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Ghazal 004 from Divan of Hafez Shirazi O gentle breeze, please tell that lovely gazelle, That she has driven us to mountains and deserts. Why doesn't the sugar seller, whose life be long, Take a look at this sugar-tongued parrot? Does your beauty's pride not allow you, O flower, To ask after this lovesick nightingale? With kindness and grace, one can capture the hearts of the discerning, A wise bird is not caught with traps and snares. I don't know why there's no sign of familiarity, In those black-eyed, moon-faced wine-servers. When you sit with your beloved and drink wine, Remember the absent lovers. I can find no fault in your beauty, except for this, That love and loyalty don't suit a beautiful face. It's no wonder in the sky, as Hafez says, That the song of Venus makes the Messiah dance.