Ghazal 141 (غزل ۱۴۱) · Divan of Hafez
دیدی ای دل که غمِ عشق دگربار چه کرد؟
dīdī ey del ke gham-e ʿeshq degarbār che kard
chon beshod delbar o bā yār-e vafādār che kard
āh az ān narges-e jādū ke che bāzī angīkht
āh az ān mast ke bā mardom-e hoshyār che kard
ashk-e man rang-e shafaq yāft ze bīmehrī-ye yār
ṭāleʿ-e bīshafaqat bīn ke dar īn kār che kard
barqī az manzel-e Leylī bedarakhshīd saḥar
vah ke bā kharman-e Majnūn-e delafgār che kard
sāqiyā jām-e meyam deh ke negārande-ye gheyb
nīst maʿlūm ke dar parde-ye asrār che kard
ān ke pornaqsh zad īn dāyere-ye mīnāyī
kas nadānest ke dar gardesh-e pargār che kard
fekr-e ʿeshq ātash-e gham dar del-e Ḥāfeẓ zad o sūkht
yār-e dīrīne bebīnīd ke bā yār che 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.