Enjoy good company, in the garden in spring.
Where is the serving girl, why is she waiting?Make the most of your time, wherever you are,
no one knows what comes tomorrow.Your life hangs by a thread;
enjoy yourself, be free of worries.The "water of life" and "garden of paradise"
are only the wine at river's edge, with my Beloved.The hidden and the plain beauties are both from one source.
So there is no question of which need be followed.If even heaven doesn't know the Secret,
then why argue with the junior mullah?If you say Allah wouldn't forgive all of my sins,
then what hope would the unbelievers have
of Allah's mercy?The "religious" desire paradise,
Hafiz only desires wine.
But the only desire that counts is Allah's wish for us.
