Seyed Hasan-e Ghaznavi

I used to look for pleasure cautiously,
Now I drink wine and don't care who comes near --
I was afriad I'd lose my reputation,
Now that I've lost it what is there to fear?

"Borrowed Ware: Medieval Persian Epigrams"
Translated by Dick Davis
Persian calligraphy by Amir Hossein Tabnak
1997, Mage Publishers

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