غزل شمارهٔ 274

In the (spring) season of the tulip (the murshid), the cup take; and void of hypocrisy be : With the perfume of the red rose (of 'Irak), a moment concordant with the breeze (the murshid) be.

I say not to thee : " All the year practise wine-worshipping : " (Nay) ; three (spring) months, wine drink ; and nine months, austere and Abid (in the world's occupations) be.

If the Pir, the holy traveller, charge thee with the wine of love Drink; and expecter of God's mercy, be.

If thine be desire that, like Jamshid (the perfect murshid), thou mayst attain to the mystery of the hidden, Come ; and, the confidant of this cup, world-displaying (the perfect murshid) be.

Though like the (closed up) rose-bud, the world's work is a (closed up) knot, Like the spring-breeze, thou, the knot (bud) opener be.

From none, seek fidelity ; and if, my speech, thou hear not, In foolishness, seeker of the simurgh and of alchemy be.

Hafiz ! of devotion of strangers, the disciple be not : But, of pure profligates, the friend be.