Ghazal 55 of Hafez (7 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
You are under the spell of a strong attraction; enjoy its beauty but keep your eyes open. Tradition reads this fal as advice not to worry about those who speak ill of you, since every account is settled in the end. Stay alert, and do not give away your heart and your principles all at once.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: ast. qâfiye: -in (din, in, mobin, kamin, âfarin, zamin, kâtebin). sehr-e mobin "plain magic" and kerâm al-kâtebin "the noble recorders" are Quranic Arabic phrases.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| zolf | curl, lock of hair dictionary | |
| to | you dictionary | |
| dâm | trap, net dictionary | |
| کفر | kofr | unbelief dictionary |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| din | religion, faith dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| یک | yek | one dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| jamâlat | your beauty dictionary | |
| معجز | mo'jez | miracle (معجزه) |
| hosn | beauty dictionary | |
| لیکن | likan | but (ولی) |
| sehr | magic dictionary | |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| shukh | playful, bold dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| tavân | one can dictionary | |
| bord | took away dictionary | |
| dâyem | always (دائم) | |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| andar | in (= dar) (در) | |
| کمین | kamin | ambush dictionary |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| siyah | black (سیاه) | |
| sad | hundred dictionary | |
| âfarin | bravo, praise dictionary | |
| bâd | may it be dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| âshegh | lover dictionary | |
| koshi | killing; âshegh-koshi = slaying lovers dictionary | |
| ajab | wonder, strange dictionary | |
| elmi-st | is a science dictionary | |
| elm | knowledge dictionary | |
| چرخ | charkh | wheel; the sky as a turning wheel dictionary |
| هفتم | haftom | seventh; haftom zamin = the lowest of the seven earths dictionary |
| zamin | earth, ground dictionary | |
| pendâri | you think, you imagine dictionary | |
| badgu | slanderer dictionary | |
| raft | went dictionary | |
| hesâbash | his account dictionary | |
| مشو | masho | do not be, do not become (نشو) dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| zolfash | her curls dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| کنون | konun | now (اکنون) |
| band | rope, bond dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 55. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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