Ghazal 417 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 is a fal of contentment: your affairs are moving the way you hoped, and gratitude suits the moment. Tradition reads it as a sign that fortune is willing, if you hold it close and do not let others' gossip spoil your joy. Longing may distract you from routine for a while; that too is part of love.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -âh (delkhâh, allâh, gomrâh, âh, mâh, sahargâh). Beyts 1 and 4 end in Arabic phrases (alhamdolellâh, astaghferollâh); beyt 2 repeats la'l-e delkhâh.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| eysham | my joy, my pleasure dictionary | |
| مدام | modâm | constant, lasting; also "wine" (pun) dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| لعل | la'l | ruby; lab-e la'l = ruby lips dictionary |
| delkhâh | longed-for, desired dictionary | |
| کارم | kâram | my affairs, my work dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| کام | kâm | wish, desire; be kâm = as one wishes dictionary |
| alhamdolellâh | praise be to God (Arabic) (خدا را شکر) | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| bakht | fortune, luck dictionary | |
| sarkesh | defiant, rebellious dictionary | |
| tangash | her/him tightly (tang dar bar keshidan = to hug close) dictionary | |
| bar | bosom, embrace (آغوش) dictionary | |
| کش | kesh | draw! pull! (بکش) dictionary |
| گه | gah | time; har gah = whenever (= gâh) (گاه) |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| rendi | free-spirited life of the "rend" (a rogue who scorns hypocrisy) dictionary | |
| afsâne | tale, legend dictionary | |
| کردند | kardand | (they) made dictionary |
| پیران | pirân | elders, old men dictionary |
| jâhel | ignorant dictionary | |
| sheykhân | sheikhs dictionary | |
| گمراه | gomrâh | lost, led astray dictionary |
| dast | hand; az dast-e = because of dictionary | |
| zâhed | ascetic, outwardly pious man dictionary | |
| کردیم | kardim | we did dictionary |
| وز | v-az | and from (= va az) (و از) |
| فعل | fe'l | deed, act dictionary |
| âbed | devout worshipper dictionary | |
| jânâ | O dear one (jân + vocative -â) (عزیزم) dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| گویم | guyam | I say dictionary |
| sharh-e | account of dictionary | |
| cheshmi | an eye dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| sad | hundred dictionary | |
| نم | nam | moisture, wetness dictionary |
| jâni | a life, a soul; jân dâdan = to die (of love) dictionary | |
| کافر | kâfer | unbeliever, infidel dictionary |
| مبیناد | mabinâd | may (he) never see dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| dide-st | has seen (= dide ast) dictionary | |
| قامتت | ghâmatat | your stature dictionary |
| sarv | cypress (image of a tall beloved) dictionary | |
| ماه | mâh | moon (image for a beautiful face) dictionary |
| showgh | longing, eagerness dictionary | |
| لبت | labat | your lips dictionary |
| bord | took away dictionary | |
| یاد | yâd | memory dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| dars | lesson, study dictionary | |
| shabâne | of the night, nightly dictionary | |
| ورد | verd-e | litany, recited prayer of dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 417. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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