Ghazal 479 of Hafez (6 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
This fal arrives like a fresh morning after a cold night: do not let worry about yourself drown you. Tradition reads it as a call to lighten your heart, enjoy good company and music, and give yourself to a work worth doing. Listen to the wise old voice that tells you to live well and trust in God's richness.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: none. qâfiye: -ani (bahmani, mani, kardani, mizani, monhani, ghani). The last words, hova-l-ghani, are Arabic: "He is the Rich, the Self-Sufficient", a name of God.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| sobh | morning dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| ژاله | zhâle | dew dictionary |
| میچکد | michekad | drips dictionary |
| abr | cloud dictionary | |
| bahmani | of Bahman, the winter month dictionary | |
| barg | provisions, means; barg-e sabuh = what is needed for the morning drink dictionary | |
| sâz | prepare!, make ready! (آماده کن) dictionary | |
| bedeh | give! pour! dictionary | |
| jâm | cup dictionary | |
| یک | yek | one dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| bahr | sea (دریا) dictionary | |
| mâyi | "we-ness", attachment to self dictionary | |
| mani | I-ness, egoism dictionary | |
| oftâde'am | I have fallen dictionary | |
| biyâr | bring! dictionary | |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| bakhshadam | (that it) grants me dictionary | |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| پیاله | piyâle | cup dictionary |
| khor | drink! eat! (imperative) (بخور / بنوش) dictionary | |
| halâl | lawful dictionary | |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| کار | kâr | work; affair, matter dictionary |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| bâsh | be! dictionary | |
| کاریست | kâri-st | is a matter (= kâri ast) dictionary |
| kardani | worth doing, to be done dictionary | |
| sâghi | cupbearer dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| gham | sorrow, grief dictionary | |
| کمین | kamin | ambush dictionary |
| نگاه | negâh | look; negâh dâshtan = to keep dictionary |
| dâr | keep! hold! (imperative of dâshtan) dictionary | |
| rah | tune, melody (in music) (آهنگ) | |
| mizani | you strike; ta'ne mizani = you sneer dictionary | |
| deh | give! (= bedeh) (بده) dictionary | |
| sar | head; sar be kuh dâdan = to send someone off wandering dictionary | |
| گوش | gush | ear; gush kon = listen dictionary |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| âvard | brought dictionary | |
| چنگ | chang | harp dictionary |
| گفت | goft | say (with natavân: cannot say); said dictionary |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| bogzarân | spend (your time)! live! dictionary | |
| beshno | listen! dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| پیر | pir | elder; spiritual master dictionary |
| monhani | bent, bowed dictionary | |
| rendân | free spirits, rogues who scorn hypocrisy dictionary | |
| beshnavi | you hear dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| sowt | sound, voice dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 479. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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