And the Voice answered:
"Be thou the Sun."
And Hafiz became the Sun, and shone down upon the Earth, but, because he did not know how to shine very wisely, he shone very fiercely, so that the crops dried up, and folk grew sick and died. And then there arose from the East a little cloud which slipped between Hafiz and the Earth, so that he could no longer shine down upon it, and he said: "Is there something stronger in the world than the Sun?"
"Ah me! Ah me!
If Hafiz only the Cloud could be!"
"Be thou the Cloud.
And Hafiz became the Cloud, and rained down water upon the Earth, but, because he did not know how to do so wisely, there fell so much rain that all the little rivulets became great rivers, and all the great rivers overflowed their banks, and carried everything before them in swift torrent—all except one great rock which stood unmoved. And Hafiz said: "Is there something stronger than the Cloud?"
"Ah me! Ah me!
If Hafiz only the Rock could be!"
And the Voice said:
"Be thou the Rock."
And Hafiz became the Rock, and the Cloud disappeared and the waters went down.