Ghazal 390 of Hafez (11 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
افسر سلطان گل پیدا شد از طرف چمنمقدمش یا رب مبارک باد بر سرو و سمن
afsar-e soltân-e gol peydâ shod az tarf-e chaman / maghdamash yâ rab mobârak bâd bar sarv o saman
The crown of the rose-sultan has appeared at the edge of the meadow; O Lord, may its coming be blessed for the cypress and the jasmine.
COUPLET 2
خوش به جای خویشتن بود این نشست خسرویتا نشیند هر کسی اکنون به جای خویشتن
khosh be jâ-ye khishtan bud in neshast-e khosravi / tâ neshinad har kasi aknun be jâ-ye khishtan
This royal enthronement came well in its proper place, so that now everyone may sit in his own proper place.
COUPLET 3
خاتم جم را بشارت ده به حسن خاتمتکاسم اعظم کرد از او کوتاه دست اهرمن
khâtam-e jam râ beshârat deh be hosn-e khâtemat / k-esm-e a'zam kard az u kutâh dast-e ahreman
Give the seal ring of Jamshid the good news of a happy ending, for the Greatest Name has cut the demon's hand off from it.
COUPLET 4
تا ابد معمور باد این خانه کز خاک درشهر نفس با بوی رحمان می‌وزد باد یمن
tâ abad ma'mur bâd in khâne k-az khâk-e darash / har nafas bâ bu-ye rahmân mivazad bâd-e yaman
May this house flourish forever, for from the dust of its door, with every breath, the wind of Yemen blows with the scent of the Merciful.
COUPLET 5
شوکت پور پشنگ و تیغ عالمگیر اودر همه شهنامه‌ها شد داستان انجمن
showkat-e pur-e pashang o tigh-e âlamgir-e u / dar hame shahnâme-hâ shod dâstân-e anjoman
The majesty of Pashang's son and his world-conquering sword became the tale told in every gathering, in all the books of kings.
COUPLET 6
خنگ چوگانی چرخت رام شد در زیر زینشهسوارا چون به میدان آمدی گویی بزن
kheng-e chowgâni-ye charkhat râm shod dar zir-e zin / shahsavârâ chon be meydân âmadi guyi bezan
The sky's piebald polo horse has grown tame under your saddle; O royal rider, now that you have come onto the field, strike the ball.
COUPLET 7
جویبار ملک را آب روان شمشیر توستتو درخت عدل بنشان بیخ بدخواهان بکن
juybâr-e molk râ âb-e ravân shamshir-e tost / to derakht-e adl benshân, bikh-e badkhâhân bekan
Your sword is the flowing water in the stream of the kingdom: plant the tree of justice and tear out the roots of the ill-wishers.
COUPLET 8
بعد از این نَشگِفت اگر با نکهتِ خُلقِ خوشتخیزد از صحرای اِیذَج نافهٔ مُشک خُتن
ba'd az in nashgeft agar bâ nokhat-e kholgh-e khoshat / khizad az sahrâ-ye izaj nâfe-ye moshk-e khotan
From now on, no wonder if, with the fragrance of your gracious nature, the musk pod of Khotan rises from the plain of Izaj.
COUPLET 9
گوشه گیران انتظار جلوهٔ خوش می‌کنندبرشکن طرف کلاه و برقع از رخ برفکن
gushe-girân entezâr-e jelve-ye khosh mikonand / bar shekan tarf-e kolâh o borgha' az rokh bar fekan
Those who live in seclusion are waiting for a lovely sight: tilt the brim of your cap and throw the veil back from your face.
COUPLET 10
مشورت با عقل کردم گفت حافظ می بنوشساقیا می ده به قول مستشار مؤتمن
mashverat bâ aghl kardam goft Hâfez mey benush / sâghiyâ mey deh be ghowl-e mostashâr-e mo'taman
I took counsel with reason; it said, "Hafez, drink wine." Cupbearer, pour the wine, on the word of a trusted counselor.
COUPLET 11
ای صبا بر ساقی بزم اتابک عرضه دارتا از آن جام زرافشان جرعه‌ای بخشد به من
ey sabâ bar sâghi-ye bazm-e atâbak arze dâr / tâ az ân jâm-e zar-afshân jor'e-i bakhshad be man
O morning breeze, present my plea to the cupbearer at the Atabak's feast, so that he may grant me a sip from that gold-scattering cup.
What this fâl tells you
A new season of order and blessing is beginning, and things are settling into their proper places. Tradition reads this fal as good news after a time of trouble: what was threatened is safe again, and a just hand is at work. Plant something good, follow wise counsel, and ask kindly for your share.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -an (chaman, saman, khishtan, ahreman, yaman, anjoman, bezan, bekan, khotan, fekan, mo'taman, man). A praise poem for a ruler (an Atabak); Izaj is today's Izeh in Khuzestan.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| afsar | crown dictionary | |
| soltân | sultan, king dictionary | |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| پیدا | peydâ | visible; peydâ shod = appeared dictionary |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| taraf | side, region dictionary | |
| چمن | chaman | meadow, lawn dictionary |
| مقدمش | maghdamash | its arrival, its coming dictionary |
| یا | yâ | O (vocative); or dictionary |
| مبارک | mobârak | blessed, happy (eyd mobârak = happy Eid) dictionary |
| bâd | may it be (mobârak bâd = may it be blessed) (باشد) dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| sarv | cypress (image of a tall beloved) dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| jâ-ye | place of; be jâ-ye = toward, for (someone) (در حق) dictionary | |
| khishtan | oneself, one's own (خود) dictionary | |
| bud | was dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| نشست | neshast | sitting; enthronement dictionary |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| نشیند | neshinad | sits; (that he may) sit dictionary |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| kasi | someone; har kasi = everyone dictionary | |
| aknun | now (حالا) dictionary | |
| khâtam | seal ring dictionary | |
| beshârat | good news (مژده) | |
| deh | give! (= bedeh) (بده) dictionary | |
| hosn | beauty, goodness; hosn-e khâtemat = a good ending dictionary | |
| khâtemat | the end, one's final state (عاقبت) | |
| کاسم | k-esm | for the Name (= ke esm); esm-e a'zam = the Greatest Name of God, engraved on Solomon's seal (که اسم) dictionary |
| a'zam | greatest dictionary | |
| کرد | kard | do (with tavân: can do) dictionary |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| کوتاه | kutâh | short dictionary |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| abad | eternity without end dictionary | |
| bâd | may it be (باشد) dictionary | |
| khâne | house dictionary | |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| darash | its door dictionary | |
| نفس | nafas | breath; har nafas = every moment dictionary |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| bu-ye | scent of (ezafe) dictionary | |
| rahmân | the Merciful (God) dictionary | |
| می‌وزد | mivazad | blows dictionary |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| پور | pur | son (پسر) |
| tigh | sword, blade dictionary | |
| âlamgir | world-conquering dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| shahnâme-hâ | books of kings, epic chronicles dictionary | |
| dâstân | story dictionary | |
| anjoman | gathering dictionary | |
| kheng | white or piebald horse dictionary | |
| chowgâni | polo (horse), trained for polo dictionary | |
| چرخت | charkhat | your sky, the turning heavens (now at your service) dictionary |
| râm | tame, compliant dictionary | |
| zir | under dictionary | |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| میدان | meydân | field, square; polo ground dictionary |
| âmadi | you came dictionary | |
| guyi | a ball (gu = polo ball) dictionary | |
| bezan | play! strike! dictionary | |
| âb | water; stream dictionary | |
| shamshir | sword dictionary | |
| tost | is yours (= to ast) (تو است) | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| derakht | tree dictionary | |
| adl | justice dictionary | |
| beneshân | plant! (بکار) dictionary | |
| bikh | root (ریشه) dictionary | |
| badkhâhân | ill-wishers, enemies dictionary | |
| bekan | dig out! tear out! (بکَن) dictionary | |
| ba'd | after; ba'd az in = from now on dictionary | |
| نشگفت | nashgeft | no wonder (عجیب نیست) |
| agar | if dictionary | |
| نکهت | nakhat-e | scent of (بوی) |
| kholgh | good nature, character (اخلاق) dictionary | |
| khoshat | your lovely dictionary | |
| گوشه | gushe | corner dictionary |
| entezâr | waiting dictionary | |
| jelve | display, showing oneself dictionary | |
| می‌کنند | mikonand | they do; talab mikonand = they demand dictionary |
| bar shekan | tilt! (a cap worn at a jaunty angle is a sign of pride and charm) dictionary | |
| کلاه | kolâh | cap, hat dictionary |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| bar fekan | throw back! cast off! dictionary | |
| مشورت | mashverat | consultation, counsel dictionary |
| aghl | reason, intellect dictionary | |
| کردم | kardam | I did, I made dictionary |
| گفت | goft | say (with natavân: cannot say); said dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| benush | drink! dictionary | |
| sâghiyâ | O cupbearer (sâghi + vocative -â) dictionary | |
| قول | ghowl | word, saying dictionary |
| مستشار | mostashâr | counselor, advisor dictionary |
| مؤتمن | mo'taman | trustworthy (امین) |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| sâghi | cupbearer dictionary | |
| bazm | feast, party dictionary | |
| arze | showing; arze dâshtan = to show, present dictionary | |
| dâr | keep! hold! (imperative of dâshtan) dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| jor'e'i | a sip, a draught dictionary | |
| bakhshad | grants, gives dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 390. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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