' I Surrender '...

What is the difference Between your experience of Existence, And that of a saint?... ........... The saint knows, That the spiritual path Is a sublime chess game with God... .............. And that the Beloved Has just made such a Fantastic Move ..................... That the saint is now continually Tripping over Joy,, And bursting out in Laughter,, And saying,, "I Surrender!" Whereas, my dear,, I am afraid you still think , You have a thousand serious moves........... Hafiz ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` I Heard God Laughing Renderings of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky Dhama Publishing Company, 1996