Enemies might try to take my life,
but if I have you for a Friend, I don't worry about enemies.I'm filled with happiness at meeting the Friend,
Being separated from him would end my life.If I do not hear news of the Beloved from the warm wind,
I will tear at my clothes like plucking a rose.Just thinking of you my eyes fill with tears,
When apart from you, I cannot sleep.I prefer your tyranny to the soothing balms of others,
Even your poison can heal me.You need no sword to kill me,
I'll give you my soul, just say the word!If you kill me with a sword I'll accept it,
My only defense is my head and my heart.No human eye can ever see Allah's form,
Everyone can understand him only according to theirown capacities.Hafiz is beloved in the eyes of the people,
When I am needy at your door, I fear nothing.
