Ghazal 251 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
The long night is nearly over, and peace lasts until the dawn. Tradition reads this fal as a promise that separation is ending and that no sincere effort on the road of love goes unrewarded. Stand firm and accept the ups and downs, as a merchant accepts both profit and loss.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -ajr (hajr, ajr, hajr, fajr, zajr, tajr). Arabic half-lines: 1.2 (Quran 97:5), 3.2 and 6.2.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| shab | night dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| tey | folding, rolling up; tey shodan = to be finished dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| نامهٔ | nâme | letter, scroll; tey shodan-e nâme = the scroll is rolled up, finished dictionary |
| salâmon | Arabic: peace dictionary | |
| hattâ | Arabic: until dictionary | |
| al-fajr | Arabic: the dawn dictionary | |
| delâ | O heart! dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| âsheghi | love, being a lover dictionary | |
| sâbet-ghadam | steadfast, firm-footed dictionary | |
| bâsh | be! dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| نباشد | nabâshad | is not, will not be dictionary |
| کار | kâr | work; affair, matter dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| rendi | free-spirited life of the "rend" (a rogue who scorns hypocrisy) dictionary | |
| نخواهم | nakhâham | I will not (future negative) dictionary |
| کرد | kard | do (with tavân: can do) dictionary |
| و | va | Arabic: and; va low = even if dictionary |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| sobh | morning dictionary | |
| khodâ | God; khodâ râ = for God's sake dictionary | |
| bas | much, many dictionary | |
| târik | dark dictionary | |
| میبینم | mibinam | I see dictionary |
| delam | my heart dictionary | |
| raft | went dictionary | |
| ندیدم | nadidam | I did not see, did not find dictionary |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary | |
| فغان | faghân | alas! cry of lament dictionary |
| zajr | torment, harsh treatment dictionary | |
| وفا | vafâ | loyalty, faithfulness dictionary |
| khâhi | you want dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| at-tajr | Arabic: trade, commerce dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 251. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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