Love
Ode CXLIX
Translated by Herman Bicknell (in Persian Literature, 1909) · From Persian Literature (1909), trans. Bicknell
Love
Both worlds, the Transient and Eterne, for Sákí and the Loved I'd yield:
To me appears Love's satellite the universe's ample field.
Should a new favorite win my place, my ruler shall be still supreme:
It were a sin should I my life more precious than my friend esteem.
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Hafiz. “Ode CXLIX.” Translated by Herman Bicknell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/79/.
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Hafiz. “Ode CXLIX.” Translated by Herman Bicknell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hafiz/79/.
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