A Playful Prayer

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A Playful Prayer

God, I still hope your kindness will keep my little kingdom of pleasure alive and thriving. Turn the curse of piety away from me, and keep the fate of repentance far from my door.
Explanation: The poem is deliberately playful: the poet jokingly asks God to spare him from the burdens of asceticism and from ever having to repent.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲۵ - در مناجات گوید به وضع مطایبه

خدایا دارم از لطف تو امید که ملک عیش من معمور داری
بگردانی بلای زهد از من قضای توبه از من دور داری