Ghazal 280 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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What this fâl tells you
Tradition reads this fal as a sign that a breath of good news is near, able to revive a tired heart. The road may feel long, but its hardships will be made up for, as the pilgrims' toil is repaid by the Kaaba. Look for a friend to share your feelings with, and trust that what was lost, like Joseph, can be found again.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: -ash ("her, its"). qâfiye: -ân (afshân, jân, hejrân, penhân, pâyân, biyâbân, zanakhdân, dastân). Beyt 6 alludes to Jacob grieving in the "house of sorrows" for Joseph, who was thrown into a well.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| shekast | bar shekast = ruffled, broke up dictionary | |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| zolf | curl, lock of hair dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| shekaste | broken; bent dictionary | |
| پیوست | peyvast | joined, was united dictionary |
| tâze | fresh, new dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| jânash | its life, his life dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| sharh-e | account of dictionary | |
| arze | presenting; arze dâdan = to lay before, tell dictionary | |
| daham | I give dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| میکشد | mikeshad | suffers, endures dictionary |
| ruzegâr | time, days dictionary | |
| ورق | varagh | page, sheet dictionary |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| مثال | mesâl-e | likeness, image of dictionary |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| bast | tied, fastened; shaped (surat bastan) dictionary | |
| vali | but dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| sharm | shame dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| ghonche | bud, rosebud dictionary | |
| کرد | kard | did, made (penhân kard = hid) dictionary |
| پنهانش | penhânash | it hidden (penhân kardan = to hide) dictionary |
| khofte'i | you are asleep dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| نشد | nashod | did not become dictionary |
| کرانه | karâne | side, edge dictionary |
| allâh | God; tabârakallâh = God be praised dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| پایانش | pâyânash | its end dictionary |
| jamâl | beauty dictionary | |
| مگر | magar | perhaps? could it be that? (in questions) dictionary |
| rahrovân | travelers, pilgrims dictionary | |
| khâhad | will ask (ozr khâstan = to apologize, make amends) dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| zende-delân | the living-hearted, the spiritually awake dictionary | |
| sukht | burned dictionary | |
| bedin | to this (= be in) (به این) | |
| میآرد | miârad | brings (میآورد) dictionary |
| نشان | neshân | sign dictionary |
| begiram | I will take hold of dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| sar | tip, end; head dictionary | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| khâje | master, lord dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| مکر | makr | deceit, trickery dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 280. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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