Love
Thy face bathe well in water,
Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood (1917) · From Songs of Hafiz (1917)
Love
Thy face bathe well in water,
But thy tongue bathe well in wine,
For thy tongue’s the royal herald
Of the truth which is divine.
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Hafiz. “Thy face bathe well in water.” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/123/.
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Hafiz. “Thy face bathe well in water.” Translated by Edna Worthley Underwood. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/123/.
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