Ghazal 259 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
منم که دیده به دیدارِ دوست کردم بازچه شُکر گویَمَت ای کارسازِ بنده نواز؟
manam ke dide be didâr-e dust kardam bâz / che shokr guyamat ey kârsâz-e bande-navâz
It is I who have opened my eyes to the sight of the Friend. How can I thank you, O you who make all things right and are kind to your servants?
COUPLET 2
نیازمندِ بلا گو رخ از غبار مَشویکه کیمیایِ مراد است، خاکِ کویِ نیاز
niyâzmand-e balâ gu rokh az ghobâr mashuy / ke kimiyâ-ye morâd ast khâk-e ku-ye niyâz
Tell the one in need of trials not to wash the dust from his face: the dust of the street of humble need is the alchemy of desire.
COUPLET 3
ز مشکلاتِ طریقت عِنان مَتاب ای دل!که مردِ راه نَیَندیشد از نَشیب و فراز
ze moshkelât-e tarighat enân matâb ey del / ke mard-e râh nayandishad az nashib o farâz
O heart, do not turn your reins away from the hardships of the path, for a true traveler does not worry about ups and downs.
COUPLET 4
طهارت ار نه به خونِ جگر کُنَد عاشقبه قولِ مُفتیِ عشقش درست نیست نماز
tahârat ar na be khun-e jegar konad âshegh / be ghowl-e mofti-ye eshghash dorost nist namâz
If a lover does not purify himself with his heart's blood, then by the ruling of love's jurist his prayer is not valid.
COUPLET 5
در این مقامِ مجازی به جز پیاله مگیردر این سراچهٔ بازیچه، غیرِ عشق مَباز
dar in maghâm-e majâzi be joz piyâle magir / dar in sarâche-ye bâziche gheyr-e eshgh mabâz
In this passing, unreal place, take nothing but the cup; in this little playhouse of a world, play no game but love.
COUPLET 6
به نیم‌بوسه دعایی بخر ز اهلِ دلیکه کِیدِ دشمنت از جان و جسم دارد باز
be nim-buse do'â'i bekhar ze ahl-e deli / ke keyd-e doshmanat az jân o jesm dârad bâz
For half a kiss, buy a prayer from someone with a true heart, so that it may keep your enemy's tricks away from your body and soul.
COUPLET 7
فِکَنْد زمزمهٔ عشق در حجاز و عراقنوایِ بانگِ غزل‌هایِ حافظ از شیراز
fekand zamzame-ye eshgh dar hejâz o erâgh / navâ-ye bâng-e ghazal-hâ-ye Hâfez az shirâz
The music of Hafez's ghazals, sounding from Shiraz, has filled Hejaz and Iraq with the murmur of love.
What this fâl tells you
Your eyes are opening to something you have long hoped to see, and this is a time for thanks. Tradition reads this fal as encouragement not to turn back because of difficulties: the dust of the road is part of the treasure. Ask a good-hearted person to pray for you, and keep your life centered on love rather than on passing games.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -âz (bâz, navâz, niyâz, farâz, namâz, mabâz, bâz, shirâz). 7: Hejaz and Iraq are also names of Persian musical modes.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| منم | manam | I am (the one) dictionary |
| dide | eye (چشم) | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| didâr | face; meeting dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| کردم | kardam | I did, I made dictionary |
| bâz | open; dide bâz kardan = to open one's eyes dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| shokr | thanks dictionary | |
| گویمت | guyamat | I tell you dictionary |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| bande | servant; humble "I" dictionary | |
| نواز | navâz | caressing, kind to; bande-navâz = kind to servants dictionary |
| نیازمند | niyâzmand | in need dictionary |
| balâ | trouble, misfortune dictionary | |
| گو | gu | say! tell! (= begu) (بگو) dictionary |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| ghobâr | dust; also a fine script, like the down of a cheek dictionary | |
| mashuy | do not wash! (نشوی) dictionary | |
| کیمیای | kimiyâ-ye | alchemy of (کیمیا) |
| مراد | morâd | wish, desire dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| کوی | ku-ye | street, quarter (of) (کوچه) |
| نیاز | niyâz | need, humble pleading dictionary |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| مشکلات | moshkelât | difficulties, hardships dictionary |
| tarighat | the Sufi path dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| مرد | mard | man dictionary |
| râh | way, road dictionary | |
| نیندیشد | nayandishad | does not worry, does not think (of) dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| فراز | farâz | rise, height; nashib o farâz = ups and downs dictionary |
| tahârat | purification dictionary | |
| ar | if (= agar) (اگر) | |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| jegar | liver; khun-e jegar = deep grief dictionary | |
| کند | konad | does; makes dictionary |
| âshegh | lover dictionary | |
| قول | ghowl | saying, ruling dictionary |
| dorost | valid, correct dictionary | |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| نماز | namâz | prayer (the daily ritual prayer) dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| مقام | maghâm | place, station dictionary |
| majâzi | unreal, figurative, passing dictionary | |
| joz | except, besides dictionary | |
| پیاله | piyâle | cup dictionary |
| مگیر | magir | do not take; do not find (fault) (نگیر) dictionary |
| bâziche | plaything; sarâche-ye bâziche = this toy house, the world dictionary | |
| gheyr | other; gheyr az = apart from dictionary | |
| مباز | mabâz | do not play! (نباز) |
| do'â'i | a prayer dictionary | |
| bekhar | buy! dictionary | |
| ahl | people (of) dictionary | |
| deli | a heart; ahl-e del = a person of true heart, a mystic dictionary | |
| doshmanat | your enemy dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| jesm | body dictionary | |
| dârad | has; (with arze) shows dictionary | |
| bâz | back; bâz dâshtan = to keep away, to hold back dictionary | |
| فکند | fekand | cast, spread (= afkand) (افکند) dictionary |
| zamzame | murmur, humming dictionary | |
| bâng | cry, call dictionary | |
| ghazal-hâ-ye | the ghazals of dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 259. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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