Ghazal 385 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 is a prayer for someone far away to come home. Tradition reads it as a hopeful sign that an absent loved one, or something precious you have lost, will return safely, and that the wounded heart will be comforted. Send your message with sincerity; humble words can reach even the highest ears.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: bâz resân. qâfiye: -an (khotan, chaman, tan, man, yaman, zaghan, sokhan, vatan). Beyt 4 alludes to the star Canopus (Soheyl), said to rise over Yemen and give rubies their color.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| یا | yâ | O (vocative); or dictionary |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| âhu-ye | the gazelle of dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| bâz | again dictionary | |
| resân | bring! deliver! (برسان) dictionary | |
| وان | v-ân | and the one (= va ân) (و آن) dictionary |
| sarv | cypress (image of a tall beloved) dictionary | |
| kharâmân | strolling gracefully dictionary | |
| چمن | chaman | meadow, lawn dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| âzorde | hurt, wounded dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| nasimi | a breeze dictionary | |
| benvâz | caress, comfort! (نوازش کن) dictionary | |
| ya'ni | that is, I mean dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| tan | body dictionary | |
| rafte | gone; has been written (of fate) dictionary | |
| ماه | mâh | moon (image for a beautiful face) dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| منزل | manzel | stopping place, lodging; house dictionary |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| amr | (divine) command; âlam-e amr = the spiritual world dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| rasand | they arrive, reach dictionary | |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| مرا | marâ | me; for me (= man râ) (من را / برای من) |
| نیز | niz | also dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| لعل | la'l | ruby; lab-e la'l = ruby lips dictionary |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| کوکب | kowkab | star; kowkab-e tâle' = star of one's fortune dictionary |
| borow | go! dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| میمون | meymun | auspicious, blessed (خجسته) dictionary |
| همایون | homâyun | blessed; morgh-e homâyun = the Homa, bird of good fortune dictionary |
| âsâr | effects, signs; homâyun-âsâr = of blessed effect dictionary | |
| پیش | pish | before, into the presence of dictionary |
| sokhan | speech, words dictionary | |
| zâgh | crow dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| bi | without dictionary | |
| نخواهیم | nakhâhim | we do not want dictionary |
| hayât | life; âb-e hayât = the water of life dictionary | |
| beshno | listen! dictionary | |
| پیک | peyk-e | messenger of dictionary |
| budi | used to be, was dictionary | |
| وطنش | vatanash | his / her home dictionary |
| dide | eye (چشم) | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| مرادش | morâdash | his/her desire dictionary |
| gharibi | exile, being a stranger dictionary | |
| وطن | vatan | homeland dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 385. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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