Don't ask

درد عشقی کشیده‌ام که مپرس

I have suffered such a pain of love, don't ask;

زهر هجری چشیده‌ام که مپرس

I have tasted such a poison of separation, don't ask.

گشته‌ام در جهان و آخر کار

I have wandered through the world, and in the end

دلبری برگزیده‌ام که مپرس

I have chosen such a beloved, don't ask.

آن چنان در هوای خاک درش

So much, in longing for the dust of her door,

می‌رود آب دیده‌ام که مپرس

do the tears run from my eyes, don't ask.

من به گوش خود از دهانش دوش

With my own ears, last night, from her own mouth,

سخنانی شنیده‌ام که مپرس

I heard such words, don't ask.

سوی من لب چه می‌گزی که مگوی

Why do you bite your lip at me, as if to say "Say nothing"?

لب لعلی گزیده‌ام که مپرس

I have bitten such a ruby lip, don't ask.

بی تو در کلبه گدایی خویش

Without you, in my own beggar's hut,

رنج‌هایی کشیده‌ام که مپرس

I have endured such hardships, don't ask.

همچو حافظ غریب در ره عشق

Like Hafez, a stranger on the road of love,

به مقامی رسیده‌ام که مپرس

I have reached such a station, don't ask.