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GHAZAL by HAFEZ

First Line: YESTERDAY MORNING I CHANCED TO DRINK A CUP OR TWO, AND FROM THE
Last Line: HEART HAD FALLEN INTO THE SNARE OF LOVE.
Subject(s): LONGING; YOUTH;
YESTERDAY morning I chanced to drink a cup or two, and
from the
lip of the cupbearer wine had fallen into
my heart.
From the joy of intoxication I was longing to call back the
beloved
of my youth; but divorce had befallen.
I dreamed that I might kiss those divine eyes. I had lost
strength
and patience on account of her arched
eyebrow.
O Saki! give the cup frequently, because, in the journey on
the path,
where is the lover who has not fallen
into hypocrisy?
O interpreter of dreams! give good tidings, because last night
the sun
seemed to be my ally in the joy of the
morning
sleep.
At the hour when Hafiz was writing this troubled verse, the
bird of his
heart had fallen into the snare of love.




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