If , in thy religious order , ...

If , in thy religious order , the shedding of the blood of the lover is lawful to us it is lawful

Our rectitude is all that which is thy rectitude . *** The black hue of thy hair is the explanation of the Bringer forth of darkness .

The white hue of thy face , the manifestation of the Splitter of the morning . *** From thy eye into the bosom , went flowing a raging stream ,

In the midst whereof , the sailor swimmeth not . *** Thy lip , like the water of life , is the power of the soul

From him , our dusty existence is the taste of wine . *** Escape from the grasp of thy tress - noose , none gained

Nor freedom from the little bow of thy eye - brow , and from the arrow of thy eye . *** O Zahid ever seek not from me rectitude , or penitence , or piety

From the profligate , and the lover , and the distraught , none sought perseverance in good . *** With a hundred stratagems , the ruby of thy lip gave me no kiss

With a hundred thousand solicitations , my heart gained no desire from him . *** What is the worthless cup Ever in recollection of thee , we drink

Drinking , we drink a cup so big . *** A prayer for thy soul be the morning - prayer of the tongue of Hafiz

Be ever continual till evening and morning ***