Ghazal 388 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
بهار و گل طرب‌انگیز گشت و توبه‌شکنبه شادی رخِ گل بیخ غم ز دل بر کن
bahâr o gol tarab-angiz gasht o towbe-shekan / be shâdi-ye rokh-e gol bikh-e gham ze del bar kan
Spring and the rose have become joyful and repentance-breaking. To the joy of the rose's face, pull the root of sorrow out of your heart.
COUPLET 2
رسید باد صبا غنچه در هواداریز خود برون شد و بر خود درید پیراهن
resid bâd-e sabâ, ghonche dar havâdâri / ze khod borun shod o bar khod darid pirâhan
The morning breeze arrived, and the bud, in its devotion, went out of itself and tore the shirt on its own body.
COUPLET 3
طریق صدق بیاموز از آب صافیِ دلبه راستی طلب آزادگی ز سرو چمن
tarigh-e sedgh biyâmuz az âb-e sâfi-ye del / be râsti talab âzâdegi ze sarv-e chaman
Learn the way of sincerity from the clear-hearted water; learn uprightness and seek freedom from the cypress of the meadow.
COUPLET 4
ز دستبرد صبا گرد گل کلاله نگرشکنج گیسوی سنبل ببین به روی سمن
ze dastbord-e sabâ gerd-e gol kalâle negar / shekanj-e gisu-ye sonbol bebin be ru-ye saman
See the ringlets around the rose, the deft work of the morning breeze; see the coils of the hyacinth's tresses on the jasmine's face.
COUPLET 5
عروس غنچه رسید از حرم به طالع سعدبعینه دل و دین می‌برد به وجه حسن
arus-e ghonche resid az haram be tâle'-e sa'd / be'eyne del o din mibarad be vajh-e hasan
The bride of the bud has come out of her chamber under a lucky star; just so, she carries off heart and faith in the fairest way.
COUPLET 6
صفیر بلبل شوریده و نفیر هزاربرای وصل گل آمد برون ز بیت حزن
safir-e bolbol-e shuride o nafir-e hezâr / barâ-ye vasl-e gol âmad borun ze beyt-e hazan
The song of the frenzied nightingale and the cry of the thousand-voiced bird have come out of the house of sorrow, for union with the rose.
COUPLET 7
حدیث صحبت خوبان و جام باده بگوبه قول حافظ و فتوی پیر صاحب فن
hadis-e sohbat-e khubân o jâm-e bâde bego / be ghowl-e Hâfez o fatvâ-ye pir-e sâheb-fan
Speak of the company of the fair ones and the cup of wine, on the word of Hafez and the ruling of the master of the art.
What this fâl tells you
A season of renewal is arriving for you, like spring that opens every bud. Tradition reads this fal as a call to pull up old sorrow by the root and let yourself be glad again. Learn sincerity from clear water and uprightness from the cypress, and good fortune will come out to meet you.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -an (shekan, kan, pirâhan, chaman, saman, hasan, hazan, fan).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| bahâr | spring dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| گشت | gasht | became dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| shâdi | joy dictionary | |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| bikh | root (ریشه) dictionary | |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| کن | kan | dig! (bar kan = pull out, uproot) (برکن) dictionary |
| resid | arrived, came dictionary | |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| ghonche | bud, rosebud dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| khod | self, oneself dictionary | |
| borun | out (= birun) (بیرون) dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| darid | tore dictionary | |
| پیراهن | pirâhan | shirt; (of a bud) its petals dictionary |
| tarigh | way, path dictionary | |
| sedgh | sincerity, truth dictionary | |
| biyâmuz | learn! dictionary | |
| âb | water; stream dictionary | |
| sâfi-ye | pure dictionary | |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| âzâdegi | freedom, nobility of spirit dictionary | |
| sarv | cypress (image of a tall beloved) dictionary | |
| چمن | chaman | meadow, lawn dictionary |
| dastbord | deft handiwork; also a raid, plunder dictionary | |
| نگر | negar | look! see! (ببین) dictionary |
| bebin | see! look! dictionary | |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary | |
| arus | bride dictionary | |
| tâle' | horoscope, fate, fortune (بخت) dictionary | |
| be'eyne | exactly, just so (Arabic) (درست مانند) | |
| din | religion, faith dictionary | |
| می‌برد | mibarad | takes away dictionary |
| وجه | vajh | manner, way; be vajh-e hasan = in a fine way dictionary |
| hasan | good, fine (pun on hosn, beauty) (نیکو) | |
| safir | call, whistling song (of a bird) dictionary | |
| bolbol | nightingale dictionary | |
| shuride | troubled, distraught dictionary | |
| هزار | hezâr | the "thousand-songed" bird, the nightingale dictionary |
| barâ-ye | for dictionary | |
| âmad | came dictionary | |
| beyt | house (Arabic) (خانه) | |
| hazan | sorrow; beyt-e hazan = the house of grief (where Jacob mourned Joseph) (اندوه) | |
| sohbat | company, companionship (classical sense) dictionary | |
| khubân | the beautiful ones (زیبارویان) | |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| bâde | wine dictionary | |
| begu | tell! say! dictionary | |
| قول | ghowl | word, saying dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| fatvâ | religious ruling (فتوا) | |
| پیر | pir | elder; spiritual master dictionary |
| sâheb | owner, master; one who has dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 388. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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