Ghazal 351 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
حاشا که من به موسمِ گُل تَرکِ مِی کُنممن لافِ عقل می‌زنم، این کار کِی کنم
hâshâ ke man be mowsem-e gol tark-e mey konam / man lâf-e aghl mizanam in kâr key konam
God forbid that I should give up wine in the season of roses! I pride myself on my good sense; how would I ever do such a thing?
COUPLET 2
مطرب کجاست تا همه محصولِ زهد و عِلمدر کارِ چنگ و بَربَط و آوازِ نِی کُنَم
motreb kojâ-st tâ hame mahsul-e zohd o elm / dar kâr-e chang o barbat o âvâz-e ney konam
Where is the musician, so that I may spend the whole harvest of my piety and learning on the harp, the lute and the song of the flute?
COUPLET 3
از قیل و قالِ مدرسه حالی دلم گرفتیک چند نیز خدمتِ معشوق و مِی کنم
az ghil o ghâl-e madrese hâli delam gereft / yek chand niz khedmat-e ma'shugh o mey konam
For now my heart is tired of the endless arguing of the school; for a while I will serve the beloved and wine instead.
COUPLET 4
کِی بود در زمانه وفا؟ جامِ مِی بیارتا من حکایتِ جم و کاووسِ کِی کنم
key bud dar zamâne vafâ jâm-e mey biyâr / tâ man hekâyat-e jam o kâvus-e key konam
When was there ever faithfulness in this world? Bring a cup of wine, so I can tell the tale of Jamshid and King Kavus.
COUPLET 5
از نامهٔ سیاه نترسم که روزِ حشربا فیضِ لطفِ او صد از این نامه طِی کنم
az nâme-ye siyâh natarsam ke ruz-e hashr / bâ feyz-e lotf-e u sad az in nâme tey konam
I do not fear my black record of deeds, for on the Day of Judgment, through the abundance of His grace, I will roll up a hundred records like it.
COUPLET 6
کو پیک صبح؟ تا گله‌های شبِ فِراقبا آن خجسته طالعِ فرخنده پِی کنم
ku peyk-e sobh tâ gele-hâ-ye shab-e ferâgh / bâ ân khojaste-tâle'-e farkhonde-pey konam
Where is the messenger of dawn, so that I can pour out my complaints about the night of separation to that friend of blessed fortune and lucky footsteps?
COUPLET 7
این جانِ عاریت که به حافظ سپرد دوستروزی رُخش ببینم و تسلیمِ وی کنم
in jân-e âriyat ke be Hâfez sepord dust / ruzi rokhash bebinam o taslim-e vey konam
This borrowed soul that the Friend entrusted to Hafez: one day I will see that face and hand it back.
What this fâl tells you
It is a time to put down heavy books and arguments for a while and let your heart rest. Tradition reads this fal as a sign that grace is greater than past mistakes, so you need not fear old records. The dawn will bring a messenger; share your worries with someone of good fortune and kind heart.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: konam ("I do"). qâfiye: -ey (mey, key, ney, tey, pey, vey). In beyt 4, key means "Kay", the title of the ancient Kayanian kings.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| hâshâ | God forbid! not at all! dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| tark | giving up dictionary | |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| کنم | konam | I make, I do dictionary |
| لاف | lâf | boast dictionary |
| aghl | reason, intellect dictionary | |
| می‌زنم | mizanam | I strike; lâf zadan = to boast dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| کار | kâr | work; dar kâr-e ... kardan = to spend on dictionary |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| محصول | mahsul | harvest, produce dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| elm | knowledge dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| چنگ | chang | harp dictionary |
| âvâz | voice, song dictionary | |
| ney | reed flute dictionary | |
| مدرسه | madrese | religious school dictionary |
| delam | my heart dictionary | |
| گرفت | gereft | took; del gereftan = to feel low, weary dictionary |
| یک | yek | one dictionary |
| چند | chand | some; yek chand = for a while dictionary |
| نیز | niz | also dictionary |
| khedmat | service dictionary | |
| معشوق | ma'shugh | beloved dictionary |
| bud | was dictionary | |
| وفا | vafâ | loyalty, faithfulness dictionary |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| biyâr | bring! dictionary | |
| hekâyat | tale dictionary | |
| نامهٔ | nâme | record (of deeds); also letter dictionary |
| siyâh | black dictionary | |
| نترسم | natarsam | I do not fear dictionary |
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| فیض | feyz | grace, abundance dictionary |
| لطف | lotf | kindness, grace; be lotf = kindly, gently dictionary |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| sad | hundred dictionary | |
| tey | folding, rolling up; tey shodan = to be finished dictionary | |
| کو | ku | where is? (کجاست) dictionary |
| پیک | peyk-e | messenger of dictionary |
| sobh | morning dictionary | |
| gele-hâ-ye | complaints of dictionary | |
| shab | night dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| khojaste | blessed, auspicious dictionary | |
| tâle' | horoscope, fate, fortune (بخت) dictionary | |
| فرخنده | farkhonde | blessed, fortunate dictionary |
| pey | foot, step; farkhonde-pey = of lucky footsteps dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| sepord | entrusted, handed over dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| rokhash | his/her face dictionary | |
| bebinam | I see dictionary | |
| taslim | surrender dictionary | |
| vey | it, him, her (= u) (او) |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 351. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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