غزل شمارهٔ 276

The gardener (the holy traveller) if, for a space of five days, (a life-time), the society of the rose (the true Beloved) is necessary for him, Against the tyranny of the thorn of separation, the patience of the (patient) bulbul is necessary for him.

O heart ! in the bond of His tress (the world), regarding perturbation, bewail not, When, into the bond, the wise bird falleth, fortitude is necessary for it.

To the profligate, world-consuming (who hath abandoned the world's attachments) what business with counsel-considering? The land's work is (such) that deliberation and reflection is necessary for it.

In tarikat, reliance on piety and knowledge is infidelity : If a hundred kinds of skill, the way-farer have, trust in God is necessary for him.

With tress and face like this of His (the true Beloved), unlawful be glance-playing (of love), To that one, (if) the jasmine-face, and the hyacinth-curl is necessary for him.

The (disdainful) airs of that intoxicated narcissus, it is necessary to endure, O distraught heart ! since that tress and fore-lock is necessary for it.

O Saki! in the cup's circulation, delay how long? When with lovers, the (cup's) circulation chanceth, succession (continuity) is necessary for it.

Who is Hafiz since, without the harp's sound, he drinketh not the cup? The wretched lover ! patience like this, why' is necessary for him ?