Ghazal 411 of Hafez (8 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
تاب بنفشه می‌دهد طرّهٔ مشک‌سای توپردهٔ غنچه می‌درد خندهٔ دلگشای تو
tâb-e banafshe midahad torre-ye moshk-sâ-ye to / parde-ye ghonche midarad khande-ye delgoshâ-ye to
Your musk-scented lock gives the violet its curl; your heart-opening laughter tears the veil of the bud.
COUPLET 2
ای گل خوش‌نسیمِ من بلبلِ خویش را مسوزکز سر صدق می‌کند شب همه شب دعای تو
ey gol-e khosh-nasim-e man bolbol-e khish râ masuz / k-az sar-e sedgh mikonad shab hame shab do'â-ye to
O my sweet-scented rose, do not burn your own nightingale, who prays for you sincerely all night long.
COUPLET 3
من که ملول گشتمی از نفس فرشتگانقال و مقال عالَمی می‌کشم از برای تو
man ke malul gashtami az nafas-e fereshtegân / ghâl o maghâl-e âlami mikesham az barâ-ye to
I, who used to tire even of the breath of angels, now put up with the whole world's chatter for your sake.
COUPLET 4
دولت عشق بین که چون از سر فقر و افتخارگوشهٔ تاج سلطنت می‌شکند گدای تو
dowlat-e eshgh bin ke chon az sar-e faghr o eftekhâr / gushe-ye tâj-e saltanat mishekanad gedâ-ye to
See the fortune that love brings: your beggar, in poverty and pride, mocks the crown of kings.
COUPLET 5
خرقهٔ زهد و جام مِی گرچه نه درخور همنداین همه نقش می‌زنم از جهت رضای تو
kherghe-ye zohd o jâm-e mey garche na darkhor-e ham-and / in hame naghsh mizanam az jahat-e rezâ-ye to
Though the robe of piety and the cup of wine do not suit each other, I play all these parts to please you.
COUPLET 6
شور شراب عشق تو آن نفسم رود ز سرکاین سر پُر هوس شود خاک در سرای تو
shur-e sharâb-e eshgh-e to ân nafasam ravad ze sar / k-in sar-e por-havas shavad khâk-e dar-e sarâ-ye to
The frenzy of the wine of your love will leave my head only when this head, full of longing, becomes dust at your door.
COUPLET 7
شاه‌نشین چشم من تکیه‌گه خیال توستجای دعاست شاه من بی‌تو مباد جای تو
shah-neshin-e cheshm-e man tekyegah-e khiyâl-e tost / jâ-ye do'â-st shâh-e man bi to mabâd jâ-ye to
The royal seat of my eye is the resting place of your image. Here a prayer belongs, my king: may your place never be without you.
COUPLET 8
خوش چمنیست عارضت خاصه که در بهار حسنحافظِ خوش‌کلام شد مرغِ سخن‌سرایِ تو
khosh chamani-st ârezat khâsse ke dar bahâr-e hosn / Hâfez-e khosh-kalâm shod morgh-e sokhan-sarâ-ye to
Your cheek is a lovely meadow, especially now that, in the spring of beauty, sweet-spoken Hafez has become your singing bird.
What this fâl tells you
Your devotion is sincere, and it is noticed, even if you sometimes feel burned by waiting. Tradition reads this fal as a sign that love will make you rich in a way no crown can, and that patience with other people's talk is worth it. Keep a place in your heart ready; the one you hope for belongs there.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: to ("your"). qâfiye: -â(y) (moshk-sâ, delgoshâ, do'â, barâ, gedâ, rezâ, sarâ, jâ, sokhan-sarâ).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| tâb | twist, curl dictionary | |
| می‌دهد | midahad | gives; neshân midahad = describes dictionary |
| torre | lock of hair, curl dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| پردهٔ | parde | curtain, veil dictionary |
| ghonche | bud, rosebud dictionary | |
| می‌درد | midarad | tears dictionary |
| khande | laughter dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| bolbol | nightingale dictionary | |
| khish | one's own (خود) dictionary | |
| مسوز | masuz | do not burn! (نسوزان) dictionary |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| sar | head; sar be kuh dâdan = to send someone off wandering dictionary | |
| sedgh | sincerity, truth dictionary | |
| می‌کند | mikonad | does, is doing dictionary |
| shab | night dictionary | |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| do'â-ye | prayer of dictionary | |
| ملول | malul | weary, sad dictionary |
| gashtami | I used to become (old habitual form) (می‌گشتم) dictionary | |
| نفس | nafas | breath dictionary |
| فرشتگان | fereshtegân | angels dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| âlami | a whole world dictionary | |
| می‌کشم | mikesham | I bear, I put up with dictionary |
| barâ-ye | for dictionary | |
| dowlat | good fortune (classical sense) (اقبال) dictionary | |
| bin | see! (= bebin) (ببین) dictionary | |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| فقر | faghr | poverty dictionary |
| eftekhâr | pride, honor dictionary | |
| گوشهٔ | gushe | corner dictionary |
| tâj | crown dictionary | |
| saltanat | kingship, sovereignty dictionary | |
| می‌شکند | mishekanad | breaks; bar shekastan = to break, mock dictionary |
| gedâ-ye | beggar of dictionary | |
| kherghe | dervish's cloak, Sufi robe dictionary | |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| گرچه | garche | although dictionary |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| darkhor | fit for, worthy of (شایسته) | |
| همند | ham-and | are (suited to) each other (= ham hastand) dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| نقش | naghsh | image, shape dictionary |
| می‌زنم | mizanam | I strike; jush zadan = to boil over dictionary |
| jahat | sake; az jahat-e = for the sake of dictionary | |
| sharâb | wine dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| نفسم | nafasam | the moment, the breath (ân nafasam = at that moment for me) dictionary |
| ravad | goes dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| کاین | k-in | that these (= ke in) (که این) |
| پر | por | full dictionary |
| هوس | havas | longing, desire dictionary |
| shavad | becomes dictionary | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| tekyegah | resting place, support (تکیه‌گاه) | |
| khiyâl | fancy, notion dictionary | |
| tost | is yours (= to ast) (تو است) | |
| jâ-ye | place of; be jâ-ye = toward, for (someone) (در حق) dictionary | |
| do'â-st | is (a place) for prayer (= do'â ast) dictionary | |
| shâh | king dictionary | |
| مباد | mabâd | may it not be (نباشد) dictionary |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| چمنیست | chamani-st | is a meadow (= chamani ast) dictionary |
| khâsse | especially (به‌ویژه) | |
| bahâr | spring dictionary | |
| hosn | beauty dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| مرغ | morgh | bird dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 411. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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