The road is dangerous and the goal is far. Every road has an end.

What it means

Hafez does not pretend the journey is safe or short. He only insists it is finite. Keep walking; there is no road without an end.

The source

"The road is dangerous and the goal is far. Every road has an end." Hafez said it in Divan, Ghazal 255. Translated from the original Persian by Spartan Surfers.

"گرچه منزل بس خطرناکست و مقصد بس بعید / هیچ راهی نیست کانرا نیست پایان غم مخور"

Original Persian, Divan, Ghazal 255. Text read at fa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Hafez (c. 1315–1390). Poet of Shiraz whose Divan of ghazals is still opened at random in Iran to seek an omen.

Questions

What does "The road is dangerous and the goal is far. Every road has an end." mean?

Hafez does not pretend the journey is safe or short. He only insists it is finite. Keep walking; there is no road without an end.

Who said "The road is dangerous and the goal is far. Every road has an end."?

Hafez (c. 1315–1390). Source: Divan, Ghazal 255.

What is the original Persian?

گرچه منزل بس خطرناکست و مقصد بس بعید / هیچ راهی نیست کانرا نیست پایان غم مخور. Translated from the original Persian by Spartan Surfers.

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