Ghazal 449 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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COUPLET 1
ای که مهجوری عشاق روا می‌داریعاشقان را ز بر خویش جدا می‌داری
ey ke mahjuri-ye oshshâgh ravâ midâri / âsheghân râ ze bar-e khish jodâ midâri
You who think it right that lovers be kept apart, you keep lovers far from your side.
COUPLET 2
تشنهٔ بادیه را هم به زلالی دریاببه امیدی که در این ره به خدا می‌داری
teshne-ye bâdiye râ ham be zolâli dar yâb / be omidi ke dar in rah be khodâ midâri
Reach the thirsty one in the desert with a little clear water too, by the hope you hold in God on this road.
COUPLET 3
دل ببردی و بحل کردمت ای جان لیکنبه از این دار نگاهش که مرا می‌داری
del bebordi o bahel kardamat ey jân likan / beh az in dâr negâhash ke marâ midâri
You stole my heart and I forgave you, my dear, but take better care of it than you take of me.
COUPLET 4
ساغر ما که حریفان دگر می‌نوشندما تحمل نکنیم ار تو روا می‌داری
sâghar-e mâ ke harifân-e degar minushand / mâ tahammol nakonim ar to ravâ midâri
That other companions drink from our cup we will not bear, even if you allow it.
COUPLET 5
ای مگس حضرت سیمرغ نه جولانگه توستعرض خود می‌بری و زحمت ما می‌داری
ey magas hazrat-e simorgh na jowlângah-e tost / erz-e khod mibari o zahmat-e mâ midâri
O fly, the court of the Simorgh is not your field to play in: you only lose your own honor and trouble us.
COUPLET 6
تو به تقصیر خود افتادی از این در محروماز که می‌نالی و فریاد چرا می‌داری؟
to be taghsir-e khod oftâdi az in dar mahrum / az ke minâli o faryâd cherâ midâri
It was your own failing that left you shut out from this door; whom do you complain of, and why do you cry out?
COUPLET 7
حافظ از پادشهان پایه به خدمت طلبندسعی نابرده چه امید عطا می‌داری؟
Hâfez az pâdeshahân pâye be khedmat talaband / sa'y nâborde che omid-e atâ midâri
Hafez, rank is won from kings by service; without having made any effort, what reward do you hope for?
What this fâl tells you
Someone may seem distant for now, but a gentle request, like asking for a little water in the desert, is not refused forever. Tradition reads this fal as advice to look at your own part before complaining. Rewards come to those who serve and make the effort, so put your work in and hope will follow.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: midâri. qâfiye: -â (ravâ, jodâ, khodâ, marâ, mâ, cherâ, atâ).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| oshshâgh | lovers dictionary | |
| ravâ | permitted, allowed dictionary | |
| midâri | you keep dictionary | |
| âsheghân | lovers dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| bar | side, presence; ze bar-e khish = from one's side dictionary | |
| khish | one's own (خود) dictionary | |
| jodâ | apart, separate dictionary | |
| teshne | thirsty dictionary | |
| هم | ham | also, too dictionary |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| zolâli | some clear, pure water dictionary | |
| dar yâb | seize! grasp! dictionary | |
| omidi | a hope dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| khodâ | God; khodâ râ = for God's sake dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| bebordi | you took away (بردی) dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| bahel | forgiven; bahel kardan = to forgive (حلال) | |
| کردمت | kardamat | I made you (bahel kardamat = I forgave you) dictionary |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| لیکن | likan | but (ولی) |
| beh | better (بهتر) | |
| dâr | keep! hold! (imperative of dâshtan) dictionary | |
| نگاهش | negâhash | it ... keep (negâh dâr = take care of) dictionary |
| مرا | marâ | me; for me (= man râ) (من را / برای من) |
| sâghar | cup dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| harifân | companions, drinking friends dictionary | |
| degar | again; other (= digar) (دیگر) | |
| می‌نوشند | minushand | drink dictionary |
| نکنیم | nakonim | we do not do dictionary |
| ar | if (= agar) (اگر) | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| hazrat | presence, court dictionary | |
| simorgh | the Simorgh, the mythical king of birds dictionary | |
| نه | na | not, no dictionary |
| jowlângah | field for roaming, arena (جولانگاه) | |
| tost | yours (= to ast) dictionary | |
| erz | honor, reputation; erz-e khod bordan = to disgrace oneself (آبرو) | |
| khod | self, own dictionary | |
| mibari | you take away dictionary | |
| zahmat | trouble, bother dictionary | |
| taghsir | falling short, holding back dictionary | |
| oftâdi | you fell dictionary | |
| minâli | you complain, lament dictionary | |
| فریاد | faryâd | cry, shout dictionary |
| چرا | cherâ | why dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| پادشهان | pâdeshahân | kings dictionary |
| پایه | pâye | rank, standing dictionary |
| khedmat | service dictionary | |
| talaband | they seek; one obtains dictionary | |
| sa'y | effort dictionary | |
| نابرده | nâborde | not having made (sa'y nâborde = without effort) dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| omid | hope dictionary | |
| atâ | gift, reward dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 449. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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