From the Divan of Hafez · 6 couplets
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With the clear water of wine, a mystic made ablution
at early dawn, and paid a visit to the tavern.
As soon as the golden cup of the sun was hidden,
the crescent of the feast pointed toward the cup's orbit.
Blessed is the prayer and devotion of one who, from the depths of pain,
made ablution with tears and the blood of the liver.
The imam-master, whose head was set on lengthy prayers,
washed his cloak with the blood of the vine's daughter.
My heart bought turmoil from the ring of her tresses —
what profit did it see? I do not know what this trade achieved.
If you seek the leader of the congregation today,
tell them that Hafez made his ablution with wine.
به آبِ روشنِ می، عارفی طهارت کرد
عَلَی الصَّباح، که میخانه را زیارت کرد
همین که ساغرِ زَرّینِ خور، نهان گردید
هِلال عید به دورِ قدح اشارت کرد
خوشا نماز و نیازِ کسی که از سرِ درد
به آبِ دیده و خونِ جگر طهارت کرد
امام خواجه، که بودش سرِ نمازِ دراز
به خونِ دخترِ رَز، خرقه را قِصارت کرد
دلم ز حلقهٔ زلفش به جان خرید آشوب
چه سود دید؟ ندانم، که این تجارت کرد
اگر امامِ جماعت طلب کند امروز
خبر دهید که حافظ به می طهارت کرد
Source: Ganjoor.net
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