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Hazrat Bu Alishah Qalandar.
The one cup I had
Caused such an ecstasy,
Know not I
Permitted or forbidden
Is this/it?
In the Tavern
I say my Prayers
Sans standing
Sans prostration.
Pre ordained is
Destiny to Faith
Or Unbelief
When I head on the
Path leading to You.
O boy – a
Smart worker be
Serve me Wine
As every reveler and
Every Tavern has/
Done away with/
Burnt?/ its Goods!
A wine that
Will erase even
The image of Jibraeel!
A cup of this Wine
Will even cause
The Arsh to Trill/ Throne to dance/stir?
If I be called Kafir
It matters not
To me – what name
I am known by –
Enraptured/Intoxicated am I!
My courage flies
High – To the Throne
It soars…so never
And nothing can/will
Capture it!
If You refuse to
Be my Beloved
I too refuse to be
Enslaved by Thee
None can speak
As do You
Ecstasy and rapture
Are in your words!
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