Some poets sing of wine or sensuous enjoyment, but Hafiz pours out his heart’s blood in song. Presumably wine and blood are contrasted because of their similar appearance.
The devil could drive woman out of Paradise; but the devil himself cannot drive the Paradise out of a woman.
G. MacDonald (Robert Falconer).
THE PULLEY
When God at first made man,
Having a glass of blessings standing by,
“Let us,” said He, “pour on him all we can;
Let the world’s riches, which dispersed lie,