From the Divan of Hafez · 8 couplets
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A rose-cheeked one from the garden of the world is enough for us —
from this meadow, the shadow of that flowing cypress is enough for us.
I — and the company of the hypocrites — God keep me far! —
from the heavyweights of the world, one heavy goblet is enough for us.
They give the palace of paradise as reward for deeds —
we who are rends and beggars, the Magian temple is enough for us.
Sit by the stream and watch life pass —
for this sign from the passing world is enough for us.
Look at the currency of the world's market and the world's pain —
if this profit and loss is not enough for you, it is enough for us.
The beloved is with us — what need to seek more?
The fortune of the company of that soul's companion is enough for us.
From your door, for God's sake, do not send me to paradise —
for the head of your lane, beyond all existence, is enough for us.
Hafez, it is unfair to complain of one's allotted portion —
a nature like water and flowing ghazals are enough for us.
گُلعِذاری ز گلستانِ جهان ما را بس
زین چمن سایهٔ آن سروِ روان ما را بس
من و همصحبتیِ اهلِ ریا دورَم باد
از گرانانِ جهان، رَطلِ گران ما را بس
قصرِ فردوس به پاداشِ عمل میبخشند
ما که رندیم و گدا، دیرِ مُغان ما را بس
بنشین بر لبِ جوی و گذرِ عمر ببین
کاین اشارت ز جهانِ گذران، ما را بس
نقدِ بازارِ جهان بِنگر و آزارِ جهان
گر شما را نه بس این سود و زیان ما را بس
یار با ماست، چه حاجت که زیادت طلبیم؟
دولتِ صحبتِ آن مونسِ جان ما را بس
از درِ خویش خدا را به بهشتم مَفرست
که سرِ کویِ تو از کون و مکان ما را بس
حافظ از مَشْرَبِ قسمت گِلِه ناانصافیست
طبعِ چون آب و غزلهایِ روان ما را بس
Source: Ganjoor.net
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