Ghazal 467 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
زان می عشق، کز او پخته شود هر خامیگر چه ماه رمضان است بیاور جامی
z-ân mey-e eshgh k-az u pokhte shavad har khâmi / garche mâh-e ramezân ast biyâvar jâmi
Of that wine of love which makes every raw soul ripe, bring me a cup, even though it is the month of Ramadan.
COUPLET 2
روزها رفت که دست من مسکین نگرفتزلف شمشادقدی، ساعد سیم‌اندامی
ruz-hâ raft ke dast-e man-e meskin nagreft / zolf-e shemshâd-ghaddi sâ'ed-e simandâmi
Many days have passed since my poor hand held the curl of someone slender as a boxwood, or the forearm of someone with silver limbs.
COUPLET 3
روزه هر چند که مهمان عزیز است ای دلصحبتش موهبتی دان و شدن، انعامی
ruze harchand ke mehmân-e aziz ast ey del / sohbatash mowhebati dân o shodan en'âmi
O heart, though the fast is a dear guest, count its company a gift, and its leaving a favor.
COUPLET 4
مرغ زیرک به در خانقه اکنون نپردکه نهاده‌ست به هر مجلس وعظی دامی
morgh-e zirak be dar-e khâneghah aknun naparad / ke nahâde-st be har majles-e va'zi dâmi
The clever bird does not fly to the door of the Sufi lodge now, for a trap has been laid at every preaching gathering.
COUPLET 5
گله از زاهد بدخو نکنم؛ رسم این استکه چو صبحی بدمد، در پی‌اش افتد شامی
gele az zâhed-e badkhu nakonam rasm in ast / ke cho sobhi bedamad dar peyash oftad shâmi
I will not complain of the ill-tempered ascetic; this is how things go: when a morning dawns, an evening follows after it.
COUPLET 6
یار من چون بخرامد به تماشای چمنبرسانش ز من ای پیک صبا پیغامی
yâr-e man chon bekharâmad be tamâshâ-ye chaman / beresânash ze man ey peyk-e sabâ peyghâmi
When my beloved strolls out to enjoy the meadow, O messenger breeze, carry a message from me.
COUPLET 7
آن حریفی که شب و روز می صاف کشدبود آیا که کند یاد ز دردآشامی؟
ân harifi ke shab o ruz mey-e sâf keshad / bovad âyâ ke konad yâd ze dord-âshâmi?
That companion who drinks clear wine night and day: might he ever remember someone who drinks only the dregs?
COUPLET 8
حافظا گر ندهد دادِ دلت آصف عهدکام دشوار به دست آوری از خودکامی
Hâfezâ gar nadahad dâd-e delat âsef-e ahd / kâm doshvâr be dast âvari az khodkâmi
Hafez, if the Asaf of the age does not give your heart its due, you will hardly win your wish by your own will alone.
What this fâl tells you
Every season has its turn, as evening follows morning: tradition reads this fal as advice to be patient with people whose manner is hard. Count both the arrival and the departure of a demanding time as gifts. Send a kind word to the one you miss, and ask for help from those who can give it rather than relying on stubbornness alone.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -âmi (khâmi, jâmi, andâmi, en'âmi, dâmi, shâmi, peyghâmi, âshâmi, khodkâmi).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| z-ân | from that (= az ân) (از آن) | |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| پخته | pokhte | cooked; mature, experienced dictionary |
| shavad | becomes dictionary | |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| khâmi | a raw, inexperienced person dictionary | |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| ماه | mâh | month dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| biyâvar | bring! dictionary | |
| jâmi | a cup dictionary | |
| ruz-hâ | days dictionary | |
| raft | went dictionary | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| مسکین | meskin | poor, wretched dictionary |
| نگرفت | nagreft | did not hold dictionary |
| zolf | curl, lock of hair dictionary | |
| ruze | fasting; the fast of Ramadan dictionary | |
| چند | chand | har chand = although, however much dictionary |
| مهمان | mehmân | guest dictionary |
| aziz | precious, dear dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| sohbatash | its company dictionary | |
| mowhebati | a gift, a blessing dictionary | |
| dân | know! consider! (بدان) dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| shodan | to go (classical sense) (رفتن) dictionary | |
| en'âmi | a favor, a bounty dictionary | |
| مرغ | morgh | bird dictionary |
| zirak | clever dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| khâneghah | Sufi lodge (خانقاه) | |
| aknun | now (حالا) dictionary | |
| نپرد | naparad | does not fly dictionary |
| نهاده‌ست | nahâde-st | has been laid (= nahâde ast) dictionary |
| مجلس | majles | gathering, feast dictionary |
| va'zi | of preaching dictionary | |
| dâmi | a net, a trap dictionary | |
| گله | gele | complaint (گلایه) |
| zâhed | ascetic, outwardly pious man dictionary | |
| badkhu | ill-tempered dictionary | |
| نکنم | nakonam | I do not do, I do not make dictionary |
| rasm | custom, way dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| sobhi | a morning, the dawn dictionary | |
| bedamad | dawns, breaks dictionary | |
| پی‌اش | peyash | after him/her dictionary |
| oftad | falls; ghabul oftâdan = to be accepted (بیفتد) dictionary | |
| shâmi | an evening dictionary | |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| bekharâmad | strolls dictionary | |
| tamâshâ-ye | watching, the sight of dictionary | |
| چمن | chaman | meadow, lawn dictionary |
| beresânash | deliver (it) to him/her! dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| پیک | peyk-e | messenger of dictionary |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| peyghâmi | a message dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| harifi | a companion dictionary | |
| shab | night dictionary | |
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| sâf | clear, pure dictionary | |
| کشد | keshad | drinks (mey keshidan = to drink wine) dictionary |
| bovad | is, will be (old form of bâshad) (باشد) dictionary | |
| âyâ | (question word) whether dictionary | |
| کند | konad | does; makes dictionary |
| یاد | yâd | memory dictionary |
| ندهد | nadahad | does not give dictionary |
| dâd | justice, one's due dictionary | |
| delat | your heart dictionary | |
| ahd | time, era dictionary | |
| کام | kâm | wish, desire; be kâm = as one wishes dictionary |
| doshvâr | with difficulty, hard dictionary | |
| âvari | you bring (be dast âvari = you obtain) dictionary | |
| khodkâmi | self-will, doing as one pleases (خودسری) |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 467. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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