The soul melted, hoping the heart's work would be complete, but it was not

We burned in this futile desire, but it was not fulfilled

One night, with pleading, he said, 'I will become the leader of your gathering'

I willingly became his humble servant, but it was not enough

He sent a message, saying, 'I wish to sit with the rogues'

He went with roguery and endured pain, but his name was not made

It is right if the heart's dove trembles in the snare

For who has seen, in their path, the twists and turns of the snare and not been caught?

With the desire to kiss those ruby lips in drunkenness

How much blood fell in my heart like a cup, but it was not enough

Do not set foot in the alley of love without reason

For I showed myself a hundred efforts, but it was not enough

Alas, in seeking the treasure of the desired letter

I became ruined, a world of sorrow, but it was not enough

Alas and pain, in the search for the treasure of presence

I became a beggar at the doors of the generous, but it was not enough

Hafez stirred a thousand tricks from the depths of thought

In that desire to tame that beauty, but it was not enough