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I crave a bitter wine, so potent it can fell a man, Ghazal 278 by Hafez
Description: English Translation:
I crave a bitter wine, so potent it can fell a man,
So that I may rest for a moment from the world and its tumult.
The banquet of this lowly world-nourishing fortune holds no sweetness of tranquility,
Wash the taste of greed and desire from your heart, O heart, cleanse it of bitterness and saltiness.
Bring wine, for one cannot be safe from the deceit of the sky,
From the playful mischief of Venus and the warlike Mars.
Cast the net of Bahram's hunt, lift the Jamshid cup,
For I have traversed this desert, and it is neither Bahram nor his wild ass.
Come, let us reveal the secret of the world in pure wine,
On the condition that you do not reveal it to the crooked-hearted and the blind.
To look upon the dervishes is not contrary to greatness,
Solomon, with such majesty, had his gaze upon the ants.
The bow of my beloved's eyebrow does not bend over Hafez,
But a smile comes, despite this weak arm of mine.