Do not harbor this grudge against us,

For you have the right of long-standing companionship with us.

Listen to advice, for this pearl is far better

Than that jewel you have in your treasury.

But when will you show your face to the free-spirited?

You who have the sun and moon as mirrors.

Do not speak ill of the free-spirited, O Sheikh, and be mindful,

For you are harboring a grudge against God's decree.

Do you not fear my fiery sigh?

You who wear a woolen cloak (of piety).

Come to the aid of the intoxicated and penniless,

If you hold God dear.

I have not seen anything more beautiful than your poetry, Hafez,

By the Quran that you hold in your heart.