غزل شمارهٔ 422

O thou that, with the long trailing tress, hast come ! Thine be leisure ; for, (with love) pitying the distraught, thou hast come.

One moment, disdain display not ; thy custom (so that by thee, they may be prosperous) alter ; For, for inquiring (after the state) of the Lords of need thou hast come.

Before thy (cypress) stature, I boast whether (thou be) in peace. or in war; Because, in every state, (as) the uplifter (the taker away) of disdain thou hast come.

(O beloved !) out of that lip of ruby, thou hast evoked water and fire ; Far (be) the evil eye ! for the sweet magic-player (strangely mixing water and fire) thou hast come.

Afarin ! on thy tender heart ; for, for the sake of good, To him slain by thy glance, in prayer, . thou hast come.

With thee, what weigheth my austerity? For the plundering- of my heart, Intoxicated and perturbed, to the khilvat-place of mystery, thou hast come.

Hafiz said : " Again, wine-stained is thy khirka : " Perchance, back from this religious order of this band (zahids and sufis) thou hast come."