Came the breeze giving fragran...

Came the breeze giving fragrance of Hima the abode of the beloved and my desire increased

From me to Su'ad the beloved greeting , who will convey *** The hearing of the Friend's message is felicity and safety

Be my precious life a ransom for the dust of the Friend's door . *** To the evening shelter of strangers , come and the bloody water of our eye , behold ,

Like pure red w'ne in Damascus glass . *** If , to paradise , I inclined and became a covenant - breaker ,

Be neither my sleep agreeable , nor my sleeping place tranquil . *** If , in praise of the dweller of Arak the beloved the bird of happiness warbleth ,

From its gardens , the moaning of my pigeons in desire of the possessor of Arak will not be separated . *** Not much remaineth when to an end cometh the day of separation from the beloved

From the hills of Hima the beloved's abode I almost beheld the removing of tents . *** O happy that moment when thou enterest , and to thee I say : In safety ,

Happy arrival in the best of abodes , thou hast alighted . *** Hope is that , by good fortune , thee I may quickly see ,

Thou being joyous in order - giving ; and I , in slavery . *** Though , worthy of the society of kings , I have naught ,

For charity sake , me , in slavery , accept . *** Being far from thee , I have become slender lean as the new crescent moon

Although thy face like the moon , in its fulness , I have not seen . *** Hafiz like the string of pearls of good water is thy pure lustrous verse

For in the place of grace it surpasseth the verse of Ni'zami . ***