If you do not sleep one night, O moon-faced one, the treasure of eternity will reveal itself to you.
If you warm your night with the sun of the unseen, your eyes will be opened with collyrium.
Tonight, be persistent and do not rest, so that you may see the gift of happiness.
The display of all idols is at night; those who sleep do not hear the call.
Did not Moses see the light at night? He went towards the tree that called him.
He traveled at night more than a ten-year journey and saw a tree full of light.
Did not Ahmad ascend at night? His Buraq carried him to the heavens.
Day is for seeking and night for love, so that the evil eye does not see you.
People slept, but lovers spent the night telling stories with God.
The gracious God said to David, whoever claims to be in love with us,
If he sleeps all night, that is a lie. How can sleep come to love?
For the lover seeks solitude to share the sorrow of his heart with the beloved.
The thirsty do not sleep except a little; how can deep sleep come to the thirsty?
When they sleep, they dream of water, or by the stream, or a jug, or a water carrier.
All night, the call comes from the Truth: Rise, seize the opportunity, O destitute one.
Otherwise, after your death, you will regret when your soul separates from your body.
The pair is taken away, and the earth remains barren, having nothing but thorns and weeds.
I am lost to you; read the rest. I am intoxicated, unable to distinguish head from foot.
Shams of Truth, pride of Tabriz, I have closed my lips; come and open them.