Ní bhlaisim den chorn fíona gan mo ghrása a bheith thart
Ní beo dom gan mo ghrása a bheith faram
Foighne, a deir siad, agus mo ghrása as láthair
Is fuirist a bheith ag caint, a chara, rud eile is ea gníomh
Ó, a Qutub Shah! Conas gealt a chur ar bhóthar a leasa
Ní ghlacann gealta le comhairle!
Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah
The Beloved's Absence
I cannot sip from the wine-cup in the absence of my Beloved
I cannot draw a breath in the absence of my Beloved
Have patience, they say, when my Beloved isn't around
East to say, my friend, but not easy to practice
O Qutub Shah! How to advise a lunatic
A lunatic cannot take counsel!