THE STAIRWAY OF EXISTENCE

We
Are not
In pursuit of formalities
Or fake religious
Laws,

For through the stairway of existence
We have come to God's
Door.

We are
People who need to love, because
Love is the soul's life,

Love is simply creation's greatest joy.

Through
The stairway of existence,
O, through the stairway of existence, Hafiz,

Have
You now come,
Have we all now come to
The Beloved's
Door.

(Hafiz)

'The Gift' Poems by Hafiz - translations by Daniel Ladinsky