Ghazal 293 of Hafez (8 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
بامدادان که ز خلوتگَهِ کاخِ اِبداعشمعِ خاور فِکَنَد بر همه اطراف شُعاع
bâmdâdân ke ze khalvatgah-e kâkh-e ebdâ' / sham'-e khâvar fekanad bar hame atrâf sho'â'
At daybreak, when from the private chamber of the palace of creation the candle of the East casts its rays in every direction,
COUPLET 2
بَرکَشَد آینه از جِیبِ افق چرخ و در آنبنماید رخِ گیتی به هزاران انواع
bar keshad âyene az jeyb-e ofogh charkh o dar ân / benmâyad rokh-e giti be hezârân anvâ'
And the turning sky draws a mirror out of the collar of the horizon and shows in it the face of the world in a thousand ways,
COUPLET 3
در زوایایِ طَرَبخانهٔ جمشیدِ فلکاَرغَنون ساز کُنَد زهره به آهنگِ سَماع
dar zavâyâ-ye tarab-khâne-ye jamshid-e falak / arghanun sâz konad zohre be âhang-e samâ'
Then in the corners of the house of joy of the sky's Jamshid, the sun, Venus tunes her organ to the melody of the dance.
COUPLET 4
چنگ در غُلغُله آید که کجا شد منکر؟جام در قَهقَهه آید که کجا شد مَنّاع؟
chang dar ghologhole âyad ke kojâ shod monker / jâm dar ghahghahe âyad ke kojâ shod mannâ'
The harp breaks into a joyful clamor: "Where has the denier gone?" The cup bursts out laughing: "Where has the forbidder gone?"
COUPLET 5
وضعِ دوران بنگر ساغرِ عِشرت بَر گیرکه به هر حالتی این است بِهینِ اوضاع
vaz'-e dowrân bengar, sâghar-e eshrat bar gir / ke be har hâlati in ast behin-e owzâ'
Look at the way of the times and take up the cup of joy, for whatever the situation, this is the best way to be.
COUPLET 6
طُرِّهٔ شاهدِ دنیی همه بند است و فریبعارفان بر سرِ این رشته نجویند نِزاع
torre-ye shâhed-e donyi hame band ast o farib / ârefân bar sar-e in reshte najuyand nezâ'
The curls of the world's fair beauty are all snares and deceit; the wise do not quarrel over this thread.
COUPLET 7
عمرِ خسرو طلب ار نفعِ جهان می‌خواهیکه وجودیست عطابخشِ کریمِ نَفّاع
omr-e khosrow talab ar naf'-e jahân mikhâhi / ke vojudi-st atâ-bakhsh-e karim-e naffâ'
If you want the good of the world, pray for the king's long life, for he is a being who gives freely, generous and helpful to all.
COUPLET 8
مَظهَرِ لطفِ ازل، روشنی چشمِ اَمَلجامعِ علم و عمل جانِ جهان، شاه شجاع
mazhar-e lotf-e azal, rowshani-ye cheshm-e amal / jâme'-e elm o amal, jân-e jahân, shâh shojâ'
The image of eternal grace, the light in the eye of hope, uniting knowledge and action, the soul of the world: Shah Shoja'.
What this fâl tells you
A fal of morning light. Tradition reads it as the end of a gloomy, restrictive time and the start of a brighter day, when joy is allowed again. Do not get tangled in the world's snares or argue over small threads; welcome the new day and look to a generous, capable person who can bring good to many.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -â' (ebdâ', sho'â', anvâ', samâ', mannâ', owzâ', nezâ', naffâ', shojâ'). A dawn poem in praise of Shah Shoja'.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| bâmdâdân | at daybreak, in the morning dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| khalvatgah | private chamber, place of retreat (خلوتگاه) | |
| کاخ | kâkh | palace dictionary |
| ebdâ' | creation (out of nothing) dictionary | |
| sham' | candle dictionary | |
| khâvar | the East dictionary | |
| فکند | fekanad | casts, spreads (افکند) dictionary |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| atrâf | sides, corners, surroundings dictionary | |
| âyene | mirror (آیینه) | |
| ofogh | horizon dictionary | |
| چرخ | charkh | wheel; the sky as a turning wheel dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| benmâyad | shows dictionary | |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| giti | world; do giti = this world and the next dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| هزاران | hezârân | thousands dictionary |
| anvâ' | kinds, all sorts dictionary | |
| zavâyâ-ye | corners of dictionary | |
| فلک | falak | the sky, the heavens; fate dictionary |
| کند | konad | does; makes dictionary |
| zohre | Venus, the planet of music in old astronomy dictionary | |
| âhang | melody, tune dictionary | |
| چنگ | chang | harp dictionary |
| âyad | comes, will come (می‌آید) dictionary | |
| کجا | kojâ | where; how? (rhetorical) dictionary |
| shod | went; kojâ shod = where has (he) gone? dictionary | |
| منکر | monker | denier dictionary |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| قهقهه | ghahghahe | loud laughter; the partridge's call dictionary |
| وضع | vaz' | manner, way dictionary |
| bengar | look! (نگاه کن) dictionary | |
| sâghar | cup dictionary | |
| bar | up; bar gereftan = to take up dictionary | |
| گیر | gir | take! yâd gir = learn! (بگیر) dictionary |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| hâlati | a state, a (mystical) condition dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| owzâ' | state of things, situations dictionary | |
| torre | lock of hair, curl dictionary | |
| shâhed | beauty, the beloved (classical sense) dictionary | |
| donyi | this world (old spelling of donyâ) (دنیا) | |
| band | snare, bond dictionary | |
| فریب | farib | deceit, trick dictionary |
| sar | head; bar sar-e = over, about dictionary | |
| reshte | thread dictionary | |
| نجویند | najuyand | do not seek dictionary |
| نزاع | nezâ' | quarrel dictionary |
| omr | life, lifetime dictionary | |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| ar | if (= agar) (اگر) | |
| نفع | naf'-e | benefit, good of dictionary |
| jahân | world dictionary | |
| mikhâhi | you want dictionary | |
| مظهر | mazhar-e | manifestation, image of dictionary |
| لطف | lotf | kindness, grace; be lotf = kindly, gently dictionary |
| rowshani | light, brightness dictionary | |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| amal | hope, long-held wish (آرزو) | |
| jâme'-e | uniting, bringing together dictionary | |
| elm | knowledge dictionary | |
| amal | action, practice dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| shâh | king dictionary | |
| shojâ' | Shoja' (Shah Shoja', ruler of Shiraz) dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 293. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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