Dark Sweetness

From Chapter 28: A NEW SECTION
Ghazal 882
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The garment turned black, the light of Muhammad arrived. The drum of eternity was beaten, the eternal kingdom arrived.  
The earth turned green, the sky tore open. Once again, the moon split, the pure spirit arrived.  
The world became full of gratitude, happiness girded its waist. Rise, for once again that moon-like beloved arrived.  
The heart became like an astrolabe, the sign of the seven heavens. The explanation of Ahmad's heart, seven volumes arrived.  
Reason became a fortress one night at the court of the king of love. It said, with your fortune, the bound soul arrived.  
The messenger of lovers' hearts went to the head like a pen. The sweet news like sugar arrived in the heart of paper.  
How long will the pure souls endure under the earth? Arise from the grave, the confirmed victory arrived.  
The drum of resurrection was beaten, the trumpet of gathering is blowing. The time has come, O dead, the renewed gathering arrived.  
The contents of the graves were scattered, the contents of the hearts were obtained. The sound of the trumpet came, the spirit reached its destination.  
Last night, there was a commotion among the stars. From the side of the good stars, the fortunate star arrived.  
Mercury left, the tablet and pen broke. After it, Venus leaped, intoxicated, reaching the pole star.  
The disc of the moon lost its color, fleeing towards Leo. I said, "Is it good?" He said, "The intoxicated cupbearer arrived."  
In that commotion, reason wanted to appear. A child is still a child, say what reached the alphabet.  
Rise, for it is our era, the king of the world is ours. As his gaze is our soul, eternal life arrived.  
The colorless cupbearer boasted, pouring wine abundantly. The camel danced, the mountain of Qaf, extended joy arrived.  
Once again, Solomon of the spirit said, "The call of dawn." The turmoil of Bilqis, the glass palace arrived.  
Despite the envious of religion, the blindness of the accursed demon. The balm of heart and eye reached the eye of the emerald.  
For the sake of the uninitiated, I locked my mouth. Rise, say, O minstrel, the eternal joy arrived.

Barks Interpretation

The ground turns green. A drum begins.