I Know the Way You Can Get (without a drink of love) Hafiz

I know the way you can get.

When you have not had a drink of Love. Your face hardens. Your sweet muscles cramp, Children  become concerned About a strange look that appears in your eyes Which even begins to worry your own mirror And Nose. Squirrels and birds sense your sadness And call an important conference in a tall tree, They decide which secret code to chant to help your mind and soul. Even angels fear that brand of madness that arrays itself against the world and throws sharp stones and spears into the innocent. And into one's self. Oh I know the way you can get If you have not been drinking Love: You might rip apart Every sentence your friends and teachers say, Looking for hidden clauses. You might weigh everyword on a scale like a dead fish. You might pull out a ruler to measure from every angle in your darkness the beautiful dimensions of a heart you once Trusted. I know the way you can get if you have not had a drink from Love's Hands. That is why all of the Great Ones speak of the vital need To keep remembering God, So you will come to know and see Him As being Playful, And Wanting, Just Wanting to help. 

from I heard God Laughing, Renderings of Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky