Ghazal 173 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
در نمازم خَمِ ابرویِ تو با یاد آمدحالتی رفت که محراب به فریاد آمد
dar namâzam kham-e abru-ye to bâ yâd âmad / hâlati raft ke mehrâb be faryâd âmad
In the middle of my prayer the curve of your eyebrow came to mind, and such a state came over me that the prayer niche cried out.
COUPLET 2
از من اکنون طمعِ صبر و دل و هوش مدارکان تحمّل که تو دیدی همه بر باد آمد
az man aknun tama'-e sabr o del o hush madâr / k-ân tahammol ke to didi hame bar bâd âmad
Do not expect patience, heart or reason from me now: all that endurance you saw has gone to the wind.
COUPLET 3
باده صافی شد و مرغانِ چمن مست شدندموسمِ عاشقی و کار به بنیاد آمد
bâde sâfi shod o morghân-e chaman mast shodand / mowsem-e âsheghi o kâr be bonyâd âmad
The wine has cleared and the birds of the meadow are drunk: it is the season of love, and things are back on their foundation.
COUPLET 4
بویِ بهبود ز اوضاعِ جهان می‌شنومشادی آورد گل و بادِ صبا شاد آمد
bu-ye behbud ze owzâ'-e jahân mishenavam / shâdi âvard gol o bâd-e sabâ shâd âmad
I catch the scent of better days in the state of the world: the rose has brought joy, and the morning breeze has arrived glad.
COUPLET 5
ای عروسِ هنر از بخت شکایت مَنِماحجلهٔ حُسن بیارای که داماد آمد
ey arus-e honar az bakht shekâyat manemâ / hejle-ye hosn biyârây ke dâmâd âmad
O bride of talent, do not complain about your luck: adorn the bridal chamber of beauty, for the groom has come.
COUPLET 6
دلفریبانِ نباتی همه زیور بستنددلبرِ ماست که با حُسنِ خداداد آمد
delfaribân-e nabâti hame zivar bastand / delbar-e mâst ke bâ hosn-e khodâdâd âmad
The charmers of the garden have all put on their jewelry; only our beloved came with God-given beauty.
COUPLET 7
زیرِ بارند درختان که تعلّق دارندای خوشا سرو که از بارِ غم آزاد آمد
zir-e bârand derakhtân ke ta'allogh dârand / ey khoshâ sarv ke az bâr-e gham âzâd âmad
The trees that are attached to things are bowed under their load; how fortunate the cypress, which stands free of the burden of sorrow.
COUPLET 8
مطرب از گفتهٔ حافظ غزلی نَغز بخوانتا بگویم که ز عهدِ طربم یاد آمد
motreb az gofte-ye Hâfez ghazali naghz bekhân / tâ beguyam ke ze ahd-e tarabam yâd âmad
Musician, sing a fine ghazal from Hafez's words, so that I can say: it reminded me of my days of joy.
What this fâl tells you
Better days are in the air: the wine has cleared and the season has turned. Tradition reads this fal as an end to complaining about luck; prepare yourself, because what you were waiting for is arriving. Like the cypress, let go of what weighs you down and stand free.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: âmad ("came"). qâfiye: -âd (yâd, faryâd, bâd, bonyâd, shâd, dâmâd, khodâdâd, âzâd).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| نمازم | namâzam | my prayer dictionary |
| abru-ye | eyebrow of dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| یاد | yâd | memory; bâ yâd âmad = came to mind dictionary |
| âmad | came dictionary | |
| hâlati | a state, a (mystical) condition dictionary | |
| raft | went; hâlati raft = a state came over (me) dictionary | |
| محراب | mehrâb | prayer niche (shaped like an arched eyebrow) dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| فریاد | faryâd | cry, shout dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| aknun | now (حالا) dictionary | |
| tama' | expectation; greed dictionary | |
| sabr | patience dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| مدار | madâr | do not have (old imperative of dâshtan) (نداشته باش) dictionary |
| کان | k-ân | for that (= ke ân) (که آن) |
| didi | you saw dictionary | |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| bâde | wine dictionary | |
| sâfi | clear, pure dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| مرغان | morghân | birds dictionary |
| چمن | chaman | meadow, lawn dictionary |
| مست | mast | drunk dictionary |
| shodand | became dictionary | |
| کار | kâr | work; affair, matter dictionary |
| bonyâd | foundation dictionary | |
| bu-ye | scent of (ezafe) dictionary | |
| behbud | improvement, recovery dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| owzâ' | conditions, state of affairs dictionary | |
| jahân | world dictionary | |
| می‌شنوم | mishenavam | I hear dictionary |
| shâdi | joy dictionary | |
| âvard | brought dictionary | |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| shâd | glad, happy dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| arus | bride dictionary | |
| هنر | honar | talent, art, virtue dictionary |
| bakht | fortune, luck dictionary | |
| shekâyat | complaint dictionary | |
| منما | manemâ | do not show! (do not voice) (نشان نده) dictionary |
| hejle | bridal chamber dictionary | |
| hosn | beauty dictionary | |
| biyârây | adorn! decorate! dictionary | |
| dâmâd | bridegroom dictionary | |
| delfaribân | charmers, heart-deceivers dictionary | |
| nabâti | of plants (the flowers of the garden) dictionary | |
| zivar | jewelry, ornament dictionary | |
| bastand | they tied on, put on dictionary | |
| delbar | heart-stealer, the beloved dictionary | |
| zir | under dictionary | |
| bârand | are (under) load (= bâr + -and) dictionary | |
| derakhtân | trees dictionary | |
| dârand | (they) hold, have dictionary | |
| sarv | cypress (image of a tall beloved) dictionary | |
| bâr | load, burden; also fruit dictionary | |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| âzâd | free; sarv-e âzâd = the free cypress dictionary | |
| گفتهٔ | gofte | words, what is said dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| ghazali | a ghazal, a love poem dictionary | |
| bekhân | read! sing! recite! dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| beguyam | (that) I say dictionary | |
| ahd | time, era dictionary | |
| tarabam | my joy, my merriment dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 173. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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