Ghazal 272 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
باز آی و دلِ تنگِ مرا مونس جان باشوین سوخته را مَحرَمِ اسرارِ نهان باش
bâz ây o del-e tang-e marâ munes-e jân bâsh / v-in sukhte râ mahram-e asrâr-e nahân bâsh
Come back and be a soul's companion to my heavy heart; be the confidant of hidden secrets to this burnt-out one.
COUPLET 2
زآن باده که در میکدهٔ عشق فروشندما را دو سه ساغر بده و گو «رمضان باش»
z-ân bâde ke dar meykade-ye eshgh forushand / mâ râ do se sâghar bedeh o gu ramezân bâsh
Of the wine they sell in the tavern of love, give us two or three cups, and say: let it be Ramadan, then.
COUPLET 3
در خرقه، چو آتش زدی ای عارفِ سالِک!جهدی کن و سرحلقهٔ رندانِ جهان باش
dar kherghe cho âtash zadi ey âref-e sâlek / jahdi kon o sar-halghe-ye rendân-e jahân bâsh
Mystic traveler, now that you have set fire to your Sufi robe, make an effort and become the leader of the world's rends.
COUPLET 4
دلدار که گفتا به تواَم دل‌نگران استگو «می‌رسم اینک به سلامت»، نگران باش
deldâr ke goftâ be to-am del-negarân ast / gu miresam inak be salâmat, negarân bâsh
To the beloved who said, "My heart is anxious about you," say: "I am on my way now, safe and sound; watch for me."
COUPLET 5
خون شد دلم از حسرتِ آن لعلِ روان‌بخشای دُرجِ محبّت! به همان مُهر و نشان باش
khun shod delam az hasrat-e ân la'l-e ravân-bakhsh / ey dorj-e mohabbat, be hamân mohr o neshân bâsh
My heart turned to blood longing for that life-giving ruby lip; O casket of love, stay just as you are, with the same seal and mark.
COUPLET 6
تا بر دلش از غصه غباری نَنشیندای سیلِ سرشک! از عقبِ نامه روان باش
tâ bar delash az ghosse ghobâri nanshinad / ey seyl-e sereshk, az aghab-e nâme ravân bâsh
So that no dust of sorrow settles on her heart, O flood of tears, run along after my letter.
COUPLET 7
حافظ که هوس می‌کندش جامِ جهان‌بینگو «در نظرِ آصفِ جمشید‌مکان باش»
Hâfez ke havas mikonadash jâm-e jahân-bin / gu dar nazar-e âsef-e jamshid-makân bâsh
Tell Hafez, who longs for the world-seeing cup: stay in the sight of the Asaf whose station is equal to Jamshid's.
What this fâl tells you
Tradition reads this fal as a sign of reunion: someone who is anxious about you will hear that you are on your way, safe and sound. Keep your love sealed and faithful, send your message, and stay close to a wise and generous patron. What your heart longs for is coming back.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: bâsh ("be!"). qâfiye: -ân (jân, nahân, ramezân, jahân, negarân, neshân, ravân, makân).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| bâz | again dictionary | |
| ây | come! (بیا) dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| مرا | marâ | me; for me (= man râ) (من را / برای من) |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| bâsh | be! dictionary | |
| وین | v-in | and this (= va in) (و این) |
| sukhte | burnt; heartbroken dictionary | |
| asrâr | secrets dictionary | |
| نهان | nahân | hidden (پنهان) dictionary |
| z-ân | from that (= az ân) (از آن) | |
| bâde | wine dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| میکدهٔ | meykade | tavern dictionary |
| فروشند | forushand | they sell dictionary |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| do | two dictionary | |
| se | three; do se = two or three dictionary | |
| sâghar | cup dictionary | |
| bedeh | give! pour! dictionary | |
| گو | gu | say! tell! (= begu) (بگو) dictionary |
| kherghe | dervish's cloak, Sufi robe dictionary | |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| zadi | you set (fire); âtash zadan = to set on fire dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| sâlek | traveller on the spiritual path dictionary | |
| کن | kon | do! make! (imperative of kardan) dictionary |
| rendân | free spirits, rogues who scorn hypocrisy dictionary | |
| jahân | world dictionary | |
| گفتا | goftâ | (he/she) said (poetic form of goft) (گفت) dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| to-am | you + my (be to-am del negarân ast = my heart is anxious about you) dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| می‌رسم | miresam | I am arriving, I am on my way dictionary |
| inak | now, here I am (اکنون) dictionary | |
| salâmat | health, safety dictionary | |
| نگران | negarân | watching, waiting; negarân bâsh = watch for me dictionary |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| delam | my heart dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| لعل | la'l | ruby; lab-e la'l = ruby lips dictionary |
| dorj-e | casket, jewel box of dictionary | |
| محبت | mohabbat | love, affection dictionary |
| همان | hamân | the same dictionary |
| مهر | mohr | seal dictionary |
| نشان | neshân | sign dictionary |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| delash | his/her heart dictionary | |
| ghosse | sorrow, worry dictionary | |
| ghobâri | a little dust dictionary | |
| ننشیند | nanshinad | does not settle dictionary |
| seyl | flood dictionary | |
| sereshk | tears (اشک) dictionary | |
| aghab-e | behind, after (دنبال) dictionary | |
| نامه | nâme | letter dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| هوس | havas | longing, desire dictionary |
| می‌کندش | mikonadash | he has (a longing) (havas mikonadash = he longs for) dictionary |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| نظر | nazar | sight, gaze; favor dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 272. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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