غزل شمارهٔ 447

(O beloved ! ) come ; towards us this hatred exercise not ; For the light of ancient society, thou hast.

My counsel hear ; for this pearl (of counsel) much better (is) Than that jewel that, in the treasury, thou hast.

But, to the profligates, thy face how mayst thou show, Thou who, the mirror of the sun and of the moon, thou hast ?

O Shaikh ! sense, keep ; against the profligates speak not Lest that with God's love hate thou have.

(O Zahid ! ) fearest thou not my fiery (burning) sigh ? Thou knowest, the woollen khirka, (easily consumed) thou hast.

(O Saki ! ) to the cry of the poor wine-drinkers come. (Them, give wine) ; For God's sake, if the wine of last night thou hast.

Hafiz ! I have not seen (verse) more beautiful than thy verse, Which, in thy heart, by the great Kuran (I swear), thou hast.