Ghazal 366
ما بدین در نه پی حشمت و جاه آمده‌ایم
از بد حادثه این جا به پناه آمده‌ایم
رهرو منزل عشقیم و ز سرحد عدم
تا به اقلیم وجود این همه راه آمده‌ایم
سبزهٔ خط تو دیدیم و ز بستان بهشت
به طلبکاری این مهرگیاه آمده‌ایم
با چنین گنج که شد خازن او روح امین
به گدایی به در خانهٔ شاه آمده‌ایم
لنگر حلم تو ای کشتی توفیق کجاست؟
که در این بحر کرم غرق گناه آمده‌ایم
آبرو می‌رود ای ابر خطاپوش ببار
که به دیوان عمل نامه‌سیاه آمده‌ایم
حافظ این خرقهٔ پشمینه بینداز که ما
از پی قافله با آتش آه آمده‌ایم
We have not come to this door in pursuit of pomp and rank;
we have come here for refuge from the ill that has befallen us.
We are travellers on the stage of love, and from the frontier of non-being
we have come all this way to the realm of existence.
We saw the fresh green of your down, and from the garden of paradise
we have come in search of this herb of love.
With such a treasure, of which the Trusted Spirit became the keeper,
we have come as beggars to the door of the king's house.
Where is the anchor of your forbearance, O ship of divine favour?
For in this sea of generosity we have come drowned in sin.
Our honour is slipping away: rain down, O cloud that covers faults,
for we have come to the court of deeds with our record blackened.
Hafez, throw off this woollen cloak, for we
have come along behind the caravan with the fire of our sighs.
You have come to this door not for rank and position but for refuge, and that intention is accepted. You have travelled a long road for the sake of love. For all the worth you carry within you, you ask for help humbly. Put your hope in God's forgiveness and forbearance, and do not be afraid of your mistakes. Give up outward show and go forward with a burning heart.