Divān

Hafez

Perseus:bib:oclc, 559481156. The Dīvān .Translated for the first time out of the Persian into English prose, with critical and explanatory remarks, with an introductory preface, with a note on Ṣūfīism, and with a life of the author, by H. Wilberforce Clarke. Calcutta, India. 1891.

  1. With us, the image of Thy (slaying) sword is the tale of the thirsty one and of water (whereto he desireth to reach) ; ### Thy own captive, Thou seizest. Slay in such a way that Thou knowest. ***