Ghazal 108 (غزل ۱۰۸) · Divan of Hafez
خسروا گویِ فلک در خَمِ چوگان تو باد
khosrovā gūy-e falak dar kham-e chowgān-e to bād
sāḥat-e kown o makān ʿarṣe-ye meydān-e to bād
zolf-e khātūn-e ẓafar shīfte-ye parcham-e tūst
dīde-ye fatḥ-e abad ʿāsheq-e jowlān-e to bād
ey ke enshā-ye ʿoṭāred ṣefat-e showkat-e tūst
ʿaql-e koll chāker-e ṭoghrākash-e dīvān-e to bād
ṭīre-ye jelve-ye ṭūbā qad-e chūn sarv-e to shod
gheyrat-e khold-e barīn sāḥat-e bostān-e to bād
na be tanhā ḥayavānāt o nabātāt o jamād
har che dar ʿālam-e amr ast be farmān-e to bād
The Persian verses are from the Divan of Hafez of Shiraz, drawn from the public-domain ganjoor archive, and presented unchanged. The transliteration is model-assisted and awaiting review by a Persian-literate reader — if you spot a slip, we’d love to hear.
Hold a question in your heart, and let a verse of Hafez answer it.