Ghazal 338 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
من دوستدارِ رویِ خوش و مویِ دلکَشَممَدهوشِ چَشمِ مست و مِیِ صافِ بی‌غَشَم
man dustdâr-e ru-ye khosh o mu-ye delkasham / madhush-e cheshm-e mast o mey-e sâf-e bigasham
I am a lover of a lovely face and charming hair; I am dazed by drunken eyes and by clear, unmixed wine.
COUPLET 2
گفتی ز سِرِّ عهدِ ازل یک سخن بگوآنگَه بگویمت که دو پیمانه دَر کَشَم
gofti ze serr-e ahd-e azal yek sokhan begu / ângah beguyamat ke do peymâne dar kesham
You said, "Tell me one word about the secret of the first covenant." I will tell you once I have drunk down two cups.
COUPLET 3
من آدمِ بهشتیَم اما در این سفرحالی اسیرِ عشقِ جوانان مَهوَشَم
man âdam-e beheshti-yam ammâ dar in safar / hâli asir-e eshgh-e javânân-e mahvasham
I am Adam, a man of paradise, but on this journey I am, for now, a captive of love for moon-faced young ones.
COUPLET 4
در عاشقی گزیر نباشد ز ساز و سوزاِسْتادِه‌ام چو شمع، مَتَرسان ز آتشم
dar âsheghi gozir nabâshad ze sâz o suz / estâde-am cho sham' matarsân ze âtasham
In love there is no escaping both enduring and burning; I stand here like a candle, so do not frighten me with fire.
COUPLET 5
شیراز معدنِ لبِ لَعل است و کانِ حُسنمن جوهریِّ مُفلِسَم، ایرا مُشَوَّشَم
shirâz ma'dan-e lab-e la'l ast o kân-e hosn / man jowhari-ye moflesam irâ moshavvasham
Shiraz is a mine of ruby lips and a quarry of beauty; I am a penniless jeweler, and that is why I am troubled.
COUPLET 6
از بس که چَشمِ مست در این شهر دیده‌امحقّا که مِی نمی‌خورم اکنون و سَرخوشم
az bas ke cheshm-e mast dar in shahr dide-am / haghghâ ke mey nemikhoram aknun o sarkhosham
I have seen so many drunken eyes in this city that, truly, I drink no wine now and still I am tipsy.
COUPLET 7
شهریست پُر کِرشمهٔ حوران ز شِش جهتچیزیم نیست وَر نه خریدارِ هر شَشَم
shahri-st por kereshme-ye hurân ze shesh jahat / chizim nist var na kharidâr-e har shesham
It is a city full of the flirting of houris on all six sides; I own nothing, or else I would buy all six.
COUPLET 8
بخت ار مدد دهد که کَشَم رَخت سویِ دوستگیسویِ حور گَرد فشاند ز مَفْرَشَم
bakht ar madad dahad ke kesham rakht su-ye dust / gisu-ye hur gard feshânad ze mafrasham
If fortune helps me carry my belongings to the Friend, the houris will sweep the dust from my carpet with their hair.
COUPLET 9
حافظ عروسِ طَبعِ مرا جلوه آرزوستآیینه‌ای ندارم از آن آه می‌کشم
Hâfez arus-e tab'-e marâ jelve ârezu-st / âyine'i nadâram az ân âh mikesham
Hafez, the bride of my talent wishes to show herself, but I have no mirror; that is why I sigh.
What this fâl tells you
Beauty and opportunity are all around you, even if you feel your hands are empty right now. Tradition reads this fal as a sign that fortune may help you move toward what you love; stand firm like a candle and do not fear the heat. Your gifts are waiting for someone who can truly see them.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -ash (delkasham, bigasham, kesham, mahvasham, âtasham, moshavvasham, sarkhosham, shesham, mafrasham, mikesham), all with the ending -am "I am / my". Beyt 5 praises Shiraz.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| dustdâr | lover of dictionary | |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary | |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| موی | mu-ye | hair of dictionary |
| delkasham | heart-pulling, charming (+ -am: I am) dictionary | |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| مست | mast | drunk dictionary |
| می | mey | wine (شراب) dictionary |
| sâf | clear, pure dictionary | |
| gofti | you said; you composed dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| ahd | covenant; ahd-e azal = the first covenant before creation dictionary | |
| یک | yek | one dictionary |
| sokhan | speech, words dictionary | |
| begu | tell! say! dictionary | |
| ângah | then, when (آنگاه) | |
| beguyamat | I will tell you dictionary | |
| do | two dictionary | |
| پیمانه | peymâne | cup, measure dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| کشم | kesham | I draw; dar keshidan = to drink down; rakht keshidan = to carry one's belongings dictionary |
| âdam | Adam dictionary | |
| beheshti-yam | I am of paradise dictionary | |
| ammâ | but dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| safar | journey dictionary | |
| javânân | young people dictionary | |
| âsheghi | love, being a lover dictionary | |
| گزیر | gozir | escape, way out; gozir nist = there is no avoiding dictionary |
| نباشد | nabâshad | is not, will not be dictionary |
| suz | burning dictionary | |
| estâde-am | I am standing dictionary | |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| sham' | candle dictionary | |
| مترسان | matarsân | do not frighten! (نترسان) dictionary |
| معدن | ma'dan | mine dictionary |
| لب | lab | lip dictionary |
| لعل | la'l | ruby; lab-e la'l = ruby lips dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| hosn | beauty dictionary | |
| jowhari | jeweler dictionary | |
| irâ | for this reason, because (زیرا) | |
| bas | much, many dictionary | |
| shahr | city dictionary | |
| dide-am | I have seen dictionary | |
| haghghâ | truly, by God (Arabic) (واقعاً) | |
| نمی‌خورم | nemikhoram | I do not drink dictionary |
| aknun | now (حالا) dictionary | |
| shahri-st | it is a city (= shahri ast) dictionary | |
| پر | por | full dictionary |
| کرشمهٔ | kereshme | flirtatious glance, coquetry (عشوه) |
| shesh | six dictionary | |
| jahat | direction, side dictionary | |
| چیزیم | chizim | anything (+ -am: I have) dictionary |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| kharidâr | buyer; one who values dictionary | |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| shesham | six (+ -am: I would be) dictionary | |
| bakht | fortune, luck dictionary | |
| ar | if (= agar) (اگر) | |
| مدد | madad | help dictionary |
| dahad | gives, may give dictionary | |
| rakht | belongings, baggage dictionary | |
| su-ye | toward dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| گرد | gard | dust dictionary |
| فشاند | feshânad | scatters, shoots dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| arus | bride dictionary | |
| tab'-e | nature, temperament dictionary | |
| مرا | marâ | me; for me (= man râ) (من را / برای من) |
| jelve | display, showing oneself dictionary | |
| ندارم | nadâram | I do not have; dast az chizi nadâshtan = not to give something up dictionary |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| می‌کشم | mikesham | I heave (a sigh) dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 338. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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