Hafez · Ghazal 381 · Kings of the realm of dawn
گرچه ما بندگان پادشهیمپادشاهان ملک صبحگهیم
گنج در آستین و کیسه تهیجام گیتی‌نما و خاک رهیم
هوشیار حضور و مست غروربحر توحید و غرقه گنهیم
شاهد بخت چون کرشمه کندماش آیینه رخ چو مهیم
شاه بیدار بخت را هر شبما نگهبان افسر و کلهیم
گو غنیمت شمار صحبت ماکه تو در خواب و ما به دیده گهیم
شاه منصور واقف است که ماروی همت به هر کجا که نهیم
دشمنان را ز خون کفن سازیمدوستان را قبای فتح دهیم
رنگ تزویر پیش ما نبودشیر سرخیم و افعی سیهیم
وام حافظ بگو که بازدهندکرده‌ای اعتراف و ما گوهیم
Outward poverty does not measure your worth. Hafez describes himself as an empty purse with treasure in the sleeve, the dust of the road and the world-showing cup at once. You may hold far more than others see. Keep faithful watch over what has been entrusted to you, and stay free of deceit, for that is where your strength lies. Do not be shy about asking, simply and honestly, for what is owed to you. The dawn belongs to those who are awake, and in it even a servant is a king.
Though we are servants of the king,
we are kings of the realm of dawn.
Treasure in our sleeve and an empty purse,
we are the world-showing cup and the dust of the road.
Awake in the Presence and drunk with pride,
we are the sea of God's oneness and drowned in sin.
When the beauty of fortune casts her glances,
we are her mirror, with a face like the moon.
For the king of wakeful fortune, every night
we are the guards of his crown and cap.
Tell him: count our company a windfall,
for you are asleep, and our eyes keep watch.
King Mansur knows that we,
wherever we turn the face of our resolve,
make shrouds of blood for the enemies
and give the friends the robe of victory.
No colour of deceit is found in us;
we are the red lion and the black serpent.
Tell them to repay Hafez's debt:
you have admitted it, and we are witnesses.