~A Cushion for Your Head~ 

Just Sit Right Now

Don't Do A Thing

Just Rest.

For Your Separation From God,

From Love

Is The Hardest Work

In This World.

Let Me Bring You

Trays of Food

And Something That

You Like To Drink.

You Can Use My Soft Words

As A Cushion For Your Head. 

~Hafiz, trans. Daniel Ladinski