Ghazal 219 of Hafez (10 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
کنون که در چمن آمد گُل از عَدَم به وجودبنفشه در قدمِ او نهاد سر به سجود
konun ke dar chaman âmad gol az adam be vojud / banafshe dar ghadam-e u nahâd sar be sojud
Now that the rose has come into the meadow, from nothingness into being, the violet has bowed its head at its feet in worship.
COUPLET 2
بنوش جامِ صبوحی به نالهٔ دَف و چنگببوس غَبغَب ساقی به نغمهٔ نی و عود
benush jâm-e sabuhi be nâle-ye daf o chang / bebus ghabghab-e sâghi be naghme-ye ney o ud
Drink the dawn cup to the cry of drum and harp; kiss the cupbearer's chin to the tune of reed flute and lute.
COUPLET 3
به دورِ گُل منشین بی‌شراب و شاهد و چنگکه همچو روزِ بقا هفته‌ای بُوَد معدود
be dowr-e gol manshin bi-sharâb o shâhed o chang / ke hamcho ruz-e baghâ hafte-i bovad ma'dud
In the season of the rose, do not sit without wine, a beauty and the harp, for like the days of life it lasts only a short, numbered week.
COUPLET 4
شد از خروجِ رِیاحین چو آسمان روشنزمین، به اخترِ میمون و طالعِ مسعود
shod az khoruj-e riyâhin cho âsmân rowshan / zamin be akhtar-e meymun o tâle'-e mas'ud
With the fragrant flowers springing up, the earth has grown bright as the sky, under a blessed star and a happy horoscope.
COUPLET 5
ز دستِ شاهدِ نازک‌عِذار عیسی‌دَمشراب نوش و رها کن حدیثِ عاد و ثمود
ze dast-e shâhed-e nâzok-ezâr-e isâ-dam / sharâb nush o rahâ kon hadis-e âd o samud
Drink wine from the hand of a soft-cheeked beauty whose breath gives life like Jesus', and leave aside the tales of 'Ad and Thamud.
COUPLET 6
جهان چو خُلدِ بَرین شد به دورِ سوسن و گلولی چه سود که در وِی نه ممکن است خُلُود
jahân cho khold-e barin shod be dowr-e susan o gol / vali che sud ke dar vey na momken ast kholud
In the season of lily and rose the world has become like highest paradise; but what use, when no one can stay in it forever?
COUPLET 7
چو گل سوار شَوَد بر هوا سلیمان‌وارسحر که مرغ درآید به نغمهٔ داوود
cho gol savâr shavad bar havâ soleymân-vâr / sahar ke morgh dar âyad be naghme-ye dâvud
When the rose rides on the air like Solomon, at dawn, when the bird begins to sing with the voice of David,
COUPLET 8
به باغ، تازه کن آیینِ دینِ زردشتیکنون که لاله برافروخت آتشِ نمرود
be bâgh tâze kon â'in-e din-e zardoshti / konun ke lâle bar-afrukht âtash-e nemrud
Renew in the garden the rites of Zoroaster's faith, now that the tulip has lit the fire of Nimrod.
COUPLET 9
بخواه جامِ صَبوحی به یادِ آصفِ عهدوزیرِ مُلکِ سلیمان، عمادِ دین، محمود
bekhâh jâm-e sabuhi be yâd-e âsef-e ahd / vazir-e molk-e soleymân emâd-e din mahmud
Call for the dawn cup in memory of the Asaf of our age, the minister of Solomon's kingdom, Emad al-Din Mahmud.
COUPLET 10
بُوَد که مجلس حافظ به یمن تربیتشهر آن چه می‌طلبد جمله باشدش موجود
bovad ke majles-e Hâfez be yomn-e tarbiyatash / har ân che mitalabad jomle bâshadash mowjud
May it be that, by the blessing of his patronage, the gathering of Hafez has everything it longs for.
What this fâl tells you
Spring has arrived: the rose has come from nothing into being. Tradition reads this fal as a season of growth, renewal and good fortune, under a lucky star. Enjoy it fully and with gratitude, for good seasons are short, and a generous patron may help you find what you are looking for.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -ud (vojud, sojud, ud, ma'dud, mas'ud, samud, kholud, dâvud, nemrud, mahmud). Beyt 9 praises the vizier Emad al-Din Mahmud; beyt 7 runs on into beyt 8.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| کنون | konun | now (اکنون) |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| چمن | chaman | meadow, lawn dictionary |
| âmad | came dictionary | |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| adam | nothingness, non-being dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| قدم | ghadam | step dictionary |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| نهاد | nahâd | nature, disposition dictionary |
| sar | head; sar be kuh dâdan = to send someone off wandering dictionary | |
| benush | drink! dictionary | |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| نالهٔ | nâle | moan, lament dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| چنگ | chang | harp dictionary |
| bebus | kiss! dictionary | |
| ghabghab | double chin, the soft curve under the chin dictionary | |
| sâghi | cupbearer dictionary | |
| نغمهٔ | naghme | melody dictionary |
| ney | reed flute dictionary | |
| ud | oud, lute (also aloeswood) dictionary | |
| dowr | turn; the passing round of the cup; the age dictionary | |
| منشین | manshin | do not sit! (ننشین) dictionary |
| shâhed | beauty, the beloved (classical sense) dictionary | |
| همچو | hamcho | like (مثل) |
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| baghâ | lasting; life dictionary | |
| hafte-i | a week dictionary | |
| bovad | is, will be (old form of bâshad) (باشد) dictionary | |
| معدود | ma'dud | numbered, few dictionary |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| khoruj | coming out, sprouting dictionary | |
| riyâhin | fragrant herbs and flowers dictionary | |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| rowshan | lit, bright dictionary | |
| zamin | earth, ground dictionary | |
| akhtar | star; fortune dictionary | |
| میمون | meymun | auspicious, blessed (خجسته) dictionary |
| tâle' | horoscope, fate, fortune (بخت) dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| sharâb | wine dictionary | |
| نوش | nush | drink! (بنوش) dictionary |
| rahâ | free; rahâ nakardan = not to leave dictionary | |
| کن | kon | do! make! (imperative of kardan) dictionary |
| jahân | world dictionary | |
| khold | paradise, eternity (بهشت) | |
| vali | but dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| sud | profit, gain dictionary | |
| vey | it, him, her (= u) (او) | |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| ممکن | momken | possible dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| savâr | rider dictionary | |
| shavad | becomes dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| هوا | havâ | air, weather dictionary |
| sahar | dawn dictionary | |
| مرغ | morgh | bird dictionary |
| bâgh | garden dictionary | |
| tâze | fresh, new dictionary | |
| din | religion, faith dictionary | |
| barafrukht | made glow, lit up dictionary | |
| bekhâh | ask for, call for! dictionary | |
| یاد | yâd | memory dictionary |
| ahd | time, era dictionary | |
| وزیر | vazir | minister, vizier dictionary |
| مجلس | majles | gathering, feast dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| tarbiyatash | his patronage, his care dictionary | |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| می‌طلبد | mitalabad | seeks, longs for dictionary |
| jomle | all (همه) dictionary | |
| bâshadash | may be for him dictionary | |
| موجود | mowjud | present, available dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 219. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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