Ghazal 145 (غزل ۱۴۵) · Divan of Hafez
چه مستی است؟ ندانم که رو به ما آورد
che mastīst nadānam ke rū be mā āvard
ke būd sāqī o īn bāde az kojā āvard
to nīz bāde be chang ār o rāh-e ṣaḥrā gīr
ke morgh-e naghmesorā sāz-e khoshnavā āvard
delā cho ghonche shekāyat ze kār-e baste makon
ke bād-e ṣobḥ nasīm-e gerehgoshā āvard
resīdan-e gol o nasrīn be kheyr o khūbī bād
banafshe shād o kash āmad saman ṣafā āvard
ṣabā be khoshkhabarī hodhod-e Soleymān ast
ke mozhde-ye ṭarab az golshan-e Sabā āvard
ʿelāj-e żaʿf-e del-e mā kereshme-ye sāqīst
barār sar ke ṭabīb āmad o davā āvard
morīd-e pīr-e moghānam ze man maranj ey sheykh
cherā ke vaʿde to kardiyy o ū be jā āvard
be tangcheshmī-ye ān tork-e lashkarī nāzam
ke ḥamle bar man-e darvīsh-e yek qabā āvard
falak gholāmī-ye Ḥāfeẓ konūn be towʿ konad
ke eltejā be dar-e dowlat-e shomā āvard
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.