Number 24

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 24

I beg of the eternal king a single sip of wine, one that fills me from head to toe. Let it make me so drunk that I find peace, free from the rule of being and the custom of nothingness.
Explanation: Wine here is a mystical symbol for divine intoxication that frees the soul from earthly attachments and from the concerns of existence and non-existence.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲۴

مستدعیم از حضرت سلطان قدم یک جرعه شراب را که سرتابقدم
مستم کند آن چنان که آسوده شوم از قاعده وجود و از رسم عدم