"The pious man, with his rosary and prayer rug, is often more distant from God than the lover in the tavern."

"The wine is the blood of the grape, and the beloved is the soul of the world."

"Hafez uttereth a prayer. Listen: say an amin! Be my daily food the lips sugar-scattering of Thine."

"When the wind of love blows, even the dust rises into the world of meaning."

"Love is a fire that burns everything but the beloved."