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Ḥāfiẓ, active 14th century and Bell, Gertrude Lowthian
Stanza 3.—The allusion is to the expulsion of Adam from the Garden of Eden.
Stanza 4.—Concerning the Last Judgment, a beautiful tradition relates that there are seven degrees of punishment, but eight of blessedness, because God’s mercy exceeds His justice.