Ghazal 233 of Hafez (6 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
This is the fal of persistence: "I will not stop seeking until my wish comes true." Tradition reads it as encouragement to keep going with your whole heart, because the wish is within reach of the one who does not give up. Your sincerity will be remembered.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: bar âyad ("comes out, comes true"). qâfiye: -an (man, tan, kafan, zan, badan, dahan, anjoman).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| ندارم | nadâram | I do not have; dast az chizi nadâshtan = not to give something up dictionary |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| کام | kâm | wish, desire; be kâm = as one wishes dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| bar âyad | rises; comes true; comes out (برمیآید) | |
| یا | yâ | O (vocative); or dictionary |
| tan | body dictionary | |
| resad | reaches (برسد) dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| jânân | the beloved (معشوق) | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| bogshây | open! untie! (باز کن) dictionary | |
| ba'd | after; ba'd az in = from now on dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| bengar | look! (نگاه کن) dictionary | |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| darunam | my inside, my heart dictionary | |
| dud | smoke dictionary | |
| کفن | kafan | shroud dictionary |
| benmây | show! (نشان بده) dictionary | |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| khalghi | people, a crowd dictionary | |
| shavand | (they) become dictionary | |
| لب | lab | lip dictionary |
| فریاد | faryâd | cry, shout dictionary |
| مرد | mard | man dictionary |
| zan | woman dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| لبانش | labânash | her lips dictionary |
| نگرفته | nagerefte | without having taken dictionary |
| هیچ | hich | any; no dictionary |
| kâmi | any pleasure, a wish dictionary | |
| badan | body dictionary | |
| dahânash | her mouth dictionary | |
| âmad | came dictionary | |
| jânam | my soul dictionary | |
| khod | self; here "and indeed, after all" dictionary | |
| z-ân | from that (= az ân) (از آن) | |
| dahan | mouth (دهان) | |
| گویند | guyand | (they) say (میگویند) dictionary |
| zekr | mention; zekr-e kheyr = speaking well of someone dictionary | |
| kheyrash | good (+ of him) dictionary | |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| jâ | place dictionary | |
| نام | nâm | name, fame dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| anjoman | gathering dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 233. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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