Ghazal 172 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 are standing before something larger than you can explain, and that is not a failure. Tradition reads this fal as advice to stay with the question instead of rushing to an answer: amazement itself is a kind of growth, like a sapling. Listen from every side before you decide.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: heyrat âmad ("wonder came"). qâfiye: -âl (kamâl, hâl, khâl, khiyâl, so'âl, jalâl). A short-metre ghazal; heyrat is the Sufi stage of bewildered wonder.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| to | you dictionary | |
| نهال | nahâl | sapling dictionary |
| heyrat | wonder, bewilderment (a Sufi stage) dictionary | |
| âmad | came dictionary | |
| کمال | kamâl | perfection, height, fullness dictionary |
| bas | much, many dictionary | |
| hâl | state, condition dictionary | |
| کآخر | k-âkher | that at last (= ke âkher) (که آخر) |
| هم | ham | also, too dictionary |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| sar | head; bar sar-e X âmadan = to come back to X dictionary | |
| یک | yek | one dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| benamâ | show! (نشان بده) dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| چهره | chehre | face dictionary |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| khâl | mole, beauty spot dictionary | |
| bemânad | remains dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| ânjâ | there dictionary | |
| khiyâl | image, vision dictionary | |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| tarafi | a side dictionary | |
| گوش | gush | ear; gush kon = listen dictionary |
| کردم | kardam | I did; gush kardam = I listened dictionary |
| âvâz | voice, song dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| ezzat | glory, grandeur dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| jalâl | majesty dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| قدم | ghadam | step dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 172. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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