Ghazal 147 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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COUPLET 1
بریدِ بادِ صبا دوشم آگهی آوردکه روزِ محنت و غم رو به کوتهی آورد
barid-e bâd-e sabâ dusham âgahi âvard / ke ruz-e mehnat o gham ru be kutahi âvard
Last night the courier of the morning breeze brought me word that the day of hardship and grief is drawing to a close.
COUPLET 2
به مُطربانِ صَبوحی دهیم جامهٔ چاکبدین نوید که بادِ سحرگهی آورد
be motrebân-e sabuhi dahim jâme-ye châk / bedin navid ke bâd-e saharghahi âvard
We will give our torn robes to the minstrels of the morning drink, for this good news the dawn wind has brought.
COUPLET 3
بیا بیا که تو حورِ بهشت را رضواندر این جهان ز برایِ دلِ رهی آورد
biyâ biyâ ke to hur-e behesht râ rezvân / dar in jahân ze barâ-ye del-e rahi âvard
Come, come: you are the houri of paradise, whom Rezvan, the keeper of heaven, brought into this world for the heart of your servant.
COUPLET 4
همی‌رویم به شیراز با عنایتِ دوستزهی رفیق که بختم به همرهی آورد
hami ravim be shirâz bâ enâyat-e dust / zehi rafigh ke bakhtam be hamrahi âvard
We are on our way to Shiraz with the friend's favor; what a companion my fortune has brought along with me!
COUPLET 5
به جبرِ خاطرِ ما کوش کـ‌این کلاهِ نمدبسا شکست که با افسرِ شهی آورد
be jabr-e khâter-e mâ kush k-in kolâh-e namad / basâ shekast ke bâ afsar-e shahi âvard
Try to mend our broken heart, for this humble felt cap has often brought defeat to a royal crown.
COUPLET 6
چه ناله‌ها که رسید از دلم به خرمنِ ماهچو یادِ عارضِ آن ماهِ خرگهی آورد
che nâle-hâ ke resid az delam be kharman-e mâh / cho yâd-e âraz-e ân mâh-e khargahi âvard
What cries rose from my heart to the moon's halo, whenever it remembered the cheek of that moon who lives in a tent!
COUPLET 7
رساند رایتِ منصور بر فلک حافظکه اِلتِجا به جنابِ شهنشهی آورد
resând râyat-e mansur bar falak Hâfez / ke eltejâ be jenâb-e shahanshahi âvard
Hafez has raised his victorious banner to the sky, for he has taken refuge at the royal court.
What this fâl tells you
Good news arrives with the dawn wind: the days of hardship are getting shorter. Tradition reads this fal as a sign of relief and of a homecoming or journey made in good company. Treat humble people with care, for a felt cap can outlast a crown.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: âvard. qâfiye: -ahi (âgahi, kutahi, saharghahi, rahi, hamrahi, shahi, khargahi, shahanshahi).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| barid-e | courier, messenger of (پیک) | |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| dusham | last night (to me) dictionary | |
| âgahi | news, word (خبر) dictionary | |
| âvarad | brings (present tense) dictionary | |
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| محنت | mehnat | hardship (رنج) dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| ru | face; z-ân ru = for that reason dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| kutahi | shortness; ru be kutahi âvard = began to end (کوتاهی) | |
| dahim | we give dictionary | |
| jâme-ye | robe; jâme-ye châk = torn robe dictionary | |
| چاک | châk | torn, rent dictionary |
| bedin | with this, in this (= be in) (با این) | |
| نوید | navid | good news, glad tidings dictionary |
| saharghahi | of dawn (سحرگاهی) | |
| biyâ | come! dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| behesht | paradise; here also "left" (behesht = past of heshtan) dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| jahân | world dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| barâ-ye | for dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| rahi | servant, slave (poetic) (بنده) | |
| همی‌رویم | hami ravim | we are going (می‌رویم) dictionary |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| rafigh | companion dictionary | |
| bakhtam | my fortune dictionary | |
| hamrahi | companionship (همراهی) | |
| jabr-e | mending, setting (a broken bone); jabr-e khâter = consolation dictionary | |
| khâter | mind, heart dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| کوش | kush | strive! try! (بکوش) dictionary |
| کـ‌این | k-in | that these (= ke in) (که این) |
| کلاه | kolâh-e | cap of dictionary |
| نمد | namad | felt (dervish's cap) dictionary |
| shekast | defeat; breaking dictionary | |
| afsar-e | crown of (تاج) dictionary | |
| shahi | royal (شاهی) | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| ناله‌ها | nâle-hâ | cries, laments dictionary |
| resid | arrived, came dictionary | |
| delam | my heart dictionary | |
| kharman | harvest, threshing heap dictionary | |
| ماه | mâh | moon (image for a beautiful face) dictionary |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| یاد | yâd | memory dictionary |
| âraz-e | cheek of (گونه) | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| khargahi | of the tent; a beauty living in a royal tent (خرگاهی) | |
| resând | raised, made reach dictionary | |
| râyat-e | banner of (پرچم) | |
| منصور | mansur | victorious dictionary |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| فلک | falak | the sky, the heavens; fate dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| jenâb | threshold, court; presence of a great person (آستانه) dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 147. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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