Burnt Kabob

From Chapter 1: THE TAVERN
Ghazal 2738
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Last year I drank wine, and this year I am intoxicated and ruined.  
Last year I passed through fire, and this year, why am I roasted?  
I went thirsty to the stream, and I saw a fish in the water.  
All lions seek the moonlight, and I am a lion with a moonlit beloved.  
Do not ask about the pain; look at the complexion, so the color may give you an answer.  
My soul is intoxicated, and my body is ruined; intoxication sits in ruin.  
Both are like this, and the heart even more so, like a donkey in the mud from sorrow.  
Do not be disheartened for a moment; listen, so you may have a reward from God.

Barks Interpretation

Last year, I admired wines. This,