Ghazal 282 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
A fal of strong, undisguised love. Tradition reads it as a sign that your heart is full and restless, and that the cure for what troubles you is close and sweet. A love this deep is not easily forgotten; be honest about what you feel, and let it bring you peace rather than boil over.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -ush (hush, banâgush, ghabâpush, jush, âghush, farâmush, dush, nush). Beyts 6 and 7 use playful repetition.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| bebord | took away; az yâd bordan = to forget (برد) dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| قرار | gharâr | calm, rest, peace of mind dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| tâghat | endurance dictionary | |
| bot | idol; the beautiful beloved dictionary | |
| châboki | a quick, nimble one dictionary | |
| zarifi | a graceful, elegant one dictionary | |
| torki | Turkish dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| tâb | heat, burning dictionary | |
| sodâ-ye | passion, longing for dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| dig | cooking pot dictionary | |
| dâyem | always (دائم) | |
| میزنم | mizanam | I strike; jush zadan = to boil over dictionary |
| jush | boiling; be jush âmad = came to a boil dictionary | |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| پیراهن | pirâhan | shirt; (of a bud) its petals dictionary |
| shavam | I (will) become dictionary | |
| گرش | garash | if ... him (= agar u râ) dictionary |
| همچون | hamchon | like (مثل) |
| قبا | ghabâ | robe; here a robe of honor given as a reward dictionary |
| گیرم | giram | I catch, I take dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| âghush | embrace, arms dictionary | |
| agar | if dictionary | |
| پوسیده | puside | rotten, decayed dictionary |
| گردد | gardad | becomes (بشود) dictionary |
| ostokhânam | my bones dictionary | |
| نگردد | nagardad | does not become dictionary |
| مهرت | mehrat | love for you, your love dictionary |
| jânam | my soul dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| dinam | my faith dictionary | |
| bebord-ast | has carried off (= borde ast) dictionary | |
| bar | breast, chest dictionary | |
| dushash | her shoulders dictionary | |
| dush | shoulder dictionary | |
| davâ | cure dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| to-st | is yours (= to ast) dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| لب | lab | lip dictionary |
| نوشش | nushash | her honey-sweet (lip) dictionary |
| نوش | nush | honey, sweetness; lab-e nush = sweet lip dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 282. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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