Ghazal 131 of Hafez (8 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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COUPLET 1
بیا که تُرکِ فلک خوانِ روزه غارت کردهلالِ عید به دورِ قدح اشارت کرد
biyâ ke tork-e falak khân-e ruze ghârat kard / helâl-e eyd be dowr-e ghadah eshârat kard
Come: the Turk of the heavens has plundered the fasting table, and the new moon of the feast has signaled for the cup to go round.
COUPLET 2
ثوابِ روزه و حجِّ قبول آن کس بُردکه خاکِ میکدهٔ عشق را زیارت کرد
savâb-e ruze o hajj-e ghabul ân kas bord / ke khâk-e meykade-ye eshgh râ ziyârat kard
The reward of fasting and of an accepted pilgrimage went to the one who made a pilgrimage to the dust of love's tavern.
COUPLET 3
مُقامِ اصلیِ ما گوشهٔ خرابات استخداش خیر دهاد آن که این عمارت کرد
moghâm-e asli-ye mâ gushe-ye kharâbât ast / khodâsh kheyr dahâd ân ke in emârat kard
Our true home is a corner of the tavern. May God reward whoever built this place!
COUPLET 4
بهایِ بادهٔ چون لعل چیست؟ جوهرِ عقلبیا که سود کسی بُرد، کاین تجارت کرد
bahâ-ye bâde-ye chon la'l chist jowhar-e aghl / biyâ ke sud kasi bord k-in tejârat kard
What is the price of ruby-red wine? The jewel of reason. Come, the one who made this trade has made a profit.
COUPLET 5
نماز در خَمِ آن ابروانِ محرابیکسی کُنَد که به خونِ جگر طهارت کرد
namâz dar kham-e ân abrovân-e mehrâbi / kasi konad ke be khun-e jegar tahârat kard
Only someone who has washed himself in his heart's blood may pray in the arch of those prayer-niche eyebrows.
COUPLET 6
فغان که نرگس جَمّاشِ شیخِ شهر امروزنظر به دُردکشان از سرِ حقارت کرد
faghân ke narges-e jammâsh-e sheykh-e shahr emruz / nazar be dord-keshân az sar-e heghârat kard
Alas, today the city sheikh's lustful narcissus eyes looked down with contempt on the dreg-drinkers.
COUPLET 7
به رویِ یار نظر کن ز دیده مِنّت دارکه کاردیده، نظر از سرِ بِصارت کرد
be ru-ye yâr nazar kon ze dide mennat dâr / ke kârdide nazar az sar-e basârat kard
Look at the beloved's face, and be grateful to your eyes, for the experienced one looks with true insight.
COUPLET 8
حدیثِ عشق ز حافظ شنو نه از واعظاگر چه صنعتِ بسیار در عبارت کرد
hadis-e eshgh ze Hâfez shenow na az vâ'ez / agar che san'at-e besyâr dar ebârat kard
Hear the story of love from Hafez, not from the preacher, however much artistry he puts into his phrases.
What this fâl tells you
The fast is over and the feast has come: this is a ghazal of release after a long time of restraint. Tradition reads this fal as good news that a hard period is ending and a time of celebration is near. Trust sincere words over polished speeches, and be thankful for what your own eyes have seen.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: kard ("did"). qâfiye: -ârat (ghârat, eshârat, ziyârat, emârat, tejârat, tahârat, heghârat, basârat, ebârat). Written for the end of Ramadan.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| biyâ | come! dictionary | |
| فلک | falak | the sky, the heavens; fate dictionary |
| khân | tray of food, feast laid out (سفره) | |
| ruze | fasting; the fast of Ramadan dictionary | |
| ghârat-e | plunder by dictionary | |
| کرد | kard | do (with tavân: can do) dictionary |
| eyd | feast dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| dowr | turn; the passing round of the cup; the age dictionary | |
| قدح | ghadah | cup, goblet dictionary |
| eshârat | a sign, signal (اشاره) | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| قبول | ghabul | acceptance; ghabul-e khâter = being loved by people dictionary |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| کس | kas | anyone; with negative: no one dictionary |
| bord | took away dictionary | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| میکدهٔ | meykade | tavern dictionary |
| ziyârat | visit, pilgrimage dictionary | |
| مقام | maghâm | place, station dictionary |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| گوشهٔ | gushe | corner dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| khodâsh | God ... him (= khodâ u râ) dictionary | |
| kheyr | good, good deed dictionary | |
| dahâd | may He give (old optative) (بدهد) dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| emârat | rebuilding, restoration dictionary | |
| bahâ | price dictionary | |
| bâde | wine dictionary | |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| لعل | la'l | ruby; lab-e la'l = ruby lips dictionary |
| jowhar | substance, essence dictionary | |
| aghl | reason, intellect dictionary | |
| sud | profit, gain dictionary | |
| kasi | someone; har kasi = everyone dictionary | |
| کاین | k-in | that these (= ke in) (که این) |
| tejârat | trade, profit-making dictionary | |
| نماز | namâz | ritual prayer dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| abrovân | eyebrows dictionary | |
| mehrâbi | arched like a prayer niche dictionary | |
| کند | konad | does; makes dictionary |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| jegar | liver; khun-e jegar = deep grief dictionary | |
| tahârat | purification dictionary | |
| فغان | faghân | alas! cry of lament dictionary |
| نرگس | narges | narcissus (image of the beloved's languid eye) dictionary |
| sheykh | sheikh, religious elder dictionary | |
| shahr | city dictionary | |
| emruz | today dictionary | |
| نظر | nazar | sight; ahl-e nazar = people of insight, connoisseurs of beauty dictionary |
| sar | head; sar be kuh dâdan = to send someone off wandering dictionary | |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary | |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| کن | kon | do! make! (imperative of kardan) dictionary |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| dide | eye (چشم) | |
| dâr | keep! hold! (imperative of dâshtan) dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| shenow | hear! (بشنو) dictionary | |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| واعظ | vâ'ez | preacher dictionary |
| agar | if dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| san'at | art, craft dictionary | |
| ebârat | expression, words dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 131. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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