Ghazal 453 of Hafez (5 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
Pride and cleverness can keep the heart closed: tradition reads this fal as a gentle nudge to set them aside. Do not worry so much about your name and what others say. What you need now is something sincere and warming, so ask for it openly.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -uri (maghruri, ma'zuri, mashhuri, anguri, ranjuri, makhmuri); each final -i means "you are".
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| dâyem | always (دائم) | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| khish | one's own (خود) dictionary | |
| maghruri | you are proud (maghrur + -i "you are") dictionary | |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| to | you dictionary | |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| divânegân | madmen dictionary | |
| مگرد | magard | do not wander around (نگرد) dictionary |
| aghl | reason, intellect dictionary | |
| mashhuri | you are famous dictionary | |
| مستی | masti | intoxication dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| sar | head; sar be kuh dâdan = to send someone off wandering dictionary | |
| row | go! (برو) dictionary | |
| مست | mast | drunk dictionary |
| âb | water; stream dictionary | |
| angurí | of grapes dictionary | |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary | |
| zard | yellow, pale dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| âsheghân | lovers dictionary | |
| davâ | cure dictionary | |
| ranjuri | suffering, sickness dictionary | |
| bogzar | pass by, give up! dictionary | |
| نام | nâm | name, fame dictionary |
| ننگ | nang | shame, disgrace; nang o nâm = reputation dictionary |
| khod | self, own dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| sâghar | cup dictionary | |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| talab | ask for! (= betalab) (بخواه) dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 453. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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