
Love is the great work though every heart is first an Apprentice That slaves beneath the city of Light.
This wondrous trade,this magnificent throne your soul
Is destined for-
You should not have to think much about it,
Is it not clear an apprentice needs a teacher
Who himself
Has charmed the universe to reveal its wonders inside his cup.
Happiness is the great work,though every heart must first become a student
To one who really knows
About Love.
~ Hafiz ~
(The Gift -- versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)