"I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew."

"The tavern is my Kaaba; the wine-cup is my prayer-niche."

"If the beloved is a Christian, what concern is it of yours? If she is a pagan, what concern is it of yours?"

"Be not beguiled by world's delusive toy; The more you grasp, the more you lose the joy."

"Saki! with the light of wine, up-kindle the cup of ours. Minstrel! speak, saying: The worlds work hath gone to the desire of ours."