English Translation: With the clear water of wine, a mystic performed ablutions, At dawn, when he visited the tavern. As soon as the golden cup of the sun was hidden, The crescent moon beckoned to the goblet. Blessed is the prayer and supplication of one who, out of pain, Performed …

English Translation: Come, for the Turk of the sky has plundered the fast, The crescent moon has beckoned to the wine cup. The reward for fasting and the accepted pilgrimage Belongs to the one who has visited the dust of the love's tavern. Our true station is the corner of …

English Translation: At dawn, the nightingale told a tale to the morning breeze, Of how the love of the rose's face has done to us. From that color of her face, blood fell into my heart, And from that rose garden, I became entangled with a thorn. I am a …

English Translation: If wine didn't erase the sorrow of my heart from my memory, The shock of misfortune would uproot my foundation. If reason didn't lower the anchor in drunkenness, How could the ship sail out of this whirlpool of calamity? Alas, fate has dealt with everyone in secret, For …

English Translation There's no beauty in this town to steal my heart away, If fortune favors me, it'll take me far from here today. Where's a generous soul, so drunk on love's sweet wine, That I, a lovesick soul, could beg them to be mine? O gardener, you seem unaware …

English Translation: The moon has no radiance compared to your beauty, Before you, the flower has no vitality. The corner of your eyebrow is the home of my soul, No king has a more pleasant corner. What can the smoke of my heart do with your face? You know as …

English Translation: A soul without the beauty of its beloved has no desire for the world, Whoever doesn't have that truly doesn't have this. I've seen no sign of that beloved with anyone, Either I don't know or they have no sign. Every dewdrop on this path is a hundred …

English Translation: The true beloved is not one with curly hair and a lean waist, But be the servant of that beauty who has that [unique] quality. Though the manner of houris and fairies is delicate, The good is that beauty and delicacy that [your beloved] has. O smiling flower, …

English Translation: The one whose hyacinth locks have a radiant glow Still toys with the hearts of lovers. You pass over your own slain like the wind, What can be done? For life is fleeting. The moon-like sun of her face, behind a veil of curls, Is a sun that …

English Translation: The minstrel of love has a wondrous instrument and melody, Every note he plays leads somewhere. May the world never be empty of the lovers' laments, For it has a pleasant and joyful air. Our suffering old man, though he has no gold or power, Has a generous …

English Translation: Whoever regards the side of the people of God, God will protect him from calamity at all times. I will not speak of the beloved's story except to the Beloved, For a familiar one will keep a familiar secret. O heart, make your living in such a way …

English Translation: Whoever has a collected heart and a lovely beloved Has found fortune as a companion and prosperity as a neighbor. The threshold of the realm of love is much higher than reason. Only one who has their life in their sleeve can kiss that threshold. Her sweet, narrow …