Hafez (1325 – 1389): From Ghazal No. 151
Offer me the wide world,
and if in return, you are to ask me for-
a split second, one moment, of needless sorrow,
your trade and bid, I boldly forgo! I boldly forgo!
And I, I counteroffer,
my rags and my rods, my chalice and grail–
for a glass of wine! Hustle, hustle to this retail–
I am serious, serious in the sale!
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English Rendition: Maryam Dilmaghani, March 2012, Halifax.
Artwork: “Yet she is all smile” by M. Farshchian:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Farshchian
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