Ghazal 287 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
ای همه شکلِ تو مَطبوع و همه جایِ تو خوشدلم از عشوهٔ شیرینِ شِکرخایِ تو خوش
ey hame shekl-e to matbu' o hame jâ-ye to khosh / delam az eshve-ye shirin-e shekar-khâ-ye to khosh
O you whose every shape is pleasing and whose every place is lovely: my heart delights in the sweet charm of your sugar-tasting lips.
COUPLET 2
همچو گلبرگِ طَری هست وجودِ تو لطیفهمچو سروِ چمنِ خُلد سراپای تو خوش
hamcho golbarg-e tari hast vojud-e to latif / hamcho sarv-e chaman-e khold sarâpâ-ye to khosh
Your whole being is delicate like a fresh rose petal; like the cypress in the meadow of paradise, you are lovely from head to foot.
COUPLET 3
شیوه و نازِ تو شیرین، خط و خالِ تو مَلیحچشم و ابرویِ تو زیبا، قد و بالایِ تو خوش
shive o nâz-e to shirin, khatt o khâl-e to malih / cheshm o abru-ye to zibâ, ghadd o bâlâ-ye to khosh
Your ways and your airs are sweet, your down and your mole are charming; your eyes and brows are beautiful, your figure and height are lovely.
COUPLET 4
هم گلستانِ خیالم ز تو پُر نقش و نگارهم مَشامِ دلم از زلفِ سَمَن سایِ تو خوش
ham golestân-e khiyâlam ze to por naghsh o negâr / ham mashâm-e delam az zolf-e saman-sâ-ye to khosh
The rose garden of my imagination is full of your images and pictures, and my heart's sense of smell delights in your jasmine-scented curls.
COUPLET 5
در رَهِ عشق که از سیلِ بلا نیست گذارکرده‌ام خاطرِ خود را به تمنایِ تو خوش
dar rah-e eshgh ke az seyl-e balâ nist gozâr / karde-am khâter-e khod râ be tamannâ-ye to khosh
On the road of love, where there is no way past the flood of trouble, I have made my heart content with longing for you.
COUPLET 6
شُکرِ چشمِ تو چه گویم؟ که بِدان بیماریمی‌کُنَد دَردِ مرا از رخِ زیبایِ تو خوش
shokr-e cheshm-e to che guyam ke bedân bimâri / mikonad dard-e marâ az rokh-e zibâ-ye to khosh
How can I thank your eye, which, languid as it is, heals my pain with the sight of your beautiful face?
COUPLET 7
در بیابانِ طلب گر چه ز هر سو خطری‌ستمی‌رود حافظِ بی‌دل به تَوَلّایِ تو خوش
dar biyâbân-e talab garche ze har su khatari-st / miravad Hâfez-e bidel be tavallâ-ye to khosh
In the desert of seeking, though there is danger on every side, lovesick Hafez walks on happily, out of devotion to you.
What this fâl tells you
A fal full of admiration and gladness. Tradition reads it as a sign that what or whom you love is truly worthy of it, and that simply holding them in your heart brings you joy. Even if the road has some risks, your devotion will carry you through them cheerfully.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: -ye to khosh ("your ... is lovely"). qâfiye: -â (jâ, khâ, pâ, bâlâ, sâ, tamannâ, zibâ, tavallâ).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| shekl-e | form, figure of dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| مطبوع | matbu' | gifted, pleasing, natural dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| jâ-ye | place of dictionary | |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| delam | my heart dictionary | |
| eshve | flirting, coaxing; eshve dâdan = to deceive with charm; eshve kharidan = to be taken in dictionary | |
| همچو | hamcho | like (مثل) |
| گلبرگ | golbarg | rose petal (the beloved's cheek) dictionary |
| هست | hast | there is dictionary |
| لطیف | latif | gentle, delicate dictionary |
| sarv | cypress (image of a tall beloved) dictionary | |
| چمن | chaman | meadow, lawn dictionary |
| khold | paradise, eternity (بهشت) | |
| shive | manner, way dictionary | |
| ناز | nâz | coquetry, airs dictionary |
| khatt | line; here a painted line / the first down on the cheek dictionary | |
| khâl | mole, beauty spot dictionary | |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| abru-ye | eyebrow of dictionary | |
| zibâ | beautiful dictionary | |
| bâlâ-ye | height, stature of dictionary | |
| هم | ham | also, too dictionary |
| گلستان | golestân | rose garden dictionary |
| khiyâlam | my imagination dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| پر | por | full dictionary |
| نقش | naghsh | image, shape dictionary |
| zolf | curl, lock of hair dictionary | |
| sâ-ye | rubbing; saman-sâ = scented like jasmine dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| seyl | flood dictionary | |
| balâ | trouble, misfortune dictionary | |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| کرده‌ام | karde-am | I have made dictionary |
| khâter | mind, heart dictionary | |
| khod | own dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| shokr | thanks dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| گویم | guyam | I say dictionary |
| bedân | with that (= be ân) (با آن) | |
| bimâri | sickness, languor (of the eye) dictionary | |
| می‌کند | mikonad | does, is doing dictionary |
| dard | pain dictionary | |
| مرا | marâ | me; for me (= man râ) (من را / برای من) |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| zibâ-ye | beautiful dictionary | |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| su | direction, side dictionary | |
| khatari-st | there is a danger (= khatari ast) dictionary | |
| می‌رود | miravad | is going 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 287. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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