Ghazal 100 of Hafez (5 couplets), in the original Persian as on Ganjoor, with a transliteration, a plain English translation, the meanings of key words and the traditional fâl-e Hâfez reading.
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What this fâl tells you
Do not let worry about reputation, profit or loss weigh down your heart. Tradition reads this fal as wise, cheerful advice: hold the things of this world lightly, since even the greatest thrones pass away, and enjoy the good moment you are given. Listen kindly to experienced counsel, and you will have a long and lighter life.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -âd (bâd, yâd, bâd, shâd, bâd, bâd). The poem plays on bâd "wind" and bâd "may it be".
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| di | yesterday (دیروز) | |
| پیر | pir | elder; spiritual master dictionary |
| zekrash | his mention, remembrance of him dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| kheyr | good; zekrash be kheyr = may he be spoken of well dictionary | |
| bâd | may it be; zekrash be kheyr bâd = may he be remembered well dictionary | |
| گفتا | goftâ | (he/she) said (poetic form of goft) (گفت) dictionary |
| sharâb | wine dictionary | |
| نوش | nush | drink! (= benush) (بنوش) dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| bebar | take away! (az yâd bordan = to forget) dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| یاد | yâd | memory dictionary |
| گفتم | goftam | I said dictionary |
| bâd | wind; be bâd dâdan = to throw to the wind dictionary | |
| میدهدم | midahadam | gives ... of mine; be bâd midahad = throws to the wind dictionary |
| bâde | wine dictionary | |
| نام | nâm | name, fame dictionary |
| ننگ | nang | shame, disgrace; nang o nâm = reputation dictionary |
| قبول | ghabul | acceptance; ghabul-e khâter = being loved by people dictionary |
| کن | kon | do! make! (imperative of kardan) dictionary |
| sokhan | speech, words dictionary | |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| bâd | har che bâd bâd = whatever will be, will be dictionary | |
| sud | profit, gain dictionary | |
| ziyân | loss dictionary | |
| مایه | mâye | source, capital dictionary |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| khâhad | will (future auxiliary) dictionary | |
| shodan | going; az dast shodan = to be lost dictionary | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| bahr | sake; ze bahr-e = for the sake of (برای) | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| معامله | mo'âmele | dealing, exchange dictionary |
| ghamgin | sad dictionary | |
| مباش | mabâsh | do not be! (نباش) dictionary |
| shâd | happy; shâd kardan = cheer up dictionary | |
| bâdat | wind (will be) for you; bâdat be dast = you will hold only wind dictionary | |
| bâshad | may it be; bâshad ke = perhaps, so that maybe dictionary | |
| agar | if dictionary | |
| nehi | you place; del nehâdan = to set one's heart on dictionary | |
| هیچ | hich | any; no dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| ma'razi | a place, an arena, a situation dictionary | |
| takht | throne dictionary | |
| rud | river dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| گرت | garat | if ... you (= agar to-râ) (اگر به تو) |
| پند | pand | advice dictionary |
| hakimân | sages, philosophers dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| کوته | kutah | short (کوتاه) |
| کنیم | konim | let us do dictionary |
| قصه | ghesse | story dictionary |
| omrat | your life dictionary | |
| derâz | long dictionary | |
| bâd | may it be; omrat derâz bâd = may your life be long dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 100. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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