The scent of the Friend is like a warm greeting;
please send my greetings to the Light of the World!To my dear Friend: I sincerely send
friendly greetings from this devoted heart.Alas! All my best friends have passed away,
My heart aches, Saki! Where do you remain?Never look away from the Magus' altar,
The keys to all the secrets are sold there.My Beloved has a sublime beauty,
But is sometimes inclined to be disloyal to me.My soul never had any high hopes in this quest,
But I ask for nothing from the hard of heart.You ask: where do they sell the intoxicating wine?
Perhaps I might escape from the false Priest!My friends broke their oaths, I'm full of sorrow.
They acted as though they never knew me.O selfishness! Leave me alone you greedy thing,
I may be a beggar, but I'll live like a King!I say: This is the true elixir of Joy:
"May bad people never hear of me, nor I of them!"Hafiz! Don't complain of the injustice of the world,
None of Allah's creations live forever.
