From: farzin@apollo3.ntt.jp (Farzin Mokhtarian)
Subject: Roba'iyat of Hafez
Organization: The Ohio State University Department of Computer and Information Science
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 23:46:02 GMT

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=begin=
         rbaeyat HafX
         ------------
jz nqS tv dr nXr nyamd ma ra
     jz kvy tv rhgZr nyamd ma ra
Kvab ar Gh KvS Amd hmh ra dr ehdt
     Hqa kh bGSm dr nyamd ma ra
           ********
hr rvz dlm bzyr bary dgrst
     dr dydh mn z hjr Kary dgrst
mn jhd hmy knm qxa mygvyd
     byrvn z kfayt tv kary dgrst
           ********
amSb z Qmt myan Kvn Kvahm Kft
     vz bstr eafyt brvn Kvahm Kft
bavr nkny Kyal Kvd ra bfrst
     ta dr ngrd kh by tv Gvn Kvahm Kft
           ********
dr Arzvy bvs v knart mrdm
     vz Hsrt lel Abdart mrdm
qCh nknm draz kvtah knm
     bazA bazA kz antXart mrdm !
           ********
emry z py mrad Cnaye darm
     vz dvr flk Gyst kh nafe darm
ba hr kh bgftm kh tra dvst Sdm
     Sd dSmn mn vh kh Gh Tale darm
           ********
mn HaCl emr Kvd ndarm jz Qm
     dr eSq z nyk v bd ndarm jz Qm
yk hmdm bavfa ndydm jz drd
     yk mvns namzd ndarm jz Qm
           ********
GSmt kh fsvn v rng my bard azv
     afsvs kh tyr jng my bard azv
bs zvd mlvl gSty az hmnfsan
     Ah az dl tv kh sng my bard azv
           ********
gr hmGv mn aftadh ayn dam Svy
     ay bs kh Krab badh v jam Svy
ma eaSq v rnd v mst v ealm svzym
     ba ma mnSyn agr nh bd nam Svy
=end=