From His lip of ruby , a singl...

From His lip of ruby , a single draft we tasted not and He departed

His face , moon of form , we beheld not to our fill and He departed . *** Thou mayst say By our society , He hath become greatly straitened .

His chattels thus quickly He bound up about him , we arrived not , and He departed . *** Many the Fatiha and the Harz - i - Yamani that we recited

After that , we murmured the Ikhlas , and He departed . *** He said From the order of my writing , draw not your head , lest I depart ,

From His writing , we drew not our head , and He departed . *** A glance , He gave saying From the street of desire love I depart not

Thou sawest bow , at last , we purchased the glance , and He departed . *** He said Who seeketh union with Me , severeth himself from himself :

In the hope of union with Him , we severed ourselves from ourselves , and He departed . *** Proudly moving , He went into the sward of beauty and of grace . But ,

In the rose garden of union with Him , we moved not , and He departed . *** His form in gracefulness is the effect of God's creation

On His face , we fully to our fill cast not our glance , and He departed . *** All night , weeping and wailing , we did like Hafiz

For alas for bidding Him farewell , we arrived not , and He departed . ***