غزل شمارهٔ 421

The door (threshold) of the magians' house was swept and water-sprinkled : (At the door) the Pir sat, and to old and to young, salutation gave.

In his service, the cup-lifters (topers) all loin-girt ; But, with the cap-crown, the canopy above the cloud was fixed.

The splendour of the cup and the goblet (holy travellers, possessed of excellence) concealed the light of the moon (the qualities of the young magians, Sakis of the tavern) ; The path of the young magians to the sun (the splendour of the glory of unity) the cheeks (of the holy travellers, possessed of excellence, joined with the qualities of God), waylaid.

In that chamber of privacy, notwithstanding all her graces, the bride of fortune Placed indigo ; and, on the tress of (dark, fragrant) musk, musk shed.

The angel of mercy (the perfect murshid) took the cup of delight (ma'rifat) ; (And) from the dregs, on the face of Hur and of Pari {seekers of God), rose-water, dashed.

From the grace and the strife (in state of restlessness) of the Sakis (the seekers possessed of excellence) sweet of work, Sugar broke asunder; (its petals), the lily shed ; (its cords), the harp snapped.

(To the bride of fortune), salutation, I made ; and, with laughing face, she spake : Saying : " O sufferer of wine-sickness, poor, wine stricken !

" Who doeth this that thou, with weak judgment and reason, hast done? " From the treasure (wine-) house, thou hast gone ; and thy tent on the waste hast pitched.

" Thee, union with wakeful fortune, I fear that they (fate and destiny) will not give; " For thou art asleep in the embrace of fortune, sleep stricken/'

Hafiz ! to the wine-house, come that to thee, I may present Of those whose prayers are answered a hundred ranks arrayed

The sky is the led-horse leader of king Nasratu-d-Din ; Come; his hand in his stirrup, behold the angel hath fixed.

For the sake of gaining honour, wisdom, that is inspired of the Hidden, From the vault of the ninth heaven, a hundred kisses on his majesty cast.