O cupbearer, pass the cup around and offer it; for love seemed easy at first, then difficulties arose.
الا یا ایها الساقی ادر کأسا و ناولها
که عشق آسان نمود اول ولی افتاد مشکلهاElâ yâ eyyühe's-sâkî edir ke'sen ve nâvilhâ
ki aşk âsân nümûd evvel velî üftâd müşkilhâ
Hafiz, Divan, ghazal 1, couplet 1 (Qazvini-Ghani).
Hafiz opens his Divan with this couplet.
The first line is in Arabic, a call to the cupbearer.
The second is a confession:
love seemed easy at first.
Entering through the door, the road looks smooth.
As you walk on, difficulties arise.
But Hafiz does not turn back.
He asks for the cup.