Ghazal 448 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
ای که در کوی خرابات مقامی داریجم وقت خودی ار دست به جامی داری
ey ke dar ku-ye kharâbât maghâmi dâri / jam-e vaght-e khodi ar dast be jâmi dâri
You who have a place in the street of the tavern: you are the Jamshid of your own time if your hand holds a cup.
COUPLET 2
ای که با زلف و رخِ یار گذاری شب و روزفرصتت باد که خوش صبحی و شامی داری
ey ke bâ zolf o rokh-e yâr gozâri shab o ruz / forsatat bâd ke khosh sobhi o shâmi dâri
You who spend night and day with the beloved's curls and face, may your good time last, for you have a sweet morning and evening.
COUPLET 3
ای صبا! سوختگان بر سر ره منتظرندگر از آن یار سفرکرده پیامی داری
ey sabâ sukhtegân bar sar-e rah montazerand / gar az ân yâr-e safarkarde payâmi dâri
O morning breeze, the burned-hearted are waiting by the roadside, in case you bring a message from that beloved who went away.
COUPLET 4
خال سرسبز تو خوش دانهٔ عیشی‌ست ولیبر کنار چمنش وه که چه دامی داری
khâl-e sarsabz-e to khosh dâne-ye eyshi-st vali / bar kenâr-e chamanash vah ke che dâmi dâri
Your fresh green beauty spot is a lovely seed of pleasure, but at the edge of its meadow, ah, what a trap you have laid!
COUPLET 5
بوی جان از لب خندان قدح می‌شنومبشنو ای خواجه اگر زان که مشامی داری
bu-ye jân az lab-e khandân-e ghadah mishenavam / beshno ey khâje agar z-ân ke mashâmi dâri
I catch the scent of life from the laughing lip of the cup; catch it too, master, if you have any sense of smell.
COUPLET 6
چون به هنگام وفا هیچ ثباتیت نبودمی‌کنم شکر که بر جور دوامی داری
chon be hengâm-e vafâ hich sabâtit nabud / mikonam shokr ke bar jowr davâmi dâri
Since at the time for faithfulness you had no constancy at all, I give thanks that in cruelty, at least, you are lasting.
COUPLET 7
نام نیک ار طلبد از تو غریبی چه شود؟تویی امروز در این شهر که نامی داری
nâm-e nik ar talabad az to gharibi che shavad / toyi emruz dar in shahr ke nâmi dâri
What harm if a stranger asks a good name of you? Today you are the one in this city who has a name.
COUPLET 8
بس دعای سحرت مونس جان خواهد بودتو که چون حافظ شب‌خیز غلامی داری
bas do'â-ye saharat munes-e jân khâhad bud / to ke chon Hâfez-e shabkhiz gholâmi dâri
Many dawn prayers will keep your soul company, you who have a servant like Hafez, who rises in the night.
What this fâl tells you
You already have a good place and a cup in your hand: tradition reads this fal as a sign to enjoy your mornings and evenings while the time is good. News from someone far away may be on its way. Share your good name generously with those who come to you, and others' prayers will keep you company.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: dâri. qâfiye: -âmi (maghâmi, jâmi, shâmi, payâmi, dâmi, mashâmi, davâmi, nâmi, gholâmi).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| ku-ye | street, quarter (of) (کوچه) | |
| maghâmi | a station dictionary | |
| dâri | you have dictionary | |
| وقت | vaght | time dictionary |
| khodi | your own (khod + -i "you are") dictionary | |
| ar | if (= agar) (اگر) | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| jâmi | a cup dictionary | |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| zolf | curl, lock of hair dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| rokh | face, cheek dictionary | |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| gozâri | you pass, you spend (time) (می‌گذرانی) dictionary | |
| shab | night dictionary | |
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| فرصتت | forsatat | your chance, your good time dictionary |
| bâd | may it be dictionary | |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| sobhi | a morning dictionary | |
| shâmi | an evening dictionary | |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| sar | head, top; bar sar-e rah = by the roadside dictionary | |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| منتظرند | montazerand | are waiting dictionary |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| payâmi | a message dictionary | |
| khâl | mole, beauty spot dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| dâne | seed, grain; bead dictionary | |
| eyshi-st | is (a seed) of pleasure (= eyshi ast) dictionary | |
| vali | but dictionary | |
| کنار | kenâr | bank, side dictionary |
| چمنش | chamanash | its garden dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| dâmi | a net, a trap dictionary | |
| bu-ye | scent of (ezafe) dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| لب | lab | lip dictionary |
| khandân | smiling, laughing dictionary | |
| قدح | ghadah | cup, goblet dictionary |
| می‌شنوم | mishenavam | I perceive, I smell (shenidan can mean "to smell" in classical Persian) dictionary |
| beshno | perceive! smell! dictionary | |
| khâje | master, lord dictionary | |
| agar | if dictionary | |
| z-ân | from that (= az ân) (از آن) | |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| هنگام | hengâm | time (of) dictionary |
| وفا | vafâ | loyalty, faithfulness dictionary |
| هیچ | hich | any; no dictionary |
| sabâtit | any constancy of yours dictionary | |
| نبود | nabud | was not dictionary |
| می‌کنم | mikonam | I do, I make dictionary |
| shokr | thanks dictionary | |
| davâmi | persistence, lasting dictionary | |
| نام | nâm | name, fame dictionary |
| نیک | nik | good dictionary |
| talabad | asks for dictionary | |
| gharibi | a stranger dictionary | |
| shavad | becomes dictionary | |
| toyi | you are the one (to + -i "you are") dictionary | |
| emruz | today dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| shahr | city dictionary | |
| nâmi | name; nik-nâmi = good name, reputation dictionary | |
| bas | much, many dictionary | |
| do'â-ye | prayer of dictionary | |
| saharat | your dawn (prayer) dictionary | |
| khâhad | will (future auxiliary) dictionary | |
| bud | be (khâhad bud = will be) dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| gholâmi | a servant dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 448. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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