From the street of the friend ...

From the street of the friend the perfect murshid came the fragrant breeze of the nau - ruz guidance in the Path to God

From this breeze , if them desire aid , the lamp of the heart , thou mayest kindle . *** If , like the red rose , a particle of red gold thou hast , for God's sake , expend it in pleasure

For caused Karun's errors , the passion for gold - gathering . *** A wine like the pure soul , I have yet its detraction , the Sufi maketh

O God let not ill fortune be the sage's portion - ^ even one day *** Seeking the path of the true Beloved's desire is what 'Tis the abandoning of our own desire

The crown of sovereignty is that which from this abandoning , thou stitchest . *** The lament of the turtle - dove by the marge of the stream , I know not where - fore it is

Perchance , like me , a grief it hath night and day . *** Separated became thy sweet friend the murshid candle now , sit alone

For this the sky's decree is whether thou be content ; or whether thou consume . *** Within the screen , speech I utter ; forth from thyself , like the rose - bud from the bud come

For , not more than a space of five days , is the order of the chief of a nau - ruz . *** Excluded from the means of joy , in wonder of knowledge , one cannot be

Saki come ; to the fool arriveth the largest victual - portion . *** O heart go wine drink and profligacy and the abandoning of hypocrisy practise

For a Path better than this , I wonder whether thou mayst learn . *** To the garden , go that , from the bulbul , love's mysteries thou mayst take to mind ;

To the assembly , come ; so that from Hafiz , ghazal - singing , thou mayst learn . ***