In the early morn , when intox...

In the early morn , when intoxicated with the night's wine ,

The cup , I took , with the harp and the flute . *** For the sake of wisdom , I placed road - provisions with wine

Him wisdom to the city of intoxication , I sent travelling . *** Me , the form of the wine - seller the murshid gave a look ,

That safe , from time's deceit , I became . *** From the Saki of bow eye - brow , I heard

O butt of the arrow of reproach *** Like the girdle , profit from that waist thou gainest not ,

If within , only thyself thou seest . *** Go about thy own work over another bird , this net place

For lofty inaccessible is the Anka's nest . *** All He is the companion , the minstrel , and the Saki

As pretence is the fancy the illusory form of water and clay the form of man *** O perfect murshid the bark of the wine of ma'rifat give , that happily I may come out

From this stream the world of bodies shore unseen . *** Who gaineth good profit from union with a lovely one ,

Who , at love with herself ever playeth *** Void of the stranger , is the house wine , drink ;

For , peerless man save thou is none . *** Hafiz our existence is an enigma

The investigating whereof is fable and enchantment . ***