O thou , from the splendour of...

O thou , from the splendour of whose cheek , is joyous the tulip - bed of life

Come back for , without the rose of thy cheek , spilleth the spring of life . *** Of the ocean of effacement no thought is his to whom ,

On the point of thy mouth , the hidden mystery is the centre of life . *** If , like rain , the tear drop from my eye , it is lawful

For , in grief for thee , like lightning swiftly in tumult passed the time of life . *** Without life , alive I am . This , esteem no great wonder

The day of separation , who placeth in the reckoning of life . *** From every quarter of the world is the ambuscade of the troop of vicissitudes

In that way of thought , rein - drawn , impetuously , saying God forbid I should be captive to vicissitude runneth the horseman of life . *** These moments , one or two , when the fortune of seeing Thee O Beloved is possible ,

Discover our work the fortune of seeing Thee For , not revealed is the work of life . *** Till when art thou careless and senseless in the wine of the morning , and the sweet sleep of dawn ,

Ho be wakeful for passed hath the choice of life - *** Yesterday , He the Beloved passed and towards me glanced not

O helpless heart that saw naught of profit from the passing of life . *** Hafiz utter speech . For , on earth's surface ,

Of thy eloquence , only this picture remaineth , the recollection of life . ***