Ghazal 369 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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What this fâl tells you
This fal speaks of disappointment with friends, but answers it with patience instead of bitterness. Tradition reads it as advice to keep planting seeds of kindness and to keep your dignity and courtesy even when others fall short. What you gave freely was your own choice; let it be, and the tree of friendship may still bear fruit in its own time.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -âshtim (dâshtim, pendâshtim, kâshtim, engâshtim, bogmâshtim, nagzâshtim, nagmâshtim).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| یاران | yârân | friends dictionary |
| چشم | cheshm | eye; cheshm dâshtan = to expect dictionary |
| yâri | friendship; a friend dictionary | |
| dâshtim | we had; cheshm dâshtim = we expected dictionary | |
| khod | oneself, by oneself; na khod = not by itself dictionary | |
| ghalat | mistake; ghalat makon = do not err dictionary | |
| bud | was dictionary | |
| ân che | what, whatever dictionary | |
| پنداشتیم | pendâshtim | we imagined, we supposed dictionary |
| tâ | (we shall see) when; tâ ... key = who knows when dictionary | |
| derakht | tree dictionary | |
| dusti | friendship dictionary | |
| bar | fruit; bar dâdan = to bear fruit (میوه) dictionary | |
| dahad | gives, may give dictionary | |
| hâliyâ | for now (فعلاً) | |
| raftim | we went dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| tokhmi | a seed dictionary | |
| کاشتیم | kâshtim | we planted dictionary |
| نبود | nabud | was not dictionary |
| ور | var | and if (= va agar) (و اگر) |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| ماجراها | mâjarâ-hâ | quarrels, disputes (classical sense) dictionary |
| shive | manner, way dictionary | |
| چشمت | cheshmat | your eye dictionary |
| فریب | farib | deceit, trick dictionary |
| jang | fight, quarrel dictionary | |
| dâsht | had dictionary | |
| کردیم | kardim | we did dictionary |
| solh | peace dictionary | |
| engâshtim | we took (it) for, we considered dictionary | |
| گلبن | golbon-e | rosebush of dictionary |
| hosnat | your beauty dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| dam | moment; breath dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| bogmâshtim | we set, we appointed (to it) dictionary | |
| نکتهها | nokte-hâ | subtle points dictionary |
| raft | went dictionary | |
| shekâyat | complaint dictionary | |
| کس | kas | anyone; with negative: no one dictionary |
| نکرد | nakard | did not do dictionary |
| hormat | honor, sanctity dictionary | |
| نگذاشتیم | nagzâshtim | we did not leave; foru nagozâshtan = not to neglect dictionary |
| گفت | goft | say (with natavân: cannot say); said dictionary |
| dâdi | justice, redress (dâd + -i) dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| kasi | someone; har kasi = everyone dictionary | |
| نگماشتیم | nagmâshtim | we did not appoint, did not send dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 369. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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