Hafiz, La bellezza illumina in eterno

La bellezza illumina in eterno

con la sua luce

l'amore nasce

e i mondi accende.

Si rivela agli angeli

che non sanno amare

e timido agli uomini

incendia il cuore.

La mente avventura alla luce

la sua fiamma, indossa la corona.

Ma il Tuo raggio

rivolta il mondo

la mente alla rovescia.

Altri godettero

secondo il destino.

Il mio cuore

incline alla tristezza

ebbe dispiaceri.

La bellezza anela a vedere sestessa

si volge all'uomo che canti i pregi.

Hafiz scrisse il canto

ebbro d'amore

un cuore

porta felice segreto.

Beauty radiated in eternity
With its light;
Love was born
And set the worlds alight.

It revealed itself to angels
Who knew not how to love;
It turned shyly towards man
And set fire to his heart.

Reason ventured to light
Its own flame and wear the crown,
But Your radiance
Turned the world
Of reason upside down.

Others got pleasure
As was their fate.
My heart was
Towards sadness inclined;
For me, sorrow was destined.

Beauty yearned to see itself;
It turned to man to sing its praise.

Hafiz wrote this song
Drunk with Love,
From a heart
Carrying a happy secret.

English version by Mahmood Jamal

Original Language Persian/Farsi