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WITH SA'DI IN THE GARDEN;
Bring the scrolls, Mirza! and the reading-stool,
And Gulbadan, that Delhi girl, who sings
Ghazals so well, and Dilazâr, her mate,
Who plays bandoora, and knows dance and song.
Ask them to come; say there'll be fruits and cakes
With golden mohurs; and meet me at the gate.
The Taj shall be Shirâz, and we will sit
In its green garden, underneath the moon,
To read the 'Ishk' and hear the nightingales
Make music to the Rose in our Bostân."
"Inshallah!" Mirza Hussein said: "Please God!
This will be so. Sa'di hath much to teach,
And Gulbadan shall bring her waiting-girl
With lamps and bells, and summon Dilazar.
At nightfall we will come."
Thus it befell
Those five were gathered at the Mosque Juwab
