Last night, I was secretly going to the stone-walled palace of the beloved,

I gently placed my foot and went to the stone-walled veranda.

I saw the lovely beloved sleeping sweetly on a golden throne,

I, from the awe of her presence, was trembling like a willow, stone-still.

I stretched out two fingers very slowly,

And gently lifted the veil from the shining moon (her face), stone-still.

She opened one of her narcissus-like eyes from sleep and moved her head,

Her disheveled tress fell on her moon-like face, stone-still.

She said to me, 'O skilled one!' I said, 'I am your humble servant,'

Lest anyone finds out, O comfort of my soul, stone-still.

Finally, I embraced her for a moment, according to my desire,

At that moment, the singing bird of dawn cried out, stone-still.

She said, 'Hafez, rise and go, it is morning on the Shah's veranda,'

Recite this story to the Shah, hidden from the people, stone-still.