Ghazal 482 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
ای دل! به کوی عشق گذاری نمی‌کنیاسباب جمع داری و کاری نمی‌کنی
ey del be ku-ye eshgh gozâri nemikoni / asbâb jam' dâri o kâri nemikoni
O heart, you never pass along the street of love; you have every means at hand, yet you do nothing.
COUPLET 2
چوگان حکم در کف و گویی نمی‌زنیبازِ ظفر به دست و شکاری نمی‌کنی
chowgân-e hokm dar kaf o gu'i nemizani / bâz-e zafar be dast o shekâri nemikoni
The polo stick of power is in your palm, yet you strike no ball; the falcon of victory is on your wrist, yet you catch no prey.
COUPLET 3
این خون که موج می‌زند اندر جگر تو رادر کار رنگ و بویِ نگاری نمی‌کنی
in khun ke mowj mizanad andar jegar to râ / dar kâr-e rang o bu-ye negâri nemikoni
This blood that surges in your liver, you do not spend on the color and scent of a beloved.
COUPLET 4
مشکین از آن نشد دمِ خُلقت که چون صبابر خاک کوی دوست گذاری نمی‌کنی
meshkin az ân nashod dam-e kholghat ke chon sabâ / bar khâk-e ku-ye dust gozâri nemikoni
The breath of your nature has not become musk-scented because, unlike the morning breeze, you never pass over the dust of the friend's street.
COUPLET 5
ترسم کز این چمن نبری آستینِ گلکز گلشنش تحملِ خاری نمی‌کنی
tarsam k-az in chaman nabari âstin-e gol / k-az golshanash tahammol-e khâri nemikoni
I fear you will not carry a sleeve full of roses from this meadow, since you will not bear a single thorn from its garden.
COUPLET 6
در آستینِ جان تو صد نافه مدرج استوآن را فدای طرهٔ یاری نمی‌کنی
dar âstin-e jân-e to sad nâfe modraj ast / v-ân râ fadâ-ye torre-ye yâri nemikoni
A hundred musk pods are folded in the sleeve of your soul, yet you do not offer them to a friend's curl.
COUPLET 7
ساغر لطیف و دلکش و مِی، افکنی به خاکواندیشه از بلای خماری نمی‌کنی
sâghar latif o delkash o mey afkani be khâk / v-andishe az balâ-ye khomâri nemikoni
The cup is delicate and lovely, yet you throw the wine on the ground, and give no thought to the torment of the hangover.
COUPLET 8
حافظ برو که بندگیِ پادشاهِ وقتگر جمله می‌کنند، تو باری نمی‌کنی
Hâfez borow ke bandegi-ye pâdeshâh-e vaght / gar jomle mikonand to bâri nemikoni
Go, Hafez: even if everyone serves the king of the age, you at least do not.
What this fâl tells you
This fal says you already hold the tools you need: the polo stick is in your hand and the falcon is on your wrist. Tradition reads it as a gentle push to stop waiting and act, especially in matters of the heart. Accept a few thorns for the sake of the rose, and share the good things you carry inside.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: nemikoni. qâfiye: -âri (gozâri, kâri, shekâri, negâri, khâri, yâri, khomâri, bâri).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| ku-ye | street, quarter (of) (کوچه) | |
| nemikoni | you do not do dictionary | |
| asbâb | means, things needed dictionary | |
| jam' | gathered, at hand dictionary | |
| dâri | you have dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| kâri | a deed, what (it) did dictionary | |
| چوگان | chowgân | polo stick: image for a curved lock of hair dictionary |
| hokm | command, control dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| کف | kaf | palm (of the hand) dictionary |
| gu'i | a ball (polo ball) dictionary | |
| nemizani | you do not strike dictionary | |
| bâz | falcon, hawk dictionary | |
| zafar | victory (پیروزی) dictionary | |
| dast | hand dictionary | |
| shekâri | a prey dictionary | |
| in | this dictionary | |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| موج | mowj | wave dictionary |
| می‌زند | mizanad | strikes dictionary |
| andar | in (= dar) (در) | |
| jegar | liver; khun-e jegar = deep grief dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| کار | kâr | work; affair, matter dictionary |
| rang | color dictionary | |
| bu-ye | scent of (ezafe) dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| نشد | nashod | did not become dictionary |
| dam | moment; breath dictionary | |
| kholghat | your nature, character dictionary | |
| چون | chon | since, when; like dictionary |
| sabâ | the morning breeze, which carries messages between lovers in poetry (نسیم صبح) | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| tarsam | I fear (می‌ترسم) dictionary | |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| چمن | chaman | meadow, lawn dictionary |
| nabari | you do not carry away dictionary | |
| âstin | sleeve; jân dar âstin = ready to give one's life dictionary | |
| گل | gol | rose; flower dictionary |
| khâri | a thorn dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| sad | hundred dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| وآن | v-ân | and that (= va ân) (و آن) |
| torre | lock of hair, curl dictionary | |
| yâri | friendship; a friend dictionary | |
| sâghar | cup dictionary | |
| لطیف | latif | gentle, delicate dictionary |
| mey | wine (شراب) dictionary | |
| afkani | you throw dictionary | |
| واندیشه | v-andishe | and thought, and worry (= va andishe) (و اندیشه) dictionary |
| balâ | calamity, torment dictionary | |
| khomâri | hangover dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| borow | go! dictionary | |
| پادشاه | pâdeshâh | king dictionary |
| وقت | vaght | time dictionary |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| jomle | all (همه) dictionary | |
| می‌کنند | mikonand | they do; talab mikonand = they demand dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 482. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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