Ghazal 447 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
An old friendship still has its claim on you: let go of a grudge and come back to warmth. Tradition reads this fal as a reminder that good advice is worth more than treasure, and that judging others harshly helps no one. If you have something to share with someone in need, now is the time to give it.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: dâri. qâfiye: -ine (kine, dirine, ganjine, âyine, pashmine, dushine, sine).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| biyâ | come! dictionary | |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| مورز | mavarz | do not practice, do not keep up (نورز) dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| kine-dâri | holding a grudge, hostility dictionary | |
| hagh | right, claim dictionary | |
| sohbat | company, companionship (classical sense) dictionary | |
| dirine | long-standing, old dictionary | |
| dâri | you have dictionary | |
| نصیحت | nasihat | advice dictionary |
| گوش | gush | ear; gush kon = listen dictionary |
| کن | kon | do! make! (imperative of kardan) dictionary |
| کاین | k-in | that these (= ke in) (که این) |
| dorr | pearl dictionary | |
| beh | better (بهتر) | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| گوهر | gowhar | pearl, jewel dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| گنجینه | ganjine | treasury dictionary |
| ولیکن | valikan | but (ولی) |
| namâyi | you show dictionary | |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| rendân | free spirits, rogues who scorn hypocrisy dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| مه | mah | moon (= mâh) (ماه) |
| âyine | mirror dictionary | |
| bad | bad dictionary | |
| مگو | magu | do not say! (نگو) dictionary |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| sheykh | sheikh, religious elder dictionary | |
| هش | hosh | awareness; hosh dâr = be careful (هوش) |
| dâr | keep! hold! (imperative of dâshtan) dictionary | |
| hokm | command, control dictionary | |
| khodâyi | divine, of God dictionary | |
| کینه | kine | anger, grudge dictionary |
| nemitarsi | you are not afraid dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| âtashinam | my fiery dictionary | |
| dâni | you know (میدانی) dictionary | |
| kherghe | dervish's cloak, Sufi robe dictionary | |
| فریاد | faryâd | cry, shout dictionary |
| khomâr | hangover, the ache after drinking dictionary | |
| res | reach! come to the aid of (برس) dictionary | |
| khodâ | God; khodâ râ = for God's sake dictionary | |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| می | mey | wine (شراب) dictionary |
| dushine | of last night (دیشب) | |
| ندیدم | nadidam | I did not see, did not find dictionary |
| khoshtar | sweeter, more pleasant dictionary | |
| she'r | poem, poetry dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| ghor'âni | the Quran (be ghor'âni ke = by the Quran that) dictionary | |
| andar | in (= dar) (در) | |
| sine | chest dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 447. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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