When His the true Beloved's tr...

When His the true Beloved's tress , ambergris - diffusing , the breeze fate and destiny dishevelled ,

Every shattered one , with whom it the breeze joined , his life fresh became . *** A fellow - breather is where so that to him explanation of my grief , I may give

From the time of separation from Him , what torments my heart endureth . *** The letter of fidelity which the messenger of the morning took to the true Beloved ,

Of the blood of our eye was the seal of its inscription . *** Of the leaves of the rose the limbs of man time made a token of Thy face O true Beloved

But on looking - well through shame of Thee , concealed it man in the rose - bud the closed tomb *** Thou asleep and no limit appeared

Thanks be to God for this Path of love that hath no end *** Perchance , the beauty of the Ka'ba the true Beloved desireth excuse for want of union of the way - farer to the Ka'ba

For , in its desert , consumed the soul of those alive of heart lovers of God *** My heart that , from all save Thee kept secret love for Thee ,

Behold , how from much weeping before its weeping lovers , my eye revealeth my love for Thee *** To this shattered house of sorrow the lover's body who bringeth .

From the pit of the true Beloved's chin trace of the Yusuf of the heart *** That tress - tip the world of evidence , or this world I take and it to the khwaja's hand , I give ,

That , perchance , my justice from its hands he may take and , holding me excused , may not drive me away *** In the morning , by the border of the sward , from the bulbul I heard

His melody of Hafiz , sweet of voice , sweet of song . ***