The Beloved pulled my ear and said,
“You are Ours tonight.”
Yes, O Beautiful One,
but appear to me. Where are You?
If You leave excuses and show me the road to Your house,
I will come walking on my head,
dragging my eyes on the ground,
because You are the essence of chemistry.
If You don’t show me the way to Your home,
if you start back up with Your old deceits,
You will be stealing the stars from the sky
and snatching the hat from the mind’s head.
My evening is the trace of Your hair.
My dawn is a light from Your face.
If You were to lift the veil from Your face,
the moon would drop out of the sky.
O Beautiful One, You are a lion.
I am Your prey, Your gazelle.
Who has ever seen a prey who is afraid to be released?
O Beautiful One, come join us.
You have our consent,
because I have heard from the sea and the mine
that You are the source of forgiveness.
All these evil consequences I suffer are from You.
I cry because of You.
Reduce the intensity.
But, don’t separate me from You.
You are the essence of greatness, of God.
My God, the Moon and the Sun
became friends to us
because of their hope of reaching You.
Such a nice hope to have
when knocking on God’s door.
One gave up all his belongings and emptied his purse,
expecting Your favor,
because You are the essence of devotion.
They all destroyed their homes and stores.
They all quit eating, drinking and sleeping.
They sat and waited for You to appear from somewhere.
What is the importance of one person’s hope?
You are the hope of the whole world.
Why should one ask for wine?
You are the wine of kindness and favor.
Joseph is inside of you.
Why do you go to Egypt?
Lift the veil. See how beautiful your face is!
The music is inside of you
Why do you give credit to the musician?
The body is as valuable as the ney.
Your soul is better than the ney player.
Divan-i Kebir, Volume 22, Ghazal 61, verses 652-664. pages 153-155.