Ghazal 292 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
قسم به حشمت و جاه و جلالِ شاه شجاعکه نیست با کَسَم از بهرِ مال و جاه نزاع
ghasam be heshmat o jâh o jalâl-e shâh shojâ' / ke nist bâ kasam az bahr-e mâl o jâh nezâ'
I swear by the grandeur, rank and majesty of Shah Shoja' that I have no quarrel with anyone over wealth or position.
COUPLET 2
شرابِ خانگیم بس مِیِ مُغانِه بیارحریفِ باده رسید ای رفیقِ توبه وِداع
sharâb-e khânegiyam bas, mey-e moghâne biyâr / harif-e bâde resid, ey rafigh-e towbe vedâ'
I have had enough of homemade wine; bring the wine of the Magi. My drinking companion has arrived: friend of repentance, farewell!
COUPLET 3
خدای را به مِی‌ام شست و شویِ خِرقه کنیدکه من نمی‌شِنَوَم بویِ خیر از این اوضاع
khodây râ be mey-am shost-o-shu-ye kherghe konid / ke man nemishenavam bu-ye kheyr az in owzâ'
For God's sake, wash my Sufi robe clean with wine, for I cannot catch any scent of good in the way things are.
COUPLET 4
ببین که رقص‌کُنان می‌رود به نالهٔ چنگکسی که رُخصه نفرمودی اِسْتِماعِ سَماع
bebin ke raghs-konân miravad be nâle-ye chang / kasi ke rokhse nafarmudi estemâ'-e samâ'
Look: the man who would not even allow listening to music now goes dancing to the moaning of the harp.
COUPLET 5
به عاشقان نظری کن به شُکرِ این نعمتکه من غلامِ مطیعم، تو پادشاهِ مُطاع
be âsheghân nazari kon be shokr-e in ne'mat / ke man gholâm-e moti'am, to pâdshâh-e motâ'
In thanks for this blessing, cast a glance at your lovers: I am an obedient servant, and you are a king whom all obey.
COUPLET 6
به فیضِ جرعهٔ جامِ تو تشنه‌ایم، ولینمی‌کنیم دلیری نمی‌دهیم صُداع
be feyz-e jor'e-ye jâm-e to teshne-im vali / nemikonim daliri, nemidahim sodâ'
We thirst for the bounty of one sip from your cup, but we are not forward, and we do not trouble you.
COUPLET 7
جبین و چهرهٔ حافظ خدا جدا مَکُنادز خاکِ بارگه کبریایِ شاه شجاع
jabin o chehre-ye Hâfez khodâ jodâ makonâd / ze khâk-e bârgah-e kebriyâ-ye shâh shojâ'
May God never part Hafez's brow and face from the dust of Shah Shoja''s majestic court.
What this fâl tells you
Tradition reads this fal as a turn toward an easier, more generous time: even the strictest people are loosening up. You have no need to compete with anyone for money or rank. Ask modestly for what you need from those who are able to give, and stay loyal to the people who have been good to you.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -â' (shojâ', nezâ', vedâ', owzâ', samâ', motâ', sodâ'). A poem in praise of Shah Shoja', ruler of Shiraz.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| قسم | ghasam | oath; ghasam be = I swear by dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| jâh | rank, high position dictionary | |
| jalâl | majesty dictionary | |
| shâh | king dictionary | |
| shojâ' | Shoja' (Shah Shoja', ruler of Shiraz) dictionary | |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| کسم | kasam | anyone ... to me; (with negative) no one ... me dictionary |
| bahr | sake; ze bahr-e = for the sake of (برای) | |
| مال | mâl | property, money dictionary |
| نزاع | nezâ' | quarrel dictionary |
| sharâb | wine dictionary | |
| khânegiyam | my homemade (wine) dictionary | |
| bas | enough dictionary | |
| می | mey | wine (شراب) dictionary |
| biyâr | bring! dictionary | |
| harif-e | companion of (in drinking) dictionary | |
| bâde | wine dictionary | |
| resid | arrived, came dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| rafigh-e | friend, companion of dictionary | |
| khodây | God (classical form) (خدا) | |
| می‌ام | mey-am | wine for me (= mey + -am) dictionary |
| shost | washing; shost-o-shu = washing clean dictionary | |
| shu-ye | washing of (shost-o-shu) dictionary | |
| kherghe | dervish's cloak, Sufi robe dictionary | |
| کنید | konid | make! (plural) dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| نمی‌شنوم | nemishenavam | I do not hear, I do not catch (a scent) dictionary |
| bu-ye | scent of (ezafe) dictionary | |
| kheyr | good, good deed dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| owzâ' | state of things, situations dictionary | |
| bebin | see! look! dictionary | |
| می‌رود | miravad | is going dictionary |
| نالهٔ | nâle | moan, lament dictionary |
| چنگ | chang | harp dictionary |
| kasi | someone; har kasi = everyone dictionary | |
| rokhse | permission (اجازه) dictionary | |
| nafarmudi | would not grant, used not to allow dictionary | |
| estemâ'-e | listening to dictionary | |
| âsheghân | lovers dictionary | |
| nazari | a look; an eye dictionary | |
| کن | kon | do! make! (imperative of kardan) dictionary |
| shokr | thanks dictionary | |
| نعمت | ne'mat | bounty, blessing dictionary |
| gholâm | servant dictionary | |
| مطیعم | moti'am | I am obedient dictionary |
| to | you dictionary | |
| پادشاه | pâdeshâh | king dictionary |
| فیض | feyz | grace, abundance dictionary |
| jor'e | sip, mouthful dictionary | |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| teshne-im | we are thirsty dictionary | |
| vali | but dictionary | |
| نمی‌کنیم | nemikonim | we do not do; eyb nemikonim = we do not blame dictionary |
| daliri | boldness, forwardness dictionary | |
| نمی‌دهیم | nemidahim | we do not give dictionary |
| jabin | forehead, brow (پیشانی) | |
| چهرهٔ | chehre | face dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| khodâ | God; khodâ râ = for God's sake dictionary | |
| jodâ | apart, separate dictionary | |
| مکناد | makonâd | may it not make (نکند) dictionary |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| bârgah | court, royal hall (بارگاه) |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 292. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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