Ghazal 210 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
دوش در حلقهٔ ما قصّهٔ گیسویِ تو بودتا دلِ شب سخن از سلسلهٔ مویِ تو بود
dush dar halghe-ye mâ ghesse-ye gisu-ye to bud / tâ del-e shab sokhan az selsele-ye mu-ye to bud
Last night in our circle the talk was of your tresses; until the heart of the night we spoke of the chain of your hair.
COUPLET 2
دل که از ناوَکِ مژگانِ تو در خون می‌گشتباز مشتاقِ کمان‌خانهٔ ابرویِ تو بود
del ke az nâvak-e mozhgân-e to dar khun migasht / bâz moshtâgh-e kamân-khâne-ye abru-ye to bud
The heart, rolling in blood from the arrows of your lashes, still longed for the bow of your eyebrow.
COUPLET 3
هم عَفَاالله صبا کز تو پیامی می‌دادور نه در کس نرسیدیم که از کویِ تو بود
ham afâllâh sabâ k-az to payâmi midâd / var na dar kas narasidim ke az ku-ye to bud
God bless the morning breeze, which brought us word from you; otherwise we met no one who came from your street.
COUPLET 4
عالَم از شور و شرِ عشق خبر هیچ نداشتفتنه‌انگیزِ جهان غمزهٔ جادویِ تو بود
âlam az shur o shar-e eshgh khabar hich nadâsht / fetne-angiz-e jahân ghamze-ye jâdu-ye to bud
The world knew nothing of the passion and trouble of love; what stirred the world up was your bewitching glance.
COUPLET 5
منِ سرگشته هم از اهلِ سلامت بودمدامِ راهم شِکَنِ طُرِّهٔ هندویِ تو بود
man-e sargashte ham az ahl-e salâmat budam / dâm-e râham shekan-e torre-ye hendu-ye to bud
Bewildered as I am, I too was once among the safe and sound; the trap on my road was the twist of your dark curl.
COUPLET 6
بگشا بندِ قبا تا بگشاید دلِ منکه گشادی که مرا بود ز پهلویِ تو بود
bogshâ band-e ghabâ tâ bogshâyad del-e man / ke goshâdi ke marâ bud ze pahlu-ye to bud
Untie the fastening of your robe so my heart may open, for whatever ease I ever had came from being by your side.
COUPLET 7
به وفایِ تو که بر تربتِ حافظ بگذرکز جهان می‌شد و در آرزویِ رویِ تو بود
be vafâ-ye to ke bar torbat-e Hâfez bogzar / k-az jahân mishod o dar ârezu-ye ru-ye to bud
By your faithfulness, pass by the grave of Hafez, for he left this world still longing for your face.
What this fâl tells you
Someone is talking about you and thinking of you, and word may reach you on the morning breeze. Tradition reads this fal as a sign that a message or a gesture of affection is on its way. Be open and generous with your presence: your nearness is what brings ease to the one who waits for you.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: to bud ("was yours"). qâfiye: -u (gisu, mu, abru, ku, jâdu, hendu, pahlu, ru).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| dush | last night (دیشب) dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| halghe | circle, ring dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| قصهٔ | ghesse | story dictionary |
| to | you dictionary | |
| bud | was dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| shab | night dictionary | |
| sokhan | speech, words dictionary | |
| selsele | chain dictionary | |
| موی | mu-ye | hair of dictionary |
| مژگان | mozhgân | eyelashes dictionary |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| می‌گشت | migasht | was rolling, turning dictionary |
| bâz | again dictionary | |
| مشتاق | moshtâgh | longing, yearning (for) dictionary |
| abru-ye | eyebrow of dictionary | |
| هم | ham | also, too dictionary |
| afâllâh | God bless! bravo! (Arabic) (آفرین) | |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| payâmi | a message dictionary | |
| می‌داد | midâd | was giving dictionary |
| ور | var | and if (= va agar) (و اگر) |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| کس | kas | anyone; with negative: no one dictionary |
| نرسیدیم | narasidim | we did not come upon, did not meet dictionary |
| کوی | ku-ye | street, quarter (of) (کوچه) |
| âlam | world dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| khabar | news dictionary | |
| هیچ | hich | any; no dictionary |
| نداشت | nadâsht | did not have; mohtaram nadâsht = did not hold in honor dictionary |
| فتنه‌انگیز | fetne-angiz | troublemaker, stirrer of chaos dictionary |
| jahân | world dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| ahl | people (of) dictionary | |
| salâmat | health, safety dictionary | |
| budam | I was dictionary | |
| dâm | trap, net dictionary | |
| râham | my road dictionary | |
| shekan-e | the curl, fold of dictionary | |
| torre | lock of hair, curl dictionary | |
| bogshâ | open! untie! (باز کن) dictionary | |
| band | rope, bond dictionary | |
| قبا | ghabâ | robe; here a robe of honor given as a reward dictionary |
| bogshâyad | may open, untie (باز کند) dictionary | |
| goshâdi | an opening, relief dictionary | |
| مرا | marâ | me; for me (= man râ) (من را / برای من) |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| پهلوی | pahlu | side; ze pahlu-ye to = from being beside you, thanks to you dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| وفای | vafâ | faithfulness dictionary |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| bogzar | pass by! dictionary | |
| می‌شد | mishod | was going (away) dictionary |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 210. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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