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