Before Khacan,[8] since he has obtained
A favourable look from the object of his love.
II.
That blessing which the fountain of life
Bestowed in former ages on Khezr [9]
Thy lips can communicate in a manner
Infinitely more efficacious.
Nature, confounded at the aspect of thy lovely mouth,
Conceals her rubies within a rock;—
Our hearts, ensnared by those eyes which express