I want to live to visit the tavern once more,
I remain a servant of the wheel all my life.Happy will be the day when I die with tears;
At the door of the tavern I'm happy.O Lord: the people resent my knowing,
But I must present the jewel of Truth to others.My Friend may forsake his old companions,
but I will never take another Friend.If the blue sky would revolve around my wishes,
I would wish to be with the Beloved.I want security, but this I can't have.
The Beloved's gaze does not allow it.Let me reveal how my secrets are revealed:
They are told in every street corner, with lyre and flute.I say that Hafiz isn't the only one in love,
Many are drowned in the Beloved's Ocean.
