Ghazal 248 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
ای صبا نَکهَتی از کویِ فُلانی به من آرزار و بیمارِ غَمَم راحتِ جانی به من آر
ey sabâ nekhati az ku-ye folâni be man âr / zâr o bimâr-e ghamam râhat-e jâni be man âr
O morning breeze, bring me a breath of scent from the street of a certain someone. I am weeping and sick with grief: bring me something to comfort my soul.
COUPLET 2
قلب بی‌حاصلِ ما را بزن اکسیرِ مرادیعنی از خاکِ درِ دوست نشانی به من آر
ghalb-e bihâsel-e mâ râ bezan eksir-e morâd / ya'ni az khâk-e dar-e dust neshâni be man âr
Rub the elixir of desire on the worthless counterfeit coin of my heart; that is, bring me a trace of dust from the Friend's door.
COUPLET 3
در کمینگاه نظر با دلِ خویشم جنگ استز ابرو و غمزهٔ او تیر و کمانی به من آر
dar kamingâh-e nazar bâ del-e khisham jang ast / ze abru o ghamze-ye u tir o kamâni be man âr
I am at war with my own heart in the ambush of the eyes; bring me a bow and arrows from the beloved's eyebrow and glance.
COUPLET 4
در غریبی و فِراق و غمِ دل پیر شدمساغرِ مِی ز کفِ تازه جوانی به من آر
dar gharibi o ferâgh o gham-e del pir shodam / sâghar-e mey ze kaf-e tâze-javâni be man âr
I have grown old in exile, separation and heartache; bring me a cup of wine from the hand of someone fresh and young.
COUPLET 5
منکران را هم از این مِی دو سه ساغر بچشانوگر ایشان نَستانند روانی به من آر
monkerân râ ham az in mey do se sâghar bechashân / vagar ishân nastânand ravâni be man âr
Let the deniers too taste two or three cups of this wine, and if they will not take it, bring it straight to me.
COUPLET 6
ساقیا عشرتِ امروز به فردا مَفِکَنیا ز دیوانِ قضا خطِّ امانی به من آر
sâghiyâ eshrat-e emruz be fardâ mafekan / yâ ze divân-e ghazâ khatt-e amâni be man âr
Cupbearer, do not put off today's joy until tomorrow, or else bring me a written guarantee of safety from the court of fate.
COUPLET 7
دلم از دست بِشُد دوش چو حافظ می‌گفتکای صَبا نَکهَتی از کویِ فلانی به من آر
delam az dast beshod dush cho Hâfez migoft / k-ey sabâ nekhati az ku-ye folâni be man âr
Last night my heart slipped from my hands when Hafez was saying: "O morning breeze, bring me a breath of scent from the street of a certain someone."
What this fâl tells you
You are longing for a sign, a word or a trace from someone far away, and this fal tells you to ask for it openly. Tradition reads it as advice not to postpone today's happiness until tomorrow, since no one holds a guarantee from fate. Share your good things freely, even with those who doubt you.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: be man âr ("bring to me"). qâfiye: -âni (folâni, jâni, neshâni, kamâni, javâni, ravâni, amâni).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| کوی | ku-ye | street, quarter (of) (کوچه) |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| âr | bring! dar amal âr = put into practice (بیاور) dictionary | |
| zâr | weeping, miserable dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| bimâr | ill dictionary | |
| ghamam | I am (sick) with grief dictionary | |
| râhat | comfort, relief; râhat-e jân = comfort of the soul dictionary | |
| jâni | a life, a soul; jân dâdan = to die (of love) dictionary | |
| قلب | ghalb | counterfeit (coin); also "heart" (pun) dictionary |
| bihâsel | worthless, fruitless dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| bezan | rub on, apply (the elixir) dictionary | |
| eksir | elixir (that turns base metal into gold) dictionary | |
| مراد | morâd | wish, desire dictionary |
| ya'ni | that is, I mean dictionary | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| neshâni | a sign, a clue; an address dictionary | |
| نظر | nazar | look, glance; kamingâh-e nazar = the ambush of the eyes dictionary |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| khisham | my own dictionary | |
| jang | fight, quarrel dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| abru | eyebrow dictionary | |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| tir | arrow dictionary | |
| gharibi | exile, being a stranger dictionary | |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| پیر | pir | old dictionary |
| shodam | I became dictionary | |
| sâghar | cup dictionary | |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| کف | kaf | palm (of the hand) dictionary |
| tâze | fresh, new dictionary | |
| javâni | a young one; tâze-javâni = someone fresh and young dictionary | |
| منکران | monkerân | deniers, those who reject (wine, love) dictionary |
| هم | ham | also, too dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| do | two dictionary | |
| se | three; do se = two or three dictionary | |
| وگر | va gar | or if (= va agar) (و اگر) |
| ishân | they dictionary | |
| نستانند | nastânand | they do not take dictionary |
| sâghiyâ | O cupbearer (sâghi + vocative -â) dictionary | |
| emruz | today dictionary | |
| فردا | fardâ | tomorrow dictionary |
| مفکن | mafekan | do not throw! do not put off! (نینداز) dictionary |
| یا | yâ | O (vocative); or dictionary |
| divân | royal court, chancery dictionary | |
| قضا | ghazâ | fate, divine decree dictionary |
| khatt | written document, decree; khatt-e amân = a written guarantee of safety dictionary | |
| amâni | of safety, of protection dictionary | |
| delam | my heart dictionary | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| beshod | went, passed away (رفت / گذشت) dictionary | |
| dush | last night (دیشب) dictionary | |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| می‌گفت | migoft | was saying dictionary |
| k-ey | that, O... (= ke ey) (که ای) |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 248. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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