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Pure wine and a charming wine-server are two snares of the path, Ghazal 201 by Hafez
Description: English Translation:
Pure wine and a charming wine-server are two snares of the path,
From which the wise of the world cannot escape.
Though I am a lover, a rogue, and drunk, with a black reputation,
A thousand thanks that the people of the city are innocent.
Cruelty is not the profession of the dervish and the wanderer,
Bring wine, for these travelers are not men of the path.
Do not despise the beggars of love, for these people
Are kings without a waist and emperors without a crown.
Be aware, for at the time of the wind of arrogance,
A thousand stacks of worship are not worth half a grain.
Do not cause the star of loveliness to be broken,
When the servants flee and the attendants jump.
I am the slave of the ambition of the steadfastly suffering,
Not those who wear blue robes but have black hearts.
Do not step into the tavern except with courtesy,
For the seekers of its door are the confidants of the king.
The rank of love is a lofty ambition, Hafez,
For lovers do not give themselves to a path without ambition.