From the Divan of Hafez · 8 couplets
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Salma stole my heart with her temples —
and my spirit, every day, calls to me.
O beauty, have mercy on me, the heartless one —
and unite me, in spite of the enemies.
O beloved, in the grief of love's longing for you,
we have placed our trust in the Lord of all creatures.
O you who denied me the love of Salma —
you would go mad if you passed by that fair face in the valley.
For like one who dies for an idol, O heart, on this road
I am drowning in love in the sea of affection.
On the path of love's desire I have journeyed —
bewildered, one direction has brought us from the paths.
The grief of this heart you must bear inevitably —
otherwise it will build what will not make you happy.
The heart of Hafez fell into the curl of your tresses —
in a dark night, and God is the guide.
سَبَتْ سَلْمیٰ بِصُدْغَیها فُؤادي
و رُوحي کُلَّ یَومٍ لي یُنادي
نگارا بر من بیدل ببخشای
و واصِلْني علی رَغْمِ الْأَعادي
حبیبا در غم سودای عشقت
تَوَکَّلْنا علی رَبِّ الْعِبادِ
أَ مَنْ اَنْکَرْتَني عَن عشق سَلْمیٰ
تُزَاوَّل آن روی نِهْکو بِوادی
که همچون مُت به بوتَن دل وَ اِی رَه
غَریقُ الْعِشقِ في بَحْرِ الْوِدادِ
به پی ماچان غَرامت بِسپُریمَن
غَرَت یک وی رَوِشتی از اَما دی
غم این دل بِواتَت خورد ناچار
و غَر نه او بِنی آنچَت نَشادی
دل حافظ شد اندر چین زلفت
بِلَیلٍ مُظْلِمٍ وَ اللّهُ هادي
Source: Ganjoor.net
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