Ghazal 174 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
Someone or something you thought had left is coming back. Tradition reads this fal as a returning: of good news, of a friend, of a season of life. Even if you once broke a promise or grew bitter, the door is open again; welcome what returns with kindness.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: bâz âmad ("came back"). qâfiye: -â (sabâ, sabâ "Sheba", havâ, cherâ, vafâ, davâ, darâ, mâ). Beyt 1 rhymes sabâ "morning breeze" with Sabâ "Sheba", whose queen the hoopoe brought to Solomon.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| degar | again; other (= digar) (دیگر) | |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| taraf | side, region dictionary | |
| مرغ | morgh | bird dictionary |
| sehr | magic dictionary | |
| نغمهٔ | naghme | melody dictionary |
| bâz | again dictionary | |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| هوا | havâ | air dictionary |
| کو | ku | where is? (کجاست) dictionary |
| کند | konad | does; makes dictionary |
| فهم | fahm | understanding dictionary |
| zabân | tongue; language dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| beporsad | (that) he ask dictionary | |
| چرا | cherâ | why dictionary |
| raft | went dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| mardomi | humanity, kindness dictionary | |
| کرد | kard | did, showed dictionary |
| لطف | lotf | kindness, grace; be lotf = kindly, gently dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| کـآن بت | k-ân bot | that idol (= ke ân bot); bot = idol, the beautiful beloved (که آن بت) dictionary |
| râh | way, road dictionary | |
| وفا | vafâ | loyalty, faithfulness dictionary |
| bu-ye | scent of (ezafe) dictionary | |
| می | mey | wine (شراب) dictionary |
| نوشین | nushin | sweet dictionary |
| beshenid | heard; caught (a scent) (شنید) dictionary | |
| dam | moment; breath dictionary | |
| sobh | morning dictionary | |
| bud | was dictionary | |
| davâ | cure, medicine dictionary | |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| قافلهٔ | ghâfele | caravan dictionary |
| bemând | stayed, remained (ماند) dictionary | |
| گوش | gush | ear; gush kon = listen dictionary |
| delam | my heart dictionary | |
| âvâz | voice, song dictionary | |
| گرچه | garche | although dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| ranjesh | resentment, taking offense dictionary | |
| zad | struck; dar zad = knocked at dictionary | |
| پیمان | peymân | vow, pledge dictionary |
| beshkast | broke (شکست) dictionary | |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| bin | see! (= bebin) (ببین) dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 174. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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