If thou be the compassionate f...

If thou be the compassionate friend , true of covenant , be :

The companion of the closet in grief and of the hot bath and of the rose - garden in ease be . *** To the power of wine , the curl of thy dishevelled tress give not so that its perfume may not agitate lovers

Speak not saying Say , lovers' hearts agitated be . *** If thine be desire to be in exaltation fellow - sitter with Khizr ,

Hidden from Sikandar's eye , like the water of life , be . *** Not the work of every bird is the power of love - playing

Come and of the bulbul , ghazal singing Hafiz the new rose beloved be . *** The path of service , and the usage of attendance - making

For God's sake , let go to us and Sultan be . *** On the prey the lovers of God of the sacred fold , again draw not forth the sword . Take care

Of what thou hast done with our heart , penitent , be *** O true Beloved the candle of the assembly Thou art one of tongue , one of heart , be

The fancy of the moth's effort in sparing not its own life behold and laughing consuming like the candle be . *** In glance - playing , is the perfection of heart - ravishingness and beauty of beloved ones

Of the crowd of the rare ones of the age , in the art of viewing and comprehending others be . *** Hafiz silence and of the Beloved's violence , bewail not

Who spake to thee saying At the lovely face of the Beloved astonied be ***