O lapwing of the east wind the...

O lapwing of the east wind the Murshid to Saba the land of the true Be - loved I send thee

Behold from where the dense , impure , world to where the light , pure , world I send thee *** Alas a glorious bird like thee in the dust - heap of grief

Hence to the nest of fidelity the land of the true Beloved I send thee . *** In love's Path , is no stage of nearness or of farness :

Hence , true Beloved I clearly see Thee and prayer , I send Thee . *** Every morning and evening , the Kafila of prayer for Thy welfare ,

In company with the cool north and the east wind , I send Thee . *** O . Fellow - sitter of my heart Thou that becomest hidden from sight ,

Prayer , I utter for Thee praise , I send Thee . *** So long as grief's army ruineth not the heart's country ,

Words and odes of mine with melody and modulation , I send thee . *** Saki come for the invisible messenger uttered to me glad tidings ,

In pain , exercise patience for the remedy of union with the true Beloved I send Thee . *** The creation of God , behold with joy in thy own face the mirror , God displaying

For since thou art careless of the Creator the mirror , God - displaying , I send Thee . *** Hafiz the song of our assembly is the mention of thy welfare

Make haste come quickly A horse and a coat , I send Thee . ***