Ghazal 469 of Hafez (10 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
أَتَتْ رَوائِحُ رَنْدِ الْحِمیٰ و زادَ غَرامیفدای خاک در دوست باد جان گرامی
atat ravâ'eho randel-hemâ va zâda gharâmi / fadâ-ye khâk-e dar-e dust bâd jân-e gerâmi
(Arabic) The scents of the fragrant shrubs of the sanctuary have come, and my longing has grown. May my precious life be a sacrifice for the dust of the Friend's door.
COUPLET 2
پیام دوست شنیدن سعادت است و سلامتمَنِ الْمُبَلِّغُ عَنّی إلی سُعادَ سلامی؟
payâm-e dust shenidan sa'âdat ast o salâmat / manil-moballegho anni elâ so'âda salâmi?
To hear a message from the Friend is happiness and wellbeing; (Arabic) who will carry my greeting to Su'ad?
COUPLET 3
بیا به شام غریبان و آب دیدهٔ من بینبه سان بادهٔ صافی در آبگینهٔ شامی
biyâ be shâm-e gharibân o âb-e dide-ye man bin / be sân-e bâde-ye sâfi dar âbgine-ye shâmi
Come to the evening of strangers and see the tears of my eyes, like clear wine in a Syrian glass.
COUPLET 4
إذا تَغَرَّدَ عَن ذِی الْأَراکِ طائرُ خَیرٍفَلا تَفَرَّدَ عَن رَوضِها أَنینُ حَمامي
ezâ tagharrada an zel-arâki tâ'ero kheyrin / fa-lâ tafarrada an rowzehâ anino hamâmi
(Arabic) When a bird of good omen sings in the valley of the arak trees, may the moaning of my dove never be missing from its garden.
COUPLET 5
بسی نماند که روز فراق یار سر آیدرَأَیْتُ مِن هَضَباتِ الْحِمیٰ قِبابَ خِیامِ
basi namând ke ruz-e ferâgh-e yâr sar âyad / ra'aytu men hazabâtel-hemâ ghebâba khiyâmi
It will not be long before the days of separation from the beloved come to an end; (Arabic) from the hills of the sanctuary I have seen the domes of the tents.
COUPLET 6
خوشا دمی که درآیی و گویمت به سلامتقَدِمْتَ خَیْرَ قُدومٍ نَزَلْتَ خَیْرَ مَقامِ
khoshâ dami ke dar âyi o guyamat be salâmat / ghadimta kheyra ghodumin nazalta kheyra maghâmi
How sweet the moment when you come in and I greet you with a welcome: (Arabic) "You have come in the best of comings, you have alighted in the best of places."
COUPLET 7
بَعِدْتُ مِنْکَ وَ قَدْ صِرْتُ ذائباً کَهِلالٍاگر چه روی چو ماهت ندیده‌ام به تمامی
ba'edto menka va ghad serto zâ'eban ka-helâlin / agarche ru-ye cho mâhat nadide'am be tamâmi
(Arabic) I have been far from you, and I have wasted away like a crescent moon, though I have never seen your moon-like face in full.
COUPLET 8
وَ إِن دُعِیتُ بِخُلْدٍ وَ صِرْتُ ناقِضَ عَهْدٍفما تَطَیَّبَ نَفْسی وَ ما اسْتَطابَ مَنامی
va en do'ito be kholdin va serto nâgheza ahdin / fa-mâ tatayyaba nafsi va mastatâba manâmi
(Arabic) And if I were called to paradise and so broke my pledge to you, my soul would find no pleasure and my sleep no sweetness.
COUPLET 9
امید هست که زودت به بخت نیک ببینمتو شاد گشته به فرماندهی و من به غلامی
omid hast ke zudat be bakht-e nik bebinam / to shâd gashte be farmândehi o man be gholâmi
I hope to see you soon, with good fortune: you happy in your command, and I in serving you.
COUPLET 10
چو سِلْک دُرّ خوشاب است شعر نغز تو حافظکه گاه لطف سبق می‌برد ز نظم نظامی
cho selk-e dorr-e khoshâb ast she'r-e naghz-e to Hâfez / ke gâh-e lotf sabgh mibarad ze nazm-e nezâmi
Your fine poetry, Hafez, is like a string of lustrous pearls: in its grace it outruns the verse of Nezami.
What this fâl tells you
Good news from someone dear is on its way: tradition reads this fal as a sign that the days of separation are nearly over and the tents of reunion are already in sight. Keep your promises, even when other attractions call. Welcome the coming meeting warmly, and hope for a happy time together soon.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -âmi (gharâmi, gerâmi, salâmi, shâmi, hamâmi, khiyâmi, maghâmi, tamâmi, manâmi, gholâmi, nezâmi). A macaronic ghazal: beyts 4 and 8, the first half of beyts 1 and 7, and the second half of beyts 2, 5 and 6 are Arabic. Shâmi in beyt 3 puns on shâm "evening" and Shâm "Syria".
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| bâd | may it be dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| gerâmi | dear, precious dictionary | |
| پیام | payâm | message dictionary |
| shenidan | to hear dictionary | |
| sa'âdat | happiness, good fortune dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| salâmat | health, safety dictionary | |
| من | man | who? (Arabic) dictionary |
| al-moballegho | the one who delivers (Arabic) dictionary | |
| salâmi | a greeting dictionary | |
| biyâ | come! dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| shâm | evening, night (dark curls) dictionary | |
| gharibân | strangers, the homeless; shâm-e gharibân = the evening of strangers dictionary | |
| âb | water; stream dictionary | |
| dide | eye (چشم) | |
| bin | see! (= bebin) (ببین) dictionary | |
| bâde | wine dictionary | |
| sâfi-ye | pure dictionary | |
| kheyr | good; tâ'ero kheyrin = bird of good omen; kheyra = the best of (Arabic) dictionary | |
| نماند | namând | did not remain, ran out dictionary |
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| sar | head; end (sar âmadan = to come to an end) dictionary | |
| âyad | comes, will come (می‌آید) dictionary | |
| ra'aytu | I have seen (Arabic) (دیدم) | |
| khiyâmi | tents (Arabic) dictionary | |
| dami | a moment dictionary | |
| گویمت | guyamat | I tell you dictionary |
| مقام | maghâm | place, station dictionary |
| قد | ghad | indeed (Arabic) dictionary |
| agar | if dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary | |
| چو | cho | since, when; like (= chon) (چون) |
| ماهت | mâhat | your moon dictionary |
| ندیده‌ام | nadide'am | I have not seen dictionary |
| tamâmi | fullness; be tamâmi = in full dictionary | |
| ahdin | a pledge, a covenant (Arabic) dictionary | |
| nafsi | my soul (Arabic) dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | not (Arabic) dictionary |
| omid | hope dictionary | |
| هست | hast | there is dictionary |
| zudat | soon ... you (I will see you soon) dictionary | |
| bakht | fortune, luck dictionary | |
| نیک | nik | good dictionary |
| bebinam | I see dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| shâd | happy; shâd kardan = cheer up dictionary | |
| گشته | gashte | having become dictionary |
| gholâmi | servitude, being a servant dictionary | |
| dorr | pearl dictionary | |
| she'r | poem, poetry dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| گاه | gâh | time; gâh-e lotf = in grace dictionary |
| لطف | lotf | kindness, grace; be lotf = kindly, gently dictionary |
| می‌برد | mibarad | takes away dictionary |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| نظم | nazm | verse, poetry dictionary |
| nezâmi | Nezami of Ganja, the great Persian poet (a pun on nazm "verse") dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 469. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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