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No matter how I define the Beloved,
When people hear me speak they know The Beloved is priceless.

At first, I believed Love and Liberty would be the "easy path".
But to attain these virtues I have had to face many troubles.

Hallaj revealed truth, in the executioner's square,
But religious leaders hide such truths.

I asked: "When will my soul gain your company?"
The Beloved said: "When life is no obstacle".

I give my heart to this cunning beauty,
The Beloved is beautiful, and clever as well.

Secluded Hafiz is mellow like your eyes,
and goes the path of the drunk.

Hafiz delivers you from all evils,
I dream to find myself embracing the Beloved.

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