Ghazal 129 (غزل ۱۲۹) · Divan of Hafez
اگر نه باده غمِ دل ز یادِ ما بِبَرَد
agar na bāde gham-e del ze yād-e mā bebarad
nahīb-e ḥādese bonyād-e mā ze jā bebarad
agar na ʿaql be mastī forū-kashad langar
chegūne kashtī az īn varṭe-ye balā bebarad
faghān ke bā hame kas ghāyebāne bākht falak
ke kas nabūd ke dastī az īn daghā bebarad
gozār bar ẓolomāt ast, Kheżr-e rāhī kū?
mabād k-ātash-e maḥrūmī āb-e mā bebarad
del-e żaʿīfam az ān mī-kashad be ṭarf-e chaman
ke jān ze marg be bīmārī-ye ṣabā bebarad
ṭabīb-e ʿeshq manam bāde deh ke īn maʿjūn
farāghat ārad-o andīshe-ye khaṭā bebarad
besūkht Ḥāfeẓ-o kas ḥāl-e ū be yār nagoft
magar nasīm payāmī khodāy rā bebarad
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.