Ghazal 410 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
ای قبای پادشاهی، راست بر بالای توزینتِ تاج و نگین از گوهرِ والای تو
ey ghabâ-ye pâdeshâhi râst bar bâlâ-ye to / zinat-e tâj o negin az gowhar-e vâlâ-ye to
O you whose stature the robe of kingship fits perfectly, the crown and the signet ring take their splendor from your noble essence.
COUPLET 2
آفتاب فتح را هر دم طلوعی می‌دهداز کلاهِ خسروی رخسارِ مه‌سیمایِ تو
âftâb-e fath râ har dam tolu'i midahad / az kolâh-e khosravi rokhsâr-e mah-simâ-ye to
Every moment, from beneath the royal cap, your moon-like face makes the sun of victory rise anew.
COUPLET 3
جلوه‌گاهِ طایرِ اقبال باشد هر کجاسایه اندازد همایِ چترِ گردون‌سایِ تو
jelvegâh-e tâyer-e eghbâl bâshad har kojâ / sâye andâzad homâ-ye chatr-e gardun-sâ-ye to
Wherever the Homa of your sky-high parasol casts its shadow becomes the place where the bird of fortune shows itself.
COUPLET 4
از رسومِ شرع و حکمت با هزاران اختلافنکته‌ای هرگز نشد فوت از دلِ دانای تو
az rosum-e shar' o hekmat bâ hezârân ekhtelâf / nokte-i hargez nashod fowt az del-e dânâ-ye to
Of all the rules of religious law and philosophy, with their thousands of disagreements, not one fine point has ever escaped your wise heart.
COUPLET 5
آب حیوانش ز منقارِ بلاغت می‌چکدطوطیِ خوش‌لهجه یعنی کلک شکّرخای تو
âb-e heyvânash ze menghâr-e balâghat michakad / tuti-ye khosh-lahje ya'ni kelk-e shekkar-khâ-ye to
The water of life drips from the beak of eloquence of that sweet-voiced parrot: I mean your sugar-chewing pen.
COUPLET 6
گرچه خورشیدِ فلک چشم و چراغ عالم استروشنایی‌بخشِ چشم اوست خاک پای تو
garche khorshid-e falak cheshm o cherâgh-e âlam ast / rowshanâyi-bakhsh-e cheshm-e ust khâk-e pâ-ye to
Though the sun in the sky is the eye and lamp of the world, the dust of your feet is what gives light to its eye.
COUPLET 7
آن چه اسکندر طلب کرد و ندادش روزگارجرعه‌ای بود از زلالِ جام جان‌افزای تو
ân che eskandar talab kard o nadâdash ruzgâr / jor'e-i bud az zolâl-e jâm-e jân-afzâ-ye to
What Alexander sought and fate never gave him was a single sip of the clear water of your life-giving cup.
COUPLET 8
عرضِ حاجت در حریم حضرتت محتاج نیستراز کس مخفی نمانَد با فروغِ رایِ تو
arz-e hâjat dar harim-e hazratat mohtâj nist / râz-e kas makhfi namânad bâ forugh-e ra'y-e to
In the sanctuary of your presence there is no need to state one's need: no one's secret stays hidden from the light of your judgment.
COUPLET 9
خسروا ! پیرانه‌سر، حافظ جوانی می‌کندبر امیدِ عفوِ جان‌بخشِ گنه‌فرسایِ تو
khosrovâ pirâne-sar Hâfez javâni mikonad / bar omid-e afv-e jân-bakhsh-e gonah-farsâ-ye to
O king, in his old age Hafez is acting young again, in hope of your life-giving, sin-erasing forgiveness.
What this fâl tells you
Someone generous and wise is in a position to help you, and they may understand your need before you even speak. Tradition reads this fal as a sign of victory, good fortune and protection, like the shadow of the lucky Homa bird. Approach with hope; forgiveness and renewal are possible even late in the day.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: to ("your"). qâfiye: -â(y) (bâlâ, vâlâ, simâ, gardun-sâ, dânâ, shekkar-khâ, pâ, jân-afzâ, ra'y, gonah-farsâ). A praise poem for a king.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| râst | straight; fitting well dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| bâlâ-ye | height, stature of dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| tâj | crown dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| گوهر | gowhar | essence, noble nature; jewel dictionary |
| vâlâ-ye | lofty, noble dictionary | |
| âftâb | sun dictionary | |
| فتح | fath | conquest, victory dictionary |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| dam | moment; breath dictionary | |
| tolu'i | a rising dictionary | |
| می‌دهد | midahad | gives; neshân midahad = describes dictionary |
| کلاه | kolâh | cap, hat dictionary |
| rokhsâr | cheek, face dictionary | |
| eghbâl-e | good fortune of dictionary | |
| bâshad | is, becomes dictionary | |
| کجا | kojâ | where; how? (rhetorical) dictionary |
| sâye | shade, shadow dictionary | |
| andâzad | throws, casts dictionary | |
| چتر | chatr | canopy, parasol dictionary |
| rosum | rules, customs dictionary | |
| hekmat | wisdom, philosophy dictionary | |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| هزاران | hezârân | thousands dictionary |
| ekhtelâf | disagreement, difference dictionary | |
| nokte-i | a subtle point dictionary | |
| هرگز | hargez | never dictionary |
| نشد | nashod | did not become dictionary |
| فوت | fowt | lost, missed dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| dânâ-ye | wise, knowing dictionary | |
| âb | water; stream dictionary | |
| heyvânash | its life (âb-e heyvân = water of life) dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| منقار | menghâr | beak dictionary |
| می‌چکد | michekad | drips dictionary |
| ya'ni | that is, I mean dictionary | |
| کلک | kelk | reed pen (قلم) |
| گرچه | garche | although dictionary |
| فلک | falak | the sky, the heavens; fate dictionary |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| چراغ | cherâgh | lamp dictionary |
| âlam | world dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| u-st | is his (= u ast) dictionary | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| pâ | foot; az pâ oftâdan = to collapse dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| کرد | kard | do (with tavân: can do) dictionary |
| ندادش | nadâdash | did not give him dictionary |
| ruzegâr | time, days dictionary | |
| jor'e'i | a sip, a draught dictionary | |
| bud | was dictionary | |
| zolâl | pure, clear water dictionary | |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| arz | showing, presenting dictionary | |
| hâjat | need (نیاز) | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| harim | private precinct dictionary | |
| hazratat | your presence, your court dictionary | |
| محتاج | mohtâj | in need dictionary |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| râz | secret dictionary | |
| کس | kas | anyone; with negative: no one dictionary |
| makhfi | hidden (پنهان) dictionary | |
| نماند | namânad | does not remain dictionary |
| فروغ | forugh | light, radiance dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| javâni | youth; youthful dictionary | |
| می‌کند | mikonad | does, is doing dictionary |
| omid | hope dictionary | |
| afv | forgiveness dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 410. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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