I Saw You Dancing

I Saw You Dancing

I saw you dancing last night on the roof

of your house all alone.

I felt your heart longing for the

Friend.

I saw you whirling

beneath the soft bright rose

that hung from an invisible stem

in the sky,

So I began to change into my best clothes

in hopes of joining you.

Even though

I live a thousand miles away.

And if

you had spun like an immaculate sphere

just two more times,

Then bowed again so sweetly to

the east,

You would have found God and me

standing so near

and lifting you

into our arms.

I saw you dancing last night near the roof

of this world.

I want this yearning and intimacy that Hafiz speaks of. This entire poem is so beautiful. What a wonderful idea that two people can be so close, despite the distance of one thousand miles. There has never been an easy way to describe love, in part because it can astound you. Hafiz feels for the object of his affection so strongly despite the distance. That is incredibly astounding. 

The last line of this poem gets me every time: I saw you dancing near the roof of this world. That could mean so many things. Moreover, would you join him/her?