Ghazal 133 (غزل ۱۳۳) · Divan of Hafez
صوفی نَهاد دام و سَرِ حُقِّه، باز کَرْد
ṣūfī nahād dām o sar-e ḥoqqe bāz kard
bonyād-e makr bā falak-e ḥoqqebāz kard
bāzī-ye charkh beshkanadash beyże dar kolāh
zīrā ke ʿarż-e shoʿbade bā ahl-e rāz kard
sāqī biyā ke shāhed-e raʿnā-ye ṣūfiyān
dīgar be jelve āmad o āghāz-e nāz kard
īn moṭreb az kojāst ke sāz-e ʿerāq sākht
vāhang-e bāzgasht be rāh-e ḥejāz kard
ey del biyā ke mā be panāh-e khodā ravīm
zānch āstīn-e kūte o dast-e derāz kard
ṣanʿat makon ke harke moḥabbat na rāst bākht
ʿeshqash be rūy-e del dar-e maʿnī farāz kard
fardā ke pīshgāh-e ḥaqīqat shavad padīd
sharmande rahravī ke ʿamal bar majāz kard
ey kabk-e khoshkhorām kojā mīravī beʾīst
gharre mashow ke gorbe-ye zāhed namāz kard
Ḥāfeẓ makon malāmat-e rendān ke dar azal
mā rā khodā ze zohd-e riyā bīniyāz kard
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.