Ghazal 96 of Hafez (5 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
This short cry for help is read in the tradition as a sign that you have been carrying a heavy feeling for a long time. Say it out loud to someone you trust; naming the pain is the first step toward easing it. The hardness of the moment will not last forever, and a sincere cry is always heard.
A traditional-style reading for reflection and enjoyment.
How this ghazal is built
radif: al-ghiyâs (Arabic: "Help!"). qâfiye: -ân (darmân, pâyân, khubân, delsetânân, darmân, geryân).
Key words
| Word | Say it | Meaning (modern Persian) |
|---|---|---|
| dard | pain dictionary | |
| ما | mâ | we, us; our dictionary |
| نیست | nist | is not; there is not dictionary |
| darmân | cure, remedy dictionary | |
| al-ghiyâs | Help! (Arabic cry for rescue) (فریاد) | |
| پایان | pâyân | end dictionary |
| din | religion, faith dictionary | |
| و | va / o | and dictionary |
| del | heart dictionary | |
| bordand | they carried off dictionary | |
| قصد | ghasd | intent; ghasd-e jân kardan = to seek someone's life dictionary |
| jân | life, soul dictionary | |
| کنند | konand | (they) do, make dictionary |
| khubân | the beautiful ones (زیبارویان) | |
| dar | in; door dictionary | |
| bahâ | price dictionary | |
| buse'i | a kiss dictionary | |
| jâni | a life, a soul; jân dâdan = to die (of love) dictionary | |
| talab | request, search dictionary | |
| میکنند | mikonand | they do; talab mikonand = they demand dictionary |
| in | this dictionary | |
| khun | blood dictionary | |
| khordand | they drank dictionary | |
| ey | O (vocative) dictionary | |
| مسلمانان | mosalmânân | Muslims dictionary |
| چه | che | what; how much! dictionary |
| همچو | hamcho | like (مثل) |
| Hâfez | Hafez, the poet's pen name (takhallos); literally "one who knows the Quran by heart" dictionary | |
| ruz | day dictionary | |
| shab | night dictionary | |
| گشتهام | gashte-am | I have become dictionary |
| suzân | burning dictionary | |
| گریان | geryân | weeping dictionary |
Persian text: Ganjoor (ganjoor.net), Hafez, ghazal 96. Transliteration, translation, glosses and reading: Learn Persian Online.
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