Translation – Divan Shams

When we enter the excitement of the night We’ll amass gifts from the ocean of the night The night veils the unseen witness from sight…

Spring is nigh, spring is nigh Beautiful spring has come by The whole world is green and fresh Tulips raise their heads up high. Listen…

Multi-layered existence I know not, I know not The magical artist of time I know not, I know not Hardship, struggle, confusion, I am taught,…

I am enslaved to fate Other than fate say not a thing Honey is sweet, tastes great Other than great say not a thing Of…

You closed your eyes, meaning it’s time to sleep It is not sleep, that upon your enemies heap. You know that a close watch we…

Tell me, is sugar sweeter Or He who makes sugar cane? Beauty of the moon is better Or He who makes it wax and wane?…

Lovers alas, lovers alas Whoever sees that faceless face Confusion in him amass Desperation will embrace. For beloved cross every pass Worldly affairs slow their…

Go to sleep Leave me alone At nights I leap Up, on my own. With waves of desire Day and night, all alone Compassion inspire…

You who seek God apart, apart, The thing you seek, thou art, thou art; Why then search for what you have not lost? Searching for…

Open the door to yet another initiate Offer some wine, his drunkenness accelerate You had closed the doors to the upper rooms Came the command…

Like a connoisseur I shall seek the bouquet of that wine Both worlds and their dignitaries I shall put out of line. I’ll climb the…

For the love of God, no other love seek In the abode of Soul, no other task seek Other than the Beloved, never seek another…