To the adversary , utter not t...

To the adversary , utter not the mysteries of love and of intoxication ,

So that , without knowledge of love in pain of self - worshipping , he may die . *** Notwithstanding weakness and powerlessness , like the pleasant breeze be

In this Path of love more pleasant than body - soundness is sickness in grief of love *** Veiled in the corner of safety , how can one be ,

As long as , to me , the mysteries of intoxication thy narcissus eye uttereth *** O Zahid the lover of the true Beloved be if not , one day , the world's work endeth

And from the workshop of existence the world the picture of thy purpose unread unattained , thou shall die *** At the threshold where humbleness is greatness of the true Beloved , of the lofty sky loftiness of rank think not

God foroid that , from the summit of loftiness to the dust of lowliness , thou shouldest fall *** Although the thorn diminisheth life , pardon for it the rose seeketh ,

By the side of intoxication's delight , easy is the bitterness of wine . *** Sufi the cup , drink Hafiz the great flagon prepare

O ye short of sleeve , how long practise ye long - handedness ***