“Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi, an Iranian mystic and poet.
This is a wild deer of hafiz poem:
Where are you O Wild Deer?
I have known you for a while, here.
Both loners, both lost, both forsaken
The wild beast, for ambush, have all waken
Let us inquire of each other's state
If we can, each other's wishes consummate
I can see this chaotic field
Joy and peace sometimes won't yield
O friends, tell me who braves the danger
To befriend...”

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