Ghazal 109 of Hafez (7 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
You may be waiting for a message, a reply or a sign from someone, and the silence feels long. Tradition reads this fal as advice to stay courteous and patient: complaining or boasting will not bring the letter faster. Keep your dignity; the one you wait for knows your state.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: nafrestâd ("did not send"). qâfiye: -âmi (payâmi, salâmi, kalâmi, khorâmi, dâmi, jâmi, maghâmi, gholâmi).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ast | is dictionary | |
| payâmi | a message dictionary | |
| نفرستاد | nafrestâd | did not send dictionary |
| ننوشت | nanevesht | did not write dictionary |
| salâmi | a greeting dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| kalâmi | a word dictionary | |
| sad | hundred dictionary | |
| نامه | nâme | letter dictionary |
| فرستادم | ferestâdam | I sent dictionary |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| shâh | king dictionary | |
| savârân | riders, horsemen dictionary | |
| peyki | a courier, a messenger dictionary | |
| su-ye | toward (به سوی) dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| âhu | gazelle dictionary | |
| raveshi | -gaited; âhu-raveshi = one who walks like a gazelle dictionary | |
| dânest | knew dictionary | |
| khâhad | will (future auxiliary) dictionary | |
| shodanam | my going (shodan = to go, in classical Persian) (رفتنم) dictionary | |
| مرغ | morgh | bird dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| وز | v-az | and from (= va az) (و از) |
| khatt | line; here a painted line / the first down on the cheek dictionary | |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| selsele | chain dictionary | |
| dâmi | a net, a trap dictionary | |
| فریاد | faryâd | cry, shout dictionary |
| sâghi | cupbearer dictionary | |
| shekar | sugar dictionary | |
| لب | lab | lip dictionary |
| sarmast | drunk, intoxicated dictionary | |
| jâmi | a cup dictionary | |
| چندان | chandân | so long, only so much dictionary |
| zadam | I struck; lâf zadan = to boast dictionary | |
| لاف | lâf | boast dictionary |
| کرامات | kerâmât | miracles of saints dictionary |
| مقامات | maghâmât | spiritual stations, stages dictionary |
| هیچم | hichem | (to) me ... no (= hich ... marâ) dictionary |
| khabar | news dictionary | |
| هیچ | hich | any; no dictionary |
| maghâmi | a station dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| adab | courtesy, good manners dictionary | |
| bâsh | be! dictionary | |
| واخواست | vâkhâst | complaint, claim of protest (اعتراض) |
| نباشد | nabâshad | is not, will not be dictionary |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| gholâmi | servitude, being a servant dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 109. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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