Ghazal 322 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
خیالِ نقشِ تو در کارگاهِ دیده کشیدمبه صورتِ تو نگاری ندیدم و نشنیدم
khiyâl-e naghsh-e to dar kârgâh-e dide keshidam / be surat-e to negâri nadidam o nashnidam
I painted the image of your face in the workshop of my eyes; I have never seen or heard of a beauty like you.
COUPLET 2
اگرچه در طلبت هم عِنانِ باد شِمالمبه گَردِ سروِ خرامانِ قامتت نرسیدم
agarche dar talabat ham-enân-e bâd-e shemâlam / be gard-e sarv-e kharâmân-e ghâmatat naresidam
Though in seeking you I keep pace with the north wind, I have not come near even the dust of your graceful cypress figure.
COUPLET 3
امید در شبِ زلفت به روزِ عمر نبستمطمع به دورِ دهانت ز کامِ دل بِبُریدم
omid dar shab-e zolfat be ruz-e omr nabastam / tama' be dowr-e dahânat ze kâm-e del bebridam
In the night of your curls I set no hope on the days of my life; at the rim of your mouth I cut off all expectation of my heart's desire.
COUPLET 4
به شوق چشمهٔ نُوشَتْ چه قطره‌ها که فشاندمز لَعلِ باده‌فروشت چه عشوه‌ها که خریدم
be showgh-e cheshme-ye nushat che ghatre-hâ ke feshândam / ze la'l-e bâde-forushat che eshve-hâ ke kharidam
Longing for the honeyed spring of your lips, how many tears I shed! From your wine-selling ruby lips, how many flirtations I bought!
COUPLET 5
ز غمزه بر دلِ ریشم چه تیرها که گشادیز غصه بر سرِ کویت چه بارها که کشیدم
ze ghamze bar del-e risham che tir-hâ ke goshâdi / ze ghosse bar sar-e kuyat che bâr-hâ ke keshidam
How many arrows your glances shot at my wounded heart! How many loads of sorrow I carried at the head of your street!
COUPLET 6
ز کویِ یار بیار ای نسیمِ صبح غباریکه بویِ خونِ دلِ ریش از آن تراب شنیدم
ze ku-ye yâr biyâr ey nasim-e sobh ghobâri / ke bu-ye khun-e del-e rish az ân torâb shenidam
Morning breeze, bring me a little dust from the beloved's street, for in that earth I caught the scent of my wounded heart's blood.
COUPLET 7
گناهِ چشمِ سیاهِ تو بود و گردنِ دلخواهکه من چو آهویِ وحشی ز آدمی بِرَمیدم
gonâh-e cheshm-e siyâh-e to bud o gardan-e delkhâh / ke man cho âhu-ye vahshi ze âdami beramidam
It was the fault of your dark eyes and your lovely neck that I shied away from people like a wild gazelle.
COUPLET 8
چو غنچه بر سرم از کویِ او گذشت نسیمیکه پرده بر دلِ خونین به بویِ او بِدَریدَم
cho ghonche bar saram az ku-ye u gozasht nasimi / ke parde bar del-e khunin be bu-ye u bedaridam
A breeze from the beloved's street passed over me, and like a rosebud, at that scent, I tore open the veil over my bleeding heart.
COUPLET 9
به خاکِ پایِ تو سوگند و نورِ دیدهٔ حافظکه بی رخِ تو، فروغ از چراغ دیده ندیدم
be khâk-e pâ-ye to sowgand o nur-e dide-ye Hâfez / ke bi rokh-e to forugh az cherâgh-e dide nadidam
I swear by the dust of your feet and by the light of Hafez's eyes: without your face, I have seen no light in the lamp of my eyes.
What this fâl tells you
This fal belongs to someone whose heart is set on one face alone. Tradition reads it as a sign of deep, faithful love that has carried many burdens. A breeze carrying news from the one you love may soon open your heart like a rosebud; keep your eyes on that light.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -idam (keshidam, nashnidam, naresidam, bebridam, kharidam, shenidam, beramidam, bedaridam, nadidam).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| khiyâl | fancy, notion dictionary | |
| نقش | naghsh | image, shape dictionary |
| to | you dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| کارگاه | kârgâh | workshop dictionary |
| dide | eye (چشم) | |
| کشیدم | keshidam | I drew, painted; I carried, bore dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| surat | outward appearance, form dictionary | |
| ندیدم | nadidam | I did not see, did not find dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| نشنیدم | nashnidam | I did not hear dictionary |
| agarche | although dictionary | |
| talabat | seeking you (= talab + -at) dictionary | |
| هم | ham | also, too dictionary |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| shemâlam | the north wind (+ -am: me) dictionary | |
| گرد | gard | dust; be gard-e kasi narasidan = not to come anywhere near someone dictionary |
| sarv | cypress (image of a tall beloved) dictionary | |
| kharâmân | strolling gracefully dictionary | |
| قامتت | ghâmatat | your stature dictionary |
| نرسیدم | naresidam | I did not reach dictionary |
| omid | hope dictionary | |
| shab | night dictionary | |
| zolfat | your curls dictionary | |
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| omr | life, lifetime dictionary | |
| نبستم | nabastam | I did not tie (omid bastan = to set one's hope) dictionary |
| tama' | expectation; greed dictionary | |
| dowr | circle, rim dictionary | |
| dahânat | your mouth dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| کام | kâm | wish, desire; be kâm = as one wishes dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| bobridam | I cut off; tama' boridan = to give up hope dictionary | |
| showgh | longing, eagerness dictionary | |
| چشمهٔ | cheshme | spring, fountain dictionary |
| نوشت | nushat | your honey, your sweetness (lips) dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| فشاندم | feshândam | I scattered, shed dictionary |
| لعل | la'l | ruby; lab-e la'l = ruby lips dictionary |
| eshve-hâ | flirtations, coquettish airs dictionary | |
| kharidam | I bought dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| risham | my wounded (heart) dictionary | |
| tir-hâ | arrows dictionary | |
| goshâdi | you let fly, you shot dictionary | |
| ghosse | sorrow, worry dictionary | |
| sar | head; sar be kuh dâdan = to send someone off wandering dictionary | |
| کویت | kuyat | your street dictionary |
| bâr-hâ | loads, burdens dictionary | |
| کوی | ku-ye | street, quarter (of) (کوچه) |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| biyâr | bring! dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| نسیم | nasim | breeze dictionary |
| sobh | morning dictionary | |
| ghobâri | a little dust dictionary | |
| bu-ye | scent of (ezafe) dictionary | |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| rish | wounded (زخمی) dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| torâb | earth, dust (Arabic) (خاک) | |
| shenidam | I smelled (bu shenidan = to catch a scent) dictionary | |
| گناه | gonâh | sin dictionary |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| siyâh | black dictionary | |
| bud | was dictionary | |
| گردن | gardan | neck dictionary |
| delkhâh | lovely, desirable dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| âhu-ye | the gazelle of dictionary | |
| vahshi | wild dictionary | |
| beramidam | I shied away, fled dictionary | |
| ghonche | bud, rosebud dictionary | |
| saram | my head; over me dictionary | |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| گذشت | gozasht | passed dictionary |
| nasimi | a breeze dictionary | |
| پرده | parde | curtain, veil dictionary |
| khunin | bloody; khunin-del = heartsick, grieving dictionary | |
| bedaridam | I tore dictionary | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| پای | pâ | foot; az pâ oftâdan = to collapse dictionary |
| نور | nur | light dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| bi | without dictionary | |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| فروغ | forugh | light, radiance dictionary |
| چراغ | cherâgh | lamp dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 322. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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