Ghazal 57 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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COUPLET 1
آن سیه‌چرده که شیرینیِ عالَم با اوستچشمِ مِیگون، لبِ خندان، دِلِ خرم با اوست
ân siyah-chorde ke shirini-ye âlam bâ ust / cheshm-e meygun, lab-e khandân, del-e khorram bâ ust
That dark-skinned beauty holds all the sweetness of the world: wine-colored eyes, laughing lips and a cheerful heart belong to that one.
COUPLET 2
گر چه شیرین‌‌دهنان پادشهان‌اند ولیاو سلیمانِ زمان است که خاتَم با اوست
garche shirin-dahanân pâdeshahân-and vali / u soleymân-e zamân ast ke khâtam bâ ust
Though all the sweet-mouthed beauties are kings, that one is the Solomon of the age, for the seal ring is in that hand.
COUPLET 3
روی خوب است و کمالِ هنر و دامن پاکلاجَرَم، همتِ پاکانِ دو عالَم با اوست
ru-ye khub ast o kamâl-e honar o dâman pâk / lâjaram hemmat-e pâkân-e do âlam bâ ust
A lovely face, perfect talent and a spotless robe: no wonder the blessing of the pure of both worlds is with that one.
COUPLET 4
خالِ مشکین که بدان عارِضِ گندمگون استسِرِّ آن دانه که شد رهزنِ آدم با اوست
khâl-e moshkin ke bed-ân âreze-ye gandomgun ast / serr-e ân dâne ke shod rahzan-e âdam bâ ust
The musk-black mole on that wheat-colored cheek holds the secret of the grain that led Adam astray.
COUPLET 5
دلبرم، عزمِ سفر کرد، خدا را یارانچه کنم با دِلِ مجروح؟ که مرهم با اوست
delbaram azm-e safar kard khodâ râ yârân / che konam bâ del-e majruh ke marham bâ ust
My sweetheart has decided to travel. For God's sake, friends, what shall I do with my wounded heart, when the healing balm goes too?
COUPLET 6
با که این نکته توان گفت که آن سنگین‌‌دِلکُشت ما را و دَمِ عیسیِ مریم با اوست
bâ ke in nokte tavân goft ke ân sangin-del / kosht mâ râ o dam-e isâ-ye maryam bâ ust
To whom can I tell this: that stone-hearted one killed me, and yet has the life-giving breath of Jesus son of Mary.
COUPLET 7
حافظ از معتقدان است گرامی دارشزآن که بخشایشِ بس روحِ مکرم با اوست
Hâfez az mo'taghedân ast gerâmi dârash / z-ân ke bakhshâyesh-e bas ruh-e mokarram bâ ust
Hafez is one of the faithful; hold him dear, for the forgiveness of many honored souls is with him.
What this fâl tells you
Someone who brings sweetness, cheer and healing is part of your story. Tradition reads this fal as a sign of attraction and grace, with a gentle reminder that the one who can wound can also heal. If a parting worries you, talk with friends and keep faith; kindness will come back to you.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: bâ ust ("is with that one"). qâfiye: -am (âlam, khorram, khâtam, âdam, marham, maryam, mokarram).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ân | that dictionary | |
| shirini | sweetness dictionary | |
| âlam | world dictionary | |
| bâ | with dictionary | |
| u-st | is his (= u ast) dictionary | |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| لب | lab | lip dictionary |
| khandân | smiling, laughing dictionary | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| khorram | cheerful dictionary | |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| پادشهان‌اند | pâdeshahân-and | are kings dictionary |
| vali | but dictionary | |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| zamân | time dictionary | |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| khâtam | seal ring dictionary | |
| ru-ye | face of (ezafe) (چهره) dictionary | |
| khub | good dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| کمال | kamâl | perfection, height, fullness dictionary |
| هنر | honar | skill, art dictionary |
| پاک | pâk | pure, clean dictionary |
| پاکان | pâkân | the pure ones dictionary |
| do | two dictionary | |
| khâl | mole, beauty spot dictionary | |
| bedân | to that (point) (= be ân) (به آن) | |
| âraz | cheek (گونه) | |
| dâne | seed, grain; bead dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| âdam | Adam dictionary | |
| delbaram | my sweetheart dictionary | |
| azm | resolve, decision dictionary | |
| safar | journey dictionary | |
| کرد | kard | do (with tavân: can do) dictionary |
| khodâ | God; khodâ râ = for God's sake dictionary | |
| یاران | yârân | friends dictionary |
| کنم | konam | I make, I do dictionary |
| مجروح | majruh | wounded (زخمی) dictionary |
| مرهم | marham | healing ointment, balm dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| نکته | nokte | point, subtle point dictionary |
| tavân | one can dictionary | |
| گفت | goft | say (with natavân: cannot say); said dictionary |
| کشت | kosht | killed dictionary |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| dam | moment; breath dictionary | |
| isâ | Jesus, whose breath brought the dead to life dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| معتقدان | mo'taghedân | the faithful, believers dictionary |
| gerâmi | dear, precious dictionary | |
| dârash | hold him! dictionary | |
| z-ân | from that (= az ân) (از آن) | |
| bas | much, many dictionary | |
| ruh | soul, spirit dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 57. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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