Ghazal 361 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
آن که پامالِ جفا کرد چو خاکِ راهمخاک می‌بوسم و عُذرِ قَدَمَش می‌خواهم
ân ke pâmâl-e jafâ kard cho khâk-e râham / khâk mibusam o ozr-e ghadamash mikhâham
The one who trampled me with cruelty like dust on the road: I kiss the ground and beg pardon of those feet for the trouble.
COUPLET 2
من نه آنم که ز جورِ تو بِنالم، حاشابندهٔ معتقد و چاکرِ دولتخواهم
man na ânam ke ze jowr-e to benâlam, hâshâ / bande-ye mo'taghed o châker-e dowlat-khâham
I am not one to complain of your cruelty, God forbid! I am your faithful servant, an attendant who wishes you well.
COUPLET 3
بسته‌ام در خَمِ گیسویِ تو امّیدِ درازآن مبادا که کُنَد دستِ طلب کوتاهم
baste-am dar kham-e gisu-ye to omid-e derâz / ân mabâdâ ke konad dast-e talab kutâham
I have tied a long hope to the curve of your tresses; may they never cut short my reaching hand.
COUPLET 4
ذَرّهٔ خاکم و در کویِ توام جای خوش استترسم ای دوست که بادی بِبَرَد ناگاهم
zarre-ye khâkam o dar ku-ye to-am jâ-ye khosh ast / tarsam ey dust ke bâdi bebarad nâgâham
I am a speck of dust, and in your street I have a pleasant place. I fear, my friend, that some wind may suddenly carry me away.
COUPLET 5
پیرِ میخانه سَحَر جامِ جهان‌بینم دادو اندر آن آینه از حُسنِ تو کرد آگاهم
pir-e meykhâne sahar jâm-e jahân-binam dâd / v-andar ân âyene az hosn-e to kard âgâham
At dawn the tavern elder gave me the world-revealing cup, and in that mirror he showed me your beauty.
COUPLET 6
صوفیِ صومعهٔ عالَمِ قُدسَم لیکنحالیا دیرِ مُغان است حوالتگاهم
sufi-ye sowme'e-ye âlam-e ghodsam likan / hâliyâ deyr-e moghân ast havâlatgâham
I am a Sufi of the cloister of the holy world, but for now the temple of the Magi is the post I have been sent to.
COUPLET 7
با منِ راه‌نشین خیز و سوی میکده آیتا در آن حلقه ببینی که چه صاحب جاهم
bâ man-e râh-neshin khiz o su-ye meykade ây / tâ dar ân halghe bebini ke che sâheb-jâham
Get up and come with me, a beggar by the road, to the tavern, so that in that circle you can see how high my rank is.
COUPLET 8
مست بگذشتی و از حافظت اندیشه نبودآه اگر دامنِ حُسنِ تو بگیرد آهم
mast bogzashti o az Hâfezat andishe nabud / âh agar dâman-e hosn-e to begirad âham
You passed by drunk and gave no thought to your Hafez. Beware if my sigh should catch hold of the hem of your beauty!
COUPLET 9
خوشم آمد که سحر خسروِ خاور می‌گفتبا همه پادشهی بندهٔ تورانشاهم
khosham âmad ke sahar khosrow-e khâvar migoft / bâ hame pâdeshahi bande-ye turânshâham
I was glad to hear the king of the East, the sun, saying at dawn: for all my kingship, I am the servant of Turanshah.
What this fâl tells you
This fal speaks of humble, patient devotion: the lover does not complain, but keeps a long hope tied to the beloved. Tradition reads it as a sign that faithfulness will be noticed and that your true worth will be seen in the right circle. Hold on to your hope, but do not let a passing wind of doubt carry you away.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -âham (râham, mikhâham, dowlat-khâham, kutâham, nâgâham, âgâham, havâlatgâham, jâham, âham, turânshâham). Turanshah was the vizier of Shah Shoja and a patron of Hafez.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ân | that dictionary | |
| jafâ | cruelty, unkindness dictionary | |
| کرد | kard | made, did dictionary |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| râham | the road + -am (me): cho khâk-e râh = like road dust dictionary | |
| می‌بوسم | mibusam | I kiss dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| قدمش | ghadamash | his/her foot; sar tâ ghadam = from head to foot dictionary |
| می‌خواهم | mikhâham | I want dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| ânam | I am that (one); na ânam ke = I am not one who dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| benâlam | I complain dictionary | |
| hâshâ | God forbid! not at all! dictionary | |
| bande | servant; humble "I" dictionary | |
| معتقد | mo'taghed | believer in, follower of dictionary |
| چاکر | châker | servant dictionary |
| baste-am | I have tied dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| omid | hope dictionary | |
| derâz | long dictionary | |
| مبادا | mabâdâ | may it never be! dictionary |
| کند | konad | does; makes dictionary |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| کوتاهم | kutâham | short ... me; dast kutâh kardan = to cut short (my) reach dictionary |
| khâkam | dust + -am "I am (a speck of dust)" dictionary | |
| کوی | ku-ye | street, quarter (of) (کوچه) |
| to-am | you + -am: in your (street) I (have) dictionary | |
| jâ-ye | place of dictionary | |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| tarsam | I fear (می‌ترسم) dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| bâdi | a wind, some wind dictionary | |
| bebarad | carries off, takes away dictionary | |
| ناگاهم | nâgâham | suddenly ... me dictionary |
| پیر | pir | elder; spiritual master dictionary |
| میخانه | meykhâne | tavern dictionary |
| sahar | dawn dictionary | |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| dâd | gave dictionary | |
| andar | in (= dar) (در) | |
| âyene | mirror (آیینه) | |
| hosn | beauty dictionary | |
| âgâham | aware ... me; âgâh kardan = to inform dictionary | |
| sowme'e | cloister, hermitage (place of formal piety) dictionary | |
| âlam | world dictionary | |
| قدسم | ghodsam | of holiness + -am "I am"; âlam-e ghods = the holy world dictionary |
| لیکن | likan | but (ولی) |
| hâliyâ | for now (فعلاً) | |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| khiz | rise! get up! (برخیز) | |
| su-ye | toward dictionary | |
| میکده | meykade | tavern dictionary |
| ây | come! (بیا) dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| halghe | circle, ring dictionary | |
| bebini | you see dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| sâheb | owner, master; one who has dictionary | |
| jâham | my rank; sâheb-jâh = high-ranking dictionary | |
| مست | mast | drunk dictionary |
| bogzashti | you passed by (گذشتی) dictionary | |
| Hâfezat | your Hafez dictionary | |
| andishe | thought dictionary | |
| نبود | nabud | was not, there was not dictionary |
| agar | if dictionary | |
| begirad | takes, conquers dictionary | |
| khosham | pleasant to me; khosham âmad = I was pleased dictionary | |
| âmad | came dictionary | |
| khâvar | the East dictionary | |
| می‌گفت | migoft | was saying dictionary |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| pâdeshahi | kingship dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 361. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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