Ashamed of repenting

به وقت گل شدم از توبه شراب خجل

In the season of the rose I grew ashamed of repenting from wine;

که کس مباد ز کردار ناصواب خجل

may no one ever be put to shame by a wrongful deed.

صلاح ما همه دام ره است و من زین بحث

Our righteousness is all a snare on the road, and in this matter

نی‌ام ز شاهد و ساقی به هیچ باب خجل

I am in no way ashamed before the beauty or the saqi.

بود که یار نرنجد ز ما به خلق کریم

Perhaps the friend, being noble of nature, will not be hurt by us,

که از سؤال ملولیم و از جواب خجل

for we are weary of asking and ashamed of answering.

ز خون که رفت شب دوش از سراچه چشم

From the blood that flowed last night from the chamber of my eyes

شدیم در نظر رهروان خواب خجل

we were put to shame in the sight of those who travel the road of sleep.

رواست نرگس مست ار فکند سر در پیش

It is right that the drunken narcissus should bow its head,

که شد ز شیوه آن چشم پر عتاب خجل

for it was put to shame by the ways of that reproachful eye.

تویی که خوب‌تری ز آفتاب و شکر خدا

You are lovelier than the sun, and, thank God,

که نیستم ز تو در روی آفتاب خجل

I need not be ashamed of you before the face of the sun.

حجاب ظلمت از آن بست آب خضر که گشت

The water of Khizr veiled itself in darkness because

ز شعر حافظ و آن طبع همچو آب خجل

it was put to shame by Hafez's poetry and that nature like water.