Love
Ode LXXXVI
Translated by Herman Bicknell (in Persian Literature, 1909) · From Persian Literature (1909), trans. Bicknell
Love
A beggar am I; yet enamoured of one of cypress mould:
One in whose belt the hand bides only with silver and with gold.
Bring wine! let first the hand of Háfiz
The cheery cup embrace!
Yet only on one condition--
No word beyond this place!
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Hafiz. “Ode LXXXVI.” Translated by Herman Bicknell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/69/.
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Hafiz. “Ode LXXXVI.” Translated by Herman Bicknell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/69/.
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