Ghazal 166 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
روزِ هجران و شبِ فُرقَتِ یار آخر شدزدم این فال و گذشت اختر و کار آخر شد
ruz-e hejrân o shab-e forghat-e yâr âkhar shod / zadam in fâl o gozasht akhtar o kâr âkhar shod
The day of separation and the night of the beloved's absence are over; I took this omen, the ill star has passed, and the trouble is at an end.
COUPLET 2
آن همه ناز و تَنَعُّم که خزان می‌فرمودعاقبت در قدمِ بادِ بهار آخر شد
ân hame nâz o tana''om ke khazân mifarmud / âghebat dar ghadam-e bâd-e bahâr âkhar shod
All the airs and pampering autumn showed came to an end at last at the feet of the spring wind.
COUPLET 3
شُکرِ ایزد که به اقبالِ کُلَه گوشهٔ گُلنَخوَتِ بادِ دی و شوکتِ خار آخر شد
shokr-e izad ke be eghbâl-e kolah-gushe-ye gol / nakhvat-e bâd-e dey o showkat-e khâr âkhar shod
Thank God that, by the good fortune of the rose's tilted cap, the arrogance of the winter wind and the pomp of the thorn are over.
COUPLET 4
صبحِ امّید که بُد معتکفِ پردهٔ غیبگو برون آی که کارِ شبِ تار آخر شد
sobh-e ommid ke bod mo'takef-e parde-ye gheyb / go borun ây ke kâr-e shab-e târ âkhar shod
Tell the dawn of hope, which was secluded behind the curtain of the unseen: come out, for the business of the dark night is finished.
COUPLET 5
آن پریشانیِ شب‌هایِ دراز و غمِ دلهمه در سایهٔ گیسویِ نگار آخر شد
ân parishâni-ye shab-hâ-ye derâz o gham-e del / hame dar sâye-ye gisu-ye negâr âkhar shod
All the turmoil of long nights and the heart's sorrow came to an end in the shade of the beloved's hair.
COUPLET 6
باورم نیست ز بدعهدی ایام هنوزقصهٔ غصه که در دولتِ یار آخر شد
bâvaram nist ze bad-ahdi-ye ayyâm hanuz / ghesse-ye ghosse ke dar dowlat-e yâr âkhar shod
Knowing how faithless the days are, I still cannot believe that the tale of grief has ended, thanks to the beloved's good fortune.
COUPLET 7
ساقیا لطف نمودی قدحت پُر مِی بادکه به تدبیرِ تو تشویشِ خُمار آخر شد
sâghiyâ lotf nemudi, ghadahat por mey bâd / ke be tadbir-e to tashvish-e khomâr âkhar shod
Cupbearer, you have been kind; may your cup always be full of wine, for through your care the misery of the hangover is over.
COUPLET 8
در شمار ار چه نیاورد کسی حافظ راشُکرْ کان محنتِ بی‌حدّ و شمار آخر شد
dar shomâr ar che nayâvard kasi Hâfez râ / shokr k-ân mehnat-e bi-hadd o shomâr âkhar shod
Though no one counted Hafez as anyone, thank God that endless, countless hardship has come to an end.
What this fâl tells you
One of the most hopeful fals: the night of separation is over and spring has defeated winter. Tradition reads it as a clear sign that a long difficulty is ending and a time of relief is beginning. Give thanks, thank those who helped you, and let the dawn of hope come out.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: âkhar shod. qâfiye: -âr (yâr, kâr, bahâr, khâr, târ, negâr, khomâr, shomâr). Beyt 1 itself mentions taking a fâl.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| shab | night dictionary | |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| zadam | I struck; fâl zadan = take an omen dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| فال | fâl | omen, augury dictionary |
| گذشت | gozasht | passed dictionary |
| akhtar | star; (ill) fortune dictionary | |
| کار | kâr | work; affair, matter dictionary |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| ناز | nâz | coquetry, airs dictionary |
| khazân | autumn (پاییز) dictionary | |
| می‌فرمود | mifarmud | was showing, displaying dictionary |
| âghebat | end, outcome dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| قدم | ghadam | step dictionary |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| bahâr | spring dictionary | |
| shekar | sugar dictionary | |
| izad | God dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| eghbâl-e | good fortune of dictionary | |
| کله | kolah | cap; kolah-gushe = tilted corner of the cap (کلاه) |
| گوشهٔ | gushe | corner dictionary |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| نخوت | nakhvat-e | arrogance of dictionary |
| di | yesterday (دیروز) | |
| khâr | thorn dictionary | |
| sobh | morning dictionary | |
| ommid | hope (امید) | |
| bad | bad dictionary | |
| پردهٔ | parde | curtain, veil dictionary |
| گو | gu | say! tell! (= begu) (بگو) dictionary |
| borun | out (= birun) (بیرون) dictionary | |
| ây | come! (بیا) dictionary | |
| پریشانی | parishâni-ye | turmoil, distress of dictionary |
| shab-hâ-ye | nights of dictionary | |
| derâz | long dictionary | |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| sâye-ye | shade of dictionary | |
| گیسوی | gisu-ye | long hair of dictionary |
| bâvaram | my belief; bâvaram nist = I cannot believe dictionary | |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| ayyâm | days, times dictionary | |
| هنوز | hanuz | still, yet dictionary |
| قصهٔ | ghesse | story dictionary |
| ghosse | sorrow, worry dictionary | |
| dowlat | good fortune (classical sense) (اقبال) dictionary | |
| sâghiyâ | O cupbearer! dictionary | |
| لطف | lotf | kindness, grace; be lotf = kindly, gently dictionary |
| nemudi | you showed dictionary | |
| قدحت | ghadahat | your cup dictionary |
| پر | por | full dictionary |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| tadbir-e | care, planning of dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| tashvish-e | anxiety, distress of dictionary | |
| shomâr | count! consider! (imperative) (بشمار) dictionary | |
| ar | if (= agar) (اگر) | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| نیاورد | nayâvard | did not bring; dar shomâr âvardan = count as someone dictionary |
| kasi | someone; har kasi = everyone dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| کان | k-ân | that that (= ke ân) (که آن) |
| محنت | mehnat-e | hardship dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 166. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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