in English.

Original (In Persian):

English:

The poem:

Those who turn lead into gold,
Will they ever our sight behold?

I hide my ills from false physicians,
May my cure come from the invisible fold.

When beloved reveals a glimpse,
Many tales by many are told.

Salvation is not in piety,
The deed for its own sake should unfold.

Be fair with my increasing love,
Let not others mock me and scold.

Behind the veil, masurny schemes remain,
After unveiling, how will they be sold?

Heartwarming tales of lovers in this world,
Warm even the hearts that may be ice cold.

Drinking the forbidden wine with sincerity,
Surpass the moral rules we pretend to uphold.

The shirt that carried Joseph’s scent,
His brothers would gladly have sold.

Come, show yourself in the tavern,
To the servants whom your passage extolled.

Keep jealous eyes away, because the good,
For God’s sake, choose the good and bold.

Hafiz, sustained union cannot be cajoled;
Kings in the marketplace rarely strolled.

I will be so grateful if all of you write this nice poem with your beautiful handwriting and then share it with us.

I'm waiting to see.