Hafiz – I Want Both Of Us

Hafiz has a way with words when it comes to love. In this article we will explore the poem I Want Both Of Us and the way Hafiz describes the longing for sacred union with your beloved. I feel this poem speaks to a shared spiritual core at the heart of marriage and intimacy.

I see the small room as a metaphor for closeness. The closeness of a shared space, and the closeness of intimacy in everyday life. A life where love is infused in all things. The joy of cooking together. The overflowing contentment you feel watching your love do the dishes. How it could feel tending to the details of a divine life together.

The bit about the fields holds for me the desire in partnership when living the work of the soul’s purpose. Such love and partnership are present in every single moment, laboring side by side towards a higher purpose. It is about acknowledging that each person has an essential role to play and making it count, hand-in-hand with your one true love.

This poem is also about embracing the desire to love out loud. To express your experience of divine love with each other, share your love story with others, and celebrate the power of true union.

This describes a marriage between you, God, and your beloved. Where the tiny room is a life where no separation is possible.