Ghazal 67 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
Someone bright and charming has caught your attention, and you wonder whose heart they will choose. Tradition reads this fal as playful and hopeful: the answer may be closer than you think, perhaps hidden in a smile. Be patient and sincere rather than trying charms and tricks.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: kist ("whose is it?"). qâfiye: -âne (kâshâne, jânâne, khâne, peymâne, parvâne, afsâne, yekdâne, divâne). The candle and moth (parvâne) are the classic pair of beloved and lover.
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| یا | yâ | O (vocative); or dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| sham' | candle dictionary | |
| ze | from, of (= az) (از) | |
| کاشانهٔ | kâshâne | home, dwelling dictionary |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| sukht | burned dictionary | |
| bepors-id | ask! (plural) dictionary | |
| hâliyâ | for now (فعلاً) | |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| din | religion, faith dictionary | |
| من | man | I, me dictionary |
| ast | is dictionary | |
| tâ | to, until; so that dictionary | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| âghush | embrace, arms dictionary | |
| میخسبد | mikhosbad | sleeps (میخوابد) |
| bâde | wine dictionary | |
| لعل | la'l | ruby; lab-e la'l = ruby lips dictionary |
| لبش | labash | her lip dictionary |
| کز | k-az | that from (= ke az) (که از) |
| لب | lab | lip dictionary |
| dur | far dictionary | |
| مباد | mabâd | may it not be (نباشد) dictionary |
| râh | wine (Arabic) (شراب) | |
| ruh | soul, spirit dictionary | |
| پیمانهٔ | peymâne | cup, measure dictionary |
| dowlat | good fortune (classical sense) (اقبال) dictionary | |
| sohbat | company, companionship (classical sense) dictionary | |
| ân | that dictionary | |
| bâz | again dictionary | |
| پرسید | porsid | ask! (plural) dictionary |
| khodâ | God; khodâ râ = for God's sake dictionary | |
| be | to; for; with; in, by dictionary | |
| پروانهٔ | parvâne | moth (drawn to the candle) dictionary |
| میدهد | midahad | gives; neshân midahad = describes dictionary |
| هر | har | every dictionary |
| کسش | kasash | anyone (kas) + him (-ash) dictionary |
| afsuni | a charm, a spell dictionary | |
| معلوم | ma'lum | known dictionary |
| نشد | nashod | did not become dictionary |
| نازک | nâzok | delicate dictionary |
| u | him / her (Persian does not mark gender) dictionary | |
| مایل | mâyel | inclined to dictionary |
| afsâne | tale, legend dictionary | |
| گوهر | gowhar | pearl, jewel dictionary |
| گفتم | goftam | I said dictionary |
| divâne | madman dictionary | |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| zir | under dictionary | |
| گفت | goft | say (with natavân: cannot say); said dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 67. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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