Bitter strong wine , whose pow...

Bitter strong wine , whose power is man - overthrowing , I desire

Perchance , a moment , from the world and its iniquity and clamour , I may rest . *** O heart wine of love bring . For safe without it from the deceit of the sky the traitor one cannot go :

Deceit caused by the sport of Venus , its harper ; and of Mars , its blood - thirsty one . *** No time of ease , hath time's table cherishing the mean

O heart from its bitter and salted victuals , wash the palate of greed and of avarice . *** The Bahram hunting noose lust's desires let go the cup of love of Jamshid , uptake

For , this desert the world we have traversed . Visible is neither Bahram sensual desire nor his wild ass . *** To glance at darvishes is not against greatness

With all his pomp , Sulaiman , his mercy - glance was with the feeble ant . *** Come so that , in pure wine , time's mystery , we may show

On the condition that , to those crooked of disposition and blind of heart , thou show it not . *** From the cup of emerald hue , I dririk ruby wine

For , the zahid is a serpent of the age , whom blind with this I will make . *** From Hafiz , turneth not its head the bow of the eye - brow of the true Beloved

But , at this His arm full of force , to Hafiz laughter cometh . ***