Ghazal 118 (غزل ۱۱۸) · Divan of Hafez
آن کس که به دست جام دارد
ān kas ke be dast jām dārad
solṭānī-ye Jam modām dārad
ābī ke Kheżr ḥayāt az ū yāft
dar meykade jū ke jām dārad
sar-reshte-ye jān be jām bogzār
k-īn reshte az ū neẓām dārad
mā-o mey-o zāhedān-o taqvā
tā yār, sar-e kodām dārad
bīrūn ze lab-e to sāqiyā nīst
dar dowr, kasī ke kām dārad
narges, hame shīve-hā-ye mastī
az chashm-e khoshat be vām dārad
zekr-e rokh-o zolf-e to delam rā
verdī-st ke ṣobḥ-o shām dārad
bar sīne-ye rīsh-e dardmandān
laʿlat namakī tamām dārad
dar chāh-e zaqan cho Ḥāfeẓ ey jān
ḥosn-e to do ṣad gholām dārad
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.