Beloved reached desired glow And so we say, may it be so All doubts towards faith did grow And so we say, …

O Love, you brought forth a jug Filled with the ache that my heart clog I won’t drink this wine, this drug! …

I am enslaved to fate Other than fate say not a thing Honey is sweet, tastes great Other than great say not …

Thou art my King, Thou art my King To my heart and soul faith Thou shalt bring With Thy loving breath infuse …

Multi-layered existence I know not, I know not The magical artist of time I know not, I know not Hardship, struggle, confusion, …

Why think this ethereal thing is the soul And a nugget of gold a treasured goal? In search of gold, digging deep, …

Come along, come along, the fields are a-flower Come along, come along, it’s the lover’s hour. Come along, all at once, every …

O Pilgrims O Pilgrims, thou art where, thou art where? The Beloved is neigh, come hither, come hither. Thy beloved is thy …

I was dead, became alive Was tearful, laughingly thrive With love survive, my only drive I have become eternal. My eyes no …

This day, at the tavern, with the drunk we sit This day, we let go of piety, prayer and holy writ This …

Lovers alas, lovers alas Whoever sees that faceless face Confusion in him amass Desperation will embrace. For beloved cross every pass Worldly …

With all my soul I search and seek My environ my eyes do trick Where is it gone? Why is it missed? …

Each breath is a song of love From left and right, pass us by We’ll return to the world above Such fate …

Open the door to yet another initiate Offer some wine, his drunkenness accelerate You had closed the doors to the upper rooms …

I knocked on heart’s door, for heart I crave Came, “who knocks?” I said, “heart’s slave!” The bright beams of love shone …

The heart that you’ve lost, seek from your soul Your life’s serenity seek from your soul Abdicate body’s throne, and put on …

My beloved I once saw Around the room pace & dance Plucking the strings in awe Singing in a state of trance …

When we enter the excitement of the night We’ll amass gifts from the ocean of the night The night veils the unseen …

Everyday I meditate upon this, and every night I groan Why is my own existence to myself the least known? Whence have …

Once again my beloved sought me and found Joyously in the marketplace sought me and found. I hid myself, at my feet …

I need a lover and a friend All friendships you transcend And impotent I remain You are Noah and the Ark You …

Those to Mecca on pilgrimage When reached their destined stage Saw a home made out of stone Amidst the desert carnage. In …

My beloved came to my side Revived the place where I reside I said tonight you are my fellow My temptress, my …

Why think thus O men of piety I have returned to sobriety I am neither a Moslem nor a Hindu I am …

For the love of God, no other love seek In the abode of Soul, no other task seek Other than the Beloved, …

Once more I seek audience with my very own King Once again joyously I have spread my soul’s wing. Once more fate …

I went on a journey without me There I found joy without me The moon that hid, could not see Cheek to …

To the call of the tavern arise, arise Fear not separation, be wise, be wise A kingly feast is your prize, your …

My desert is without end, My soul, my heart must rend. The world here out-pictured, In which picture I descend? If on …

Go and die, go and die, For this love go and die, When in this love you die You will let spirits …

Separation from companions is unwise Treading the path without light is unwise If the throne and scepter have been your prize Descent …

In my work, all my time, idly spend I am in love, to the depths of love descend. The lion of thy …

To this world you have brought the fragrance Yet perfume you have hidden from appearance A million excitements this aroma belies That …

O heart, when the secrets themselves unveiled No more exerted yourself, nor travailed In your imagination and madness remain Why senses regain, …

Hail Love, hail Love, because Love is divine It is tender, it is beautiful and benign What passion, what passion, we are …

Take heed, take heed, take heed, Two or three crooks are on the loose Thoughtfully in deception they succeed Even the moon …

In such revealing nights I swoon Others crescent is my full moon The night when beloved is in our midst A night …

Two or three crooks in the streets are on the beat They will cheat even the moon, with their deceit. Charlatans, aware …

Alas that beautiful beloved Alas that beautiful beloved where hence? Alas that graceful Goddess where hence? In our midst like a candle …

O blaze of the world you are dear, you are dear O beholding the beloved, keep near, keep near I am the …

Go to sleep Leave me alone At nights I leap Up, on my own. With waves of desire Day and night, all …

Spring is nigh, spring is nigh Beautiful spring has come by The whole world is green and fresh Tulips raise their heads …

Let go of deceptions O heart Madness embrace, madness embrace Moth-like, go to the heart of the hearth Fire face, fire face …

Upon which path did I tread So I return, all else I dread; From Beloved being apart In the creed of Love …

Alas that now from our midst you are gone In spite of the pain you resist, you are gone Once the circle …

O friend of mine, O friend of mine, O heedless lovely dread of mine Compassionate unwed of mine Thy grace, worrisome head …

Hawk told the statue over land I glide Statue said, “I’m fine, enjoy your ride.” When I am glad, I can go …

That barbed wire on your path is the mind Cut the wire and your path clearly find. Heart trickster, soul veil and …

Like a connoisseur I shall seek the bouquet of that wine Both worlds and their dignitaries I shall put out of line. …

We today from strangers cannot divide So drunk that we don’t know where we reside. In this love, we departed our very …

Anything but Love upon this path is idolatry Other than light of thy union is doubtful oratory Whoever sees but the Beloved, …

O heart let go of your soul Until you see the soul maker Leave behind this deceptive faker So you reach your …

I am enslaved to fate, of all else say no more With a sweet tongue speak, else I plea say no more …

Tell me, is sugar sweeter Or He who makes sugar cane? Beauty of the moon is better Or He who makes it …

Like a candle I shine, reflecting the light Turn my fortune so I can shed myself candle-like The promise of the morning …

You closed your eyes, meaning it’s time to sleep It is not sleep, that upon your enemies heap. You know that a …

Away bitterness, keep my taste sweet My mouthful of wine, never deplete Unveil and disrobe my morning gown Naked come forth, and …

O God, give the players sweetness and weal And for the tabbla, give them hands of steel. For their love, they sacrifice …

I am drunk and you are mad Who’ll take us home and make us glad? Said a hundred times, if you had …

The burning orb of the East Is our honored guest tonight And the bright moon in this feast With us will rest …