غزل شمارهٔ 212

In the morning-time, me the opportunity of drinking one or two cups (of manifestations of glories) had befallen : And into my palate from the lip of the SakI (whose quality is discourse), wine delight-giving had fallen.

With the lovely one of lusty youth's time, again, through intoxication, I desired restitution of conjugal rights. But divorce (from youth's time) had fallen.

In the stages of tarikat, wherever we travelled, In glance-playing, ease, separation had befallen.

O SakI ! momently, give the cup. For, in the travelling of the Path, Who lover-like was not, into hypocrisy had fallen.

interpreter of dreams ! give glad tidings. For, last night, to me, the sun, In the sweetness of the morning sleep, (as an) ally had fallen.

I established the idea saying : " Apart from that intoxicated eye, I will take the corner (of retirement) : " From the curve of his eye-brow arch (like a terrible bow), my power of patience had fallen.

If, through liberality, the king had not been Yahi Nasratu-d-Din, From order and peace, the work of the country and of religion had fallen.

That moment when Hafiz wrote this agitated verse, Into the snare of longing desire, the bird of his thought had fallen.