O thou void of news of love st...

O thou void of news of love strive that the master of news , thou mayst be

So long as way - farer thou art not , road - guide how is it that thou mayst be *** In the school of truths and of ma'rifat before love's master the murshid , perfect and excellent

Ho O son strive that , one day worthy to be father old thou mayst be . *** Far from love's degree , thee , sleeping and eating put

To love , thou attainest at that time when sleepless and foodless thou shalt be . *** When , on thy heart and soul , the light of God's love falleth ,

By God I swear that fairer than the sky's resplendent sun thou shalt be . *** From the copper of thy existence , like men of the Path tarikat thy hand wash ,

So that love's alchemy , thou mayst obtain and gold thou mayst be . *** From head to foot , thine all God's light shall be ,

When footless and headless the world's chattels and ease abandoned in the Path of Him possessed of majesty , thou shalt be . *** A moment , immersed in God's sea , be think not ,

That , to the extent of a single hair , with the water of seven all the seas of the world wet , thou shalt be . *** If the face of God be the spectacle - place of thy vision

After this , not a doubt remaineth that the possessor of vision , thou shalt be . *** It , below and above ruined the foundation of thy existence be ,

Think not in thy heart that , below and above , thou mayst be . *** Hafiz if in thy head be desire of union with the true Beloved

It is necessary that the dust of the court of Him possessed of vision , thou shouldest be . ***