Saḥaramhātif-imaykhānabidawlat-khwāhī
guftbāzāykidīrīna-yiīndargāhī.Atdawnacallfromthewinetavern,wishinggoodfortune
Itsaid,comeback,foryouareanoldhaunterofthiscourt.Thewisewine-seller;thedisembodied,angeliccall;andalsothecup-bearer,all
ministerthemorningoffering,andimpartwisdom,tidingsofgoodfortuneand
promisesofreleasefromsuffering(388:1):
Ṣubḥastsāqiyāqadaḥīpursharābkun
dawr-ifalakdarangnadāradshitābkun.It’smorning,cup-bearer,fillagobletupwithwine
Theturningheavensdonothesitate:bequick!ButultimatelyinthetopographyofḤāfiẓ,thereisbutlittledistinctiontobemade
betweentavernandtruetemple:botharesanctifiedspotsofauthenticity,untainted
byhypocrisy.RealangelsdescendonthenightofPower,andḤāfiẓiandawnisthe
timewhenangelsandvoicesmaketheirvisitations.Anenigmaticandultimately
spiritualwayfarerrecountsthetaleofhismysteriesatdawn^40 andthecallfrom
heavenisalsoheardatdawn,asinthisopeningline(431:1):
Saḥarbābādmīguftamhadīth-iārizūmandī
khaṭābāmadkivāthiqshawbialṭāf-ikhudāvandī.AtdawnIwastellingmytaleofyearningdesire
Acallcame,saying‘beassuredofthedivineblessings’.Orthisone(279:1–2):
Hātifīazgūsha-yimaykhānadūsh
Guftbibakhshandgunahmaybinūsh
‘Afv-iilāhībukunadkār-ikhwīsh
Muzhda-yiraḥmatbirisānadsurūsh.Acallcamefromthecornerofthetavernlastnight
Itsaid,they’llforgivesin,drinkwine!
Divineforgivenesswilldoitswork
Tidingsofmercywillbebroughtbyanangel.Prayersatdawnandsighsatnight,tearfulmorningsupplicationsandplaintive
night-timeutterance;thesearethekeysthatleadustothetreasuredobjectof
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