Ghazal 108 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.
Read it word by wordTake your own fâl
What this fâl tells you
This is a ghazal of praise for a king, full of victory, gardens and command. Tradition reads this fal as a sign of success and authority in something you are working on: the field is open and the ball is in your court. Use that strength with grace, like a fine rider.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: -ân-e to bâd ("may it be your ..."). qâfiye: -ân (chowgân, meydân, jowlân, divân, bostân, farmân). A short panegyric ghazal of five beyts.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| فلک | falak | the sky, the heavens; fate dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| چوگان | chowgân | polo stick: image for a curved lock of hair dictionary |
| to | you dictionary | |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| مکان | makân | place dictionary |
| arse-ye | field of, arena of dictionary | |
| میدان | meydân | field, square; polo ground dictionary |
| zolf | curl, lock of hair dictionary | |
| khâtun | lady, noblewoman (بانو) | |
| zafar | victory (پیروزی) dictionary | |
| shifte-ye | in love with, infatuated with dictionary | |
| پرچم | parcham | banner, flag dictionary |
| tu-st | is (fold upon) fold dictionary | |
| dide | eye (چشم) | |
| فتح | fath | conquest, victory dictionary |
| abad | eternity without end dictionary | |
| âshegh | lover dictionary | |
| jowlân | riding about, galloping display dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| sefat | description, praise dictionary | |
| aghl | reason, intellect dictionary | |
| کل | kol | whole, universal; aghl-e kol = Universal Reason dictionary |
| چاکر | châker | servant dictionary |
| divân | royal court, chancery dictionary | |
| jelve | display, showing oneself dictionary | |
| قد | ghad | stature, figure dictionary |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| sarv | cypress (image of a tall beloved) dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| gheyrat | jealousy (of love); zeal dictionary | |
| khold | paradise, eternity (بهشت) | |
| bostân | garden (باغ) | |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| tanhâ | alone; na be tanhâ = not only dictionary | |
| hayavânât | animals dictionary | |
| نباتات | nabâtât | plants (گیاهان) dictionary |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| âlam | world dictionary | |
| amr | (divine) command; âlam-e amr = the spiritual world dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| فرمان | farmân | command, order dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 108. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
Love Persian poetry? Learn to read it: free Starter Pack
Get the 14-page printable Starter Pack (all 32 letters, a 7-day reading plan, 100 core words and 20 survival phrases) and a short 5-email course. Free.