Ghazal 60 of Hafez (9 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 پیکِ ناموَر که رسید از دیارِ دوستآورد حِرزِ جان ز خطِ مُشکبارِ دوست
ân peyk-e nâmvar ke resid az diyâr-e dust / âvard herz-e jân ze khatt-e moshkbâr-e dust
That renowned messenger who came from the beloved's land brought a charm to protect my soul, written in the beloved's musk-scented hand.
COUPLET 2
خوش می‌دهد نشانِ جلال و جمالِ یارخوش می‌کند حکایتِ عِزّ و وقارِ دوست
khosh midahad neshân-e jalâl o jamâl-e yâr / khosh mikonad hekâyat-e ezz o vaghâr-e dust
How sweetly he describes the beloved's majesty and beauty; how sweetly he tells of the beloved's glory and dignity.
COUPLET 3
دل دادمش به مژده و خِجلَت همی‌برمزین نقدِ قلبِ خویش که کردم نثارِ دوست
del dâdamash be mozhde o khejlat hamibaram / z-in naghd-e ghalb-e khish ke kardam nesâr-e dust
I gave him my heart as a reward for the good news, and I am ashamed of this counterfeit coin of my heart that I scattered before the beloved.
COUPLET 4
شکرِ خدا که از مددِ بختِ کارسازبر حسبِ آرزوست همه کار و بارِ دوست
shokr-e khodâ ke az madad-e bakht-e kârsâz / bar hasb-e ârezu-st hame kâr o bâr-e dust
Thank God that, with the help of a fortune that sets things right, all the beloved's affairs go as one could wish.
COUPLET 5
سیرِ سپهر و دورِ قمر را چه اختیار؟در گردشند بر حَسَبِ اختیار دوست
seyr-e sepehr o dowr-e ghamar râ che ekhtiyâr / dar gardeshand bar hasab-e ekhtiyâr-e dust
What choice do the course of the sky and the circling of the moon have? They turn according to the beloved's will.
COUPLET 6
گر بادِ فتنه هر دو جهان را به هم زندما و چراغِ چَشم و رهِ انتظارِ دوست
gar bâd-e fetne har do jahân râ be ham zanad / mâ o cherâgh-e cheshm o rah-e entezâr-e dust
Even if the wind of turmoil throws both worlds into confusion, we will keep the lamp of our eyes on the road, waiting for the beloved.
COUPLET 7
کُحلُ الجَواهری به من آر ای نسیمِ صبحزان خاکِ نیکبخت که شد رهگذارِ دوست
kohl-ol-javâheri be man âr ey nasim-e sobh / z-ân khâk-e nikbakht ke shod rahgozâr-e dust
Morning breeze, bring me a jewel-fine eye powder from that fortunate dust where the beloved has walked.
COUPLET 8
ماییم و آستانهٔ عشق و سرِ نیازتا خوابِ خوش که را بَرَد اندر کنارِ دوست
mâyim o âstâne-ye eshgh o sar-e niyâz / tâ khâb-e khosh ke râ barad andar kenâr-e dust
Here we are, at the threshold of love with heads bowed in longing; we shall see whom sweet sleep carries into the beloved's arms.
COUPLET 9
دشمن به قصدِ حافظ اگر دم زند چه باک؟مِنَّت خدای را که نیَم شرمسارِ دوست
doshman be ghasd-e Hâfez agar dam zanad che bâk / mennat khodây râ ke niyam sharmsâr-e dust
If the enemy speaks out to harm Hafez, what does it matter? Thank God, I have nothing to be ashamed of before the beloved.
What this fâl tells you
Good news is on its way from someone dear. Tradition reads this fal as a sign that things are turning out as you would wish, and that loyal waiting is rewarded. Let critics talk; what matters is that you have nothing to be ashamed of before those you love.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: dust ("the beloved"). qâfiye: -âr (diyâr, moshkbâr, vaghâr, nesâr, bâr, ekhtiyâr, entezâr, rahgozâr, kenâr, sharmsâr). kohl al-javâher in beyt 7 is Arabic.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| ân | that dictionary | |
| پیک | peyk-e | messenger of dictionary |
| resid | arrived, came dictionary | |
| diyâr-e | land of dictionary | |
| dust | friend; (in Hafez) the beloved, or God dictionary | |
| âvard | brought dictionary | |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| khatt | handwriting, script; also the first down on a cheek dictionary | |
| khosh | well, sweetly; pleasant dictionary | |
| می‌دهد | midahad | gives; neshân midahad = describes dictionary |
| نشان | neshân | sign dictionary |
| jalâl | majesty dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| jamâl | beauty dictionary | |
| یار | yâr | beloved; friend dictionary |
| می‌کند | mikonad | does, is doing dictionary |
| hekâyat | tale dictionary | |
| وقار | vaghâr | dignity dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| dâdamash | I gave him dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| همی‌برم | hamibaram | I bear; khejlat bordan = to feel ashamed dictionary |
| z-in | from this (= az in); z-in pish = before this (از این) | |
| قلب | ghalb | counterfeit (coin); also "heart" (pun) dictionary |
| khish | one's own (خود) dictionary | |
| کردم | kardam | I did, I made dictionary |
| نثار | nesâr-e | scattered as an offering on (فدای) |
| shokr | thanks dictionary | |
| khodâ | God; khodâ râ = for God's sake dictionary | |
| مدد | madad | help dictionary |
| bakht | fortune, luck dictionary | |
| bar | on, upon dictionary | |
| همه | hame | all, whole dictionary |
| کار | kâr | work; affair, matter dictionary |
| bâr | kâr o bâr = affairs, business dictionary | |
| sepehr | sky, the heavens dictionary | |
| dowr | turn; the passing round of the cup; the age dictionary | |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| گردشند | gardeshand | are turning dictionary |
| گر | gar | if (= agar) (اگر) dictionary |
| bâd | wind dictionary | |
| فتنه | fetne | turmoil, strife dictionary |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| do | two dictionary | |
| jahân | world dictionary | |
| هم | ham | also, too dictionary |
| zanad | strikes; dam zadan = to speak, to breathe dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| چراغ | cherâgh | lamp dictionary |
| چشم | cheshm | eye dictionary |
| rah | road, way (short for râh) (راه) | |
| entezâr | waiting dictionary | |
| کحل | kohl | kohl, eye powder (believed to strengthen sight) (سرمه) |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| âr | bring! dar amal âr = put into practice (بیاور) dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| نسیم | nasim | breeze dictionary |
| sobh | morning dictionary | |
| z-ân | from that (= az ân) (از آن) | |
| khâk | dust, earth dictionary | |
| shod | become (with khâhad: will become); became dictionary | |
| ماییم | mâyim | here we are, we are dictionary |
| âstâne | threshold dictionary | |
| sar | head; sar be kuh dâdan = to send someone off wandering dictionary | |
| نیاز | niyâz | need, humble pleading dictionary |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| khâb | sleep dictionary | |
| barad | takes, carries dictionary | |
| andar | in (= dar) (در) | |
| کنار | kenâr | embrace, arms dictionary |
| doshman | enemy dictionary | |
| قصد | ghasd | intent; ghasd kardan = to head for dictionary |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| agar | if dictionary | |
| dam | moment; breath dictionary | |
| khodây | God (classical form) (خدا) | |
| نیم | niyam | I am not (نیستم) |
| sharmsâr | ashamed dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 60. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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