The sun once glimpsed God's true nature

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原文

The sun once glimpsed God's true nature And has never been the same. Thus that radiant sphere Constantly pours its energy Upon this earth As does He from behind The veil. With a wonderful God like that Why isn't everyone a screaming drunk? Hafiz's guess is this: Any thought that you are better or less Than another man Quickly Breaks the wine Glass.

翻訳

The sun once saw God's true self and has never been the same. So that bright sun always gives its energy to the earth just as God does from behind the curtain. With such a wonderful God, why isn't everyone wildly happy? Hafiz thinks this: Any belief that you are better or worse than someone else quickly breaks the wine glass.

解説

This poem by Hafiz uses the metaphor of the sun glimpsing God's true nature to illustrate a profound spiritual truth. The sun, having seen the divine, is forever changed and continuously gives its energy to the earth, much like God who provides from behind a veil. Hafiz questions why, with such a magnificent God, people aren't constantly overwhelmed with joy. He suggests that the reason lies in human judgment — the belief that one is superior or inferior to others disrupts spiritual joy, symbolized by the breaking of a wine glass. This imagery reflects the fragility of spiritual enlightenment and the ease with which it can be shattered by ego and comparison.

語彙辞典

語	わかりやすい意味	翻訳	発音
glimpsed	saw briefly	noticed briefly	glimpsed
radiant	shining brightly	shiny and bright	ray-dee-uhnt
sphere	round object	round shape	sfeer
veil	covering	thin cover	vayl
screaming drunk	wildly joyful	very happy	skree-ming druhngk
guess	opinion	a simple thought	ges
thought	idea

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