I Heard God Laughing

Poems of Hope and Joy

By: Hafiz

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Paperback | 31 October 2006 | Edition Number 1

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From the renowned translator of The Gift, a rich collection that brings the great Sufi poet Hafiz to Western readers

To Persians, the poems of Hafiz are not “classical literature” from a remote past but cherished wisdom from a dear and intimate friend that continues to be quoted in daily life. With uncanny insight, Hafiz captures the many forms and stages of love. His poetry outlines the stages of the mystic's “path of love”—a journey in which love dissolves personal boundaries and limitations to join larger processes of growth and transformation.

With this stunning collection, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in translating the essence of one of Islam’s greatest poetic and spiritual voices.

“If you haven’t yet had the delight of dining with Daniel Ladinsky’s sweet, playful renderings of the musings of the great saints, I Heard God Laughing is a perfect appetizer. . . . This newly released edition of his first playful foray into Hafiz’s divinely inspired poetry is essential reading. . . . Ladinsky is a master who will be remembered for finally bringing Hafiz alive in the West.” —Alexandra Marks, The Christian Science Monitor

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"If you haven't yet had the delight of dining with Daniel Ladinsky's sweet, playful renderings of the musings of the great saints, I Heard God Laughing is a perfect appetizer. . . . This newly released edition of his first playful foray into Hafiz's divinely inspired poetry is essential reading . . . . Ladinsky is a master who will be remembered for finally bringing Hafiz alive in the West." --Alexandra Marks, The Christian Science Monitor

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Releasing the Spirit of Hafiz	p. xi
Poetic Conventions	p. xv
You Are with the Friend Now	p. 1
A Divine Invitation	p. 2
You Don't Have to Act Crazy Anymore	p. 3
We Should Talk About This Problem	p. 4
And Applaud	p. 5
Manic Screaming	p. 7
My Brilliant Image	p. 7
Cast All Your Votes for Dancing	p. 8
Come to My House	p. 11
What Happens	p. 12
Someone Who Can Kiss God	p. 13
Would You Think It Odd?	p. 15
Someone Calls Your Name	p. 16
The Jeweler	p. 17
Saints Bowing in the Mountains	p. 18
Exquisitely Woven	p. 19
The Moon Is Also Busy	p. 20
We All Sit in God's Classroom	p. 21
For a While	p. 22
Why Carry?	p. 22
Someone Should Start Laughing	p. 23
A Golden Compass	p. 24
Zero	p. 25
Circles	p. 26
The Great Secret	p. 27
Wayfarer	p. 28
Of Course Things Like That Can Happen	p. 29
The Only One	p. 33
Every Movement	p. 33
Saheb-e-Zaman	p. 34
Set This Dry, Boring Place on Fire!	p. 35
How Does It Feel to Be a Heart?	p. 36
If It Is Not Too Dark	p. 37
Awake Awhile	p. 38
Dance, Dervish Dance	p. 39
You Better Start Kissing Me	p. 40
A Barroom View of Love	p. 41
I Know the Way You Can Get	p. 42
Spill the Oil Lamp!	p. 44
I Am Determined	p. 44
Let Me Near You Tonight	p. 45
That's the Whole Idea	p. 46
Keeping Watch	p. 47
You Left a Thousand Women Crazy	p. 48
Something Invisible	p. 49
A Tethered Falcon	p. 50
That Full, Fragrant Curl	p. 51
Maybe I Could Become a Poet	p. 53
I Took It as a Sign	p. 54
Beautiful Empty Pages	p. 55
Pulling Out the Chair	p. 56
The Only Sin I Know	p. 56
There Is a Wonderful Game	p. 57
I Am So Glad	p. 58
Your Beautiful Parched, Holy Mouth	p. 59
I Will Hire You as a Minstrel	p. 60
God's Laughter	p. 63
Several Times in the Last Week	p. 64
Laughter	p. 65
Tripping over Joy	p. 66
Strange Miracle	p. 67
Silence	p. 67
My Sweet, Crushed Angel	p. 68
Skinning Your Knees on God	p. 69
It Cuts the Plow Reins	p. 70
A Wild, Holy Band	p. 72
Forever Dance	p. 73
The Life and Work of Hafiz	p. 75
Select Bibliography	p. 89
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