Don't turn from the delight
that is so close at hand!
Don't find some lame excuse
to leave our gathering.
You were a lonely grape
and now you are sweet wine.
There is no use in trying to be come a grape again.
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Hold to the reins of love and don't be afraid.
Hold to the real behind the false and don't be afraid.
You must know
that the beloved you seek is none other than you.
Hold to this truth and don't be afraid.
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Don't be like a sparrow
jumping from branch to branch
While you look for love here and there
The fire I lit inside you
will only grow cold.
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O Saqi, free us from the façade of this world.
Bring wine--Barrels full!
Our eyes see too straight--
straight past the truth.
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The mountain of your imagination
amounts to no more than a few crumbs of bread.
All your coming and going
was no more than an excuse.
For a lifetime
you listened to the story of my heart,
But to you it was just a fairy tale.
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