Ghazal 103 of Hafez (6 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
Fond memories of friends and good days are with you today. Tradition reads this fal as a gentle invitation to reach out to the people you miss, even if they have been quiet, and to remember the kindness others showed you. Gratitude for the past will sweeten the present.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: yâd bâd. qâfiye: -ârân (dustdârân, ruzegârân, shâdkhârân, hezârân, haghgozârân, kârân, râzdârân).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| dustdârân | those who love, lovers dictionary | |
| یاد | yâd | memory dictionary |
| bâd | may it be; yâd bâd = may it be remembered dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| ruzegârân | ages, times dictionary | |
| کامم | kâmam | my palate, my mouth dictionary |
| talkhi | bitterness dictionary | |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| zahr | poison dictionary | |
| گشت | gasht | became dictionary |
| bâng | cry, call dictionary | |
| نوش | nush | drink; bâng-e nush = the cry of "cheers!" dictionary |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| یاران | yârân | friends dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| ishân | they dictionary | |
| هزاران | hezârân | thousands dictionary |
| مبتلا | mobtalâ | afflicted dictionary |
| گشتم | gashtam | I became dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| band | rope, bond dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| balâ | trouble, misfortune dictionary | |
| کوشش | kushesh | effort dictionary |
| sad | hundred dictionary | |
| rud | river dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| چشمم | cheshmam | my eye dictionary |
| مدام | modâm | constantly dictionary |
| zende | zende-rud = the Zayande-rud, river of Isfahan dictionary | |
| bâgh | garden dictionary | |
| râz | secret dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| ba'd | after dictionary | |
| ناگفته | nâgofte | untold dictionary |
| ماند | mând | remained dictionary |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| daryghâ | alas! dictionary | |
| râzdârân | keepers of secrets, confidants dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 103. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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