Wine’s intoxication soon cometh, and as quickly disappeareth;
But the eternal inebriation leaveth not the inebriated one.
Tho’, in the world, my name is become notorious for debauchery,
Still I will not abandon the ways of the bibbers of wine.
Though the king may cast him into prison, he will not grieve;
For the liberty of the free is from the beginning of time.
There is neither friendship nor relationship: all is deceit, I find,
Since I became acquainted with the ways and usages of mankind.
I am happy in hope of future joy, tho’ now in sorrow plunged;
For the day ever followeth, in rotation, after the darkness of night.
The pearl of our yearnings lieth immersed in ocean’s depths;
And after it, the divers plunge continually, into its dark abyss.
That fish, who may perceive danger from the sharp hook,
From the bottom to the shore, from prudence, will never look.
The thoughts of the lover’s heart are like unto the deep, deep sea,
The billows of which, at times, rage in fury; at others, calmly sleep.
Affection for the beloved, from Khushal’s heart, will never depart:
It is like unto the love of the idolater, for the idol of his worship.
(Khoshal Khan Khattak)
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