Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALMS, by HAFEZ Poet's Biography First Line: The beggar begs by god's command Last Line: Nor stab the love that orphans keep. Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din Subject(s): Begging & Beggars | ||||||||
The beggar begs by God's command, And gifts awake when givers sleep. Swords cannot cut the giving hand, Nor stab the love that orphans keep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GENERATIONS by LUCILLE CLIFTON HUMAN INTERLUDE by JACK HIRSCHMAN AFTER UNGARETTI; I.M. DARRELL GRAY by ANSELM HOLLO SAY PARDON TO A BUM by DAVID IGNATOW STREET SONGS: 2. THE BEGGAR by WALLACE STEVENS ON A FAIR BEGGAR by PHILIP AYRES THE PATH-FLOWER by OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN |
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