Ghazal 313 of Hafez (9 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
بازآی ساقیا که هواخواهِ خدمتممشتاقِ بندگیّ و دعاگویِ دولتم
bâz ây sâghiyâ ke havâkhâh-e khedmatam / moshtâgh-e bandegi o do'âgu-ye dowlatam
Come back, cupbearer, for I long to serve you; I yearn to be your servant and I pray for your good fortune.
COUPLET 2
زان جا که فیضِ جامِ سعادت فروغِ توستبیرون شدی نُمای ز ظلماتِ حیرتم
z-ân jâ ke feyz-e jâm-e sa'âdat forugh-e to-st / birun shodi nomây ze zolomât-e heyratam
Since the grace of the cup of happiness is your radiance, show me a way out of the darkness of my bewilderment.
COUPLET 3
هرچند غرقِ بحرِ گناهم ز صد جهتتا آشِنایِ عشق شدم ز اهل رحمتم
harchand ghargh-e bahr-e gonâham ze sad jahat / tâ âshenâ-ye eshgh shodam z-ahl-e rahmatam
Though I am drowning in a sea of sin in a hundred ways, ever since I came to know love I have been among those granted mercy.
COUPLET 4
عیبم مکن به رندی و بدنامی ای حکیمکاین بود سرنوشت ز دیوانِ قسمتم
eybam makon be rendi o badnâmi ey hakim / k-in bud sarnevesht ze divân-e ghesmatam
Wise man, do not blame me for being a rogue with a bad name: this was the fate written for me in the office of destiny.
COUPLET 5
مِی خور که عاشقی نه به کسب است و اختیاراین موهبت رسید ز میراثِ فطرتم
mey khor ke âsheghi na be kasb ast o ekhtiyâr / in mowhebat resid ze mirâs-e fetratam
Drink wine: being in love is not earned or chosen. This gift came to me as the inheritance of my nature.
COUPLET 6
من کز وطن سفر نَگُزیدَم به عمرِ خویشدر عشقِ دیدن تو هواخواهِ غربتم
man k-az vatan safar nagozidam be omr-e khish / dar eshgh-e didan-e to havâkhâh-e ghorbatam
I, who never chose to leave home in all my life, now long for exile, out of love to see you.
COUPLET 7
دریا و کوه در رَه و من خسته و ضعیفای خِضْرِ پِی خجسته مدد کن به همتم
daryâ o kuh dar rah o man khaste o za'if / ey khezr-e pey-khojaste madad kon be hemmatam
Sea and mountain lie on the road, and I am tired and weak. O Khizr of blessed footsteps, help me with your spiritual power.
COUPLET 8
دورم به صورت از درِ دولتسرایِ تولیکن به جان و دل ز مقیمانِ حضرتم
duram be surat az dar-e dowlatsarâ-ye to / likan be jân o del ze moghimân-e hazratam
In outward form I am far from the door of your fortunate house, but in heart and soul I live in your presence.
COUPLET 9
حافظ به پیشِ چشم تو خواهد سِپُرد جاندر این خیالم اَر بدهد عمر مهلتم
Hâfez be pish-e cheshm-e to khâhad sepord jân / dar in khiyâlam ar bedahad omr mohlatam
Hafez will give up his life before your eyes: that is my dream, if life grants me the time.
What this fâl tells you
This fal speaks of a long road between you and what you love, with sea and mountain in the way. Tradition reads it as a sign that a guide or helper will appear if you ask sincerely. Distance in body is not distance in heart: stay faithful, ask for help, and the way out of confusion will be shown.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: -am ("I am" / "my"). qâfiye: -at (khedmat, dowlat, heyrat, rahmat, ghesmat, fetrat, ghorbat, hemmat, hazrat, mohlat).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| sâghiyâ | O cupbearer (sâghi + vocative -â) dictionary | |
| هواخواه | havâkhâh | devotee, admirer dictionary |
| khedmatam | serving (you) (+ "I am") dictionary | |
| مشتاق | moshtâgh | longing, yearning (for) dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| dowlatam | my good fortune dictionary | |
| z-ân | from that (= az ân) (از آن) | |
| jâ | place dictionary | |
| فیض | feyz | grace, abundance dictionary |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| sa'âdat | happiness, good fortune dictionary | |
| فروغ | forugh | light, radiance dictionary |
| to-st | is yours (= to ast) dictionary | |
| birun | outside dictionary | |
| shodi | a going; birun shodi = a way out dictionary | |
| nomây | show! (= benomây) (نشان بده) dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| heyratam | I am in wonder, I am amazed dictionary | |
| هرچند | harchand | although dictionary |
| ghargh | drowned, immersed dictionary | |
| bahr | sea (دریا) dictionary | |
| گناهم | gonâham | sin (+ "I am") dictionary |
| sad | hundred dictionary | |
| jahat | direction; yek-jahat = single-hearted, sincere dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| âshenâ | acquainted with, friend of dictionary | |
| shodam | I became dictionary | |
| ahl | people (of) dictionary | |
| rahmatam | mercy (+ "I am": z-ahl-e rahmatam = I am among those granted mercy) dictionary | |
| eybam | my fault dictionary | |
| مکن | makon | do not do! (نکن) dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| rendi | free-spirited life of the "rend" (a rogue who scorns hypocrisy) dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| hakim | the Wise One (God); a sage dictionary | |
| کاین | k-in | that these (= ke in) (که این) |
| bud | was dictionary | |
| sarnevesht | destiny, fate dictionary | |
| divân | royal court, chancery dictionary | |
| قسمتم | ghesmatam | my lot, my portion dictionary |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| khor | drink! eat! (imperative) (بخور / بنوش) dictionary | |
| âsheghi | being in love dictionary | |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| کسب | kasb-e | acquiring of dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| موهبت | mowhebat | gift, endowment dictionary |
| resid | arrived, came dictionary | |
| میراث | mirâs | inheritance dictionary |
| فطرتم | fetratam | my nature dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| وطن | vatan | homeland dictionary |
| safar | journey dictionary | |
| نگزیدم | nagozidam | I did not choose dictionary |
| omr | life, lifetime dictionary | |
| khish | one's own (خود) dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| didan | to see dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| daryâ | sea dictionary | |
| کوه | kuh | mountain dictionary |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| khaste | tired, wounded dictionary | |
| za'if | weak dictionary | |
| pey | foot, step; pey-khojaste = of blessed footsteps dictionary | |
| khojaste | blessed, auspicious dictionary | |
| مدد | madad | help dictionary |
| کن | kon | do! make! (imperative of kardan) dictionary |
| duram | I am far dictionary | |
| surat | outward appearance, form dictionary | |
| لیکن | likan | but (ولی) |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| مقیمان | moghimân | residents, dwellers dictionary |
| hazratam | presence (+ "I am") dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| پیش | pish | in the eyes of, for dictionary |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| khâhad | will (future auxiliary) dictionary | |
| sepord | to give up, hand over dictionary | |
| khiyâlam | my dream, my thought dictionary | |
| ar | if (= agar) (اگر) | |
| bedahad | gives dictionary | |
| مهلتم | mohlatam | me time, a respite dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 313. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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