Ghazal 831
If you are yearning for us, leave behind the both worlds.
If you desire us, be free from any gain or loss.
Let go of any other thought if you are searching to find us.
Let go of futile images, abandon all this and that.
At the tavern, everyone drunk, with the cupbearer passing cups of wine,
If you are a wine drinker, take a cup, otherwise go on your way.
If you’re looking for a pure life, come and become our companion.
If you want everlasting paradise, come to the lane of resolute lovers.
Come if you are a love-crazed one; we are the beloved of the confidants.
Don’t go if you are in love, let go of your heart and give up your soul.
Discover within our tears the one you are looking for.
Behold our eyes and take a journey over the shoreless sea.
If you are searching for a treasure, you will find it in ruins.
Come and find Nimatullah and pass through the city of Koobanan.
(From Divan e Shah Nimatullah)
a great Sufi Master
By master's permission
translated by
Parviz Rasti
Dec 25, 2016 (copywrite)