Ghazal 247 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
صبا ز منزلِ جانان گذر دریغ مداروز او به عاشقِ بی‌دل خبر دریغ مدار
sabâ ze manzel-e jânân gozar darigh madâr / v-az u be âshegh-e bidel khabar darigh madâr
Morning breeze, do not hold back from passing by the beloved's house, and do not hold back news of the beloved from this heartsick lover.
COUPLET 2
به شُکرِ آن که شِکُفتی به کامِ بخت ای گلنسیمِ وصل ز مرغِ سحر دریغ مدار
be shokr-e ân ke shekofti be kâm-e bakht ey gol / nasim-e vasl ze morgh-e sahar darigh madâr
O rose, in thanks for having bloomed just as fortune wished, do not hold back the breeze of union from the bird of dawn.
COUPLET 3
حریفِ عشقِ تو بودم چو ماهِ نو بودیکنون که ماهِ تمامی نظر دریغ مدار
harif-e eshgh-e to budam cho mâh-e now budi / konun ke mâh-e tamâmi nazar darigh madâr
I was your companion in love when you were a new moon; now that you are a full moon, do not hold back your glance from me.
COUPLET 4
جهان و هر چه در او هست سهل و مختصر استز اهلِ معرفت این مختصر دریغ مدار
jahân o har che dar u hast sahl o mokhtasar ast / ze ahl-e ma'refat in mokhtasar darigh madâr
The world and everything in it is small and slight; do not hold back this small thing from the people of true knowledge.
COUPLET 5
کنون که چشمهٔ قند است لعلِ نوشین‌اتسخن بگوی و ز طوطی، شِکَر دریغ مدار
konun ke cheshme-ye ghand ast la'l-e nushinat / sokhan beguy o ze tuti shekar darigh madâr
Now that your sweet ruby lips are a fountain of sugar, speak, and do not hold back sugar from the parrot.
COUPLET 6
مکارمِ تو به آفاق می‌بَرَد شاعراز او وظیفه و زادِ سفر دریغ مدار
makârem-e to be âfâgh mibarad shâ'er / az u vazife o zâd-e safar darigh madâr
The poet carries your noble deeds to the ends of the earth; do not hold back from him his allowance and provisions for the road.
COUPLET 7
چو ذکرِ خیر طلب می‌کنی سخن این استکه در بهایِ سخن سیم و زر دریغ مدار
cho zekr-e kheyr talab mikoni sokhan in ast / ke dar bahâ-ye sokhan sim o zar darigh madâr
If you want to be remembered well, the word is this: do not hold back silver and gold as the price of good verse.
COUPLET 8
غبارِ غم بِرَوَد، حال خوش شود حافظتو آبِ دیده از این ره‌گذر دریغ مدار
ghobâr-e gham beravad hâl khosh shavad Hâfez / to âb-e dide az in rahgozar darigh madâr
The dust of grief will go and your state will become happy, Hafez; just do not hold back the water of your eyes on this road.
What this fâl tells you
Do not hold back: this fal asks you to share your kindness, your words and your gifts with those who love you. Tradition reads it as a sign that news from someone dear may come on the breeze, and that sorrow will clear like dust after rain. Be generous now that things are going well for you.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: darigh madâr ("do not withhold"). qâfiye: -ar (gozar, khabar, sahar, nazar, mokhtasar, shekar, safar, zar, rahgozar).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| منزل | manzel | stopping place, lodging; house dictionary |
| jânân | the beloved (معشوق) | |
| گذر | gozar | passage dictionary |
| darigh | withholding; darigh dâshtan = to hold back, deny dictionary | |
| مدار | madâr | do not have (old imperative of dâshtan) (نداشته باش) dictionary |
| وز | v-az | and from (= va az) (و از) |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| âshegh | lover dictionary | |
| khabar | news dictionary | |
| shokr | thanks; be shokr-e ân ke = in thanks that dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| shekofti | you bloomed dictionary | |
| کام | kâm | wish, desire; be kâm = as one wishes dictionary |
| bakht | fortune, luck dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| نسیم | nasim | breeze dictionary |
| مرغ | morgh | bird dictionary |
| sehr | magic dictionary | |
| harif-e | companion of (in drinking) dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| budam | I was dictionary | |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| ماه | mâh | moon (image for a beautiful face) dictionary |
| نو | now | new dictionary |
| budi | you were dictionary | |
| کنون | konun | now (اکنون) |
| tamâmi | you are full; mâh-e tamâm = full moon dictionary | |
| نظر | nazar | glance, look (of favor) dictionary |
| jahân | world dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| هست | hast | there is dictionary |
| sahl | easy, trivial dictionary | |
| مختصر | mokhtasar | small, slight, brief dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| ahl | people (of) dictionary | |
| معرفت | ma'refat | knowledge, mystical insight dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| چشمهٔ | cheshme | spring, fountain dictionary |
| لعل | la'l | ruby; lab-e la'l = ruby lips dictionary |
| نوشین‌ات | nushinat | your sweet (lips) dictionary |
| sokhan | speech, words dictionary | |
| beguy | tell! (بگو) dictionary | |
| shekar | sugar dictionary | |
| âfâgh | horizons; the whole world dictionary | |
| می‌برد | mibarad | carries dictionary |
| shâ'er | poet dictionary | |
| وظیفه | vazife | allowance, stipend dictionary |
| zâd | provisions; zâd-e safar = provisions for the journey dictionary | |
| safar | journey dictionary | |
| zekr | mention; zekr-e kheyr = being remembered well, a good name dictionary | |
| kheyr | good, good deed dictionary | |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| mikoni | you do dictionary | |
| bahâ | price dictionary | |
| sim | silver dictionary | |
| zar | gold dictionary | |
| ghobâr | dust; also a fine script, like the down of a cheek dictionary | |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| beravad | goes away dictionary | |
| hâl | state, condition dictionary | |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| shavad | becomes dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| âb | water; stream dictionary | |
| dide | eye (چشم) |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 247. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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