Ghazal 150 (غزل ۱۵۰) · Divan of Hafez
ساقی ار باده از این دست به جام اندازد
sāqī ar bāde az īn dast be jām andāzad
ʿārefān rā hame dar shorb-e modām andāzad
var chonīn zīr-e kham-e zolf nahad dāne-ye khāl
ey basā morgh-e kherad rā ke be dām andāzad
ey khoshā dowlat-e ān mast ke dar pāy-e ḥarīf
sar o dastār nadānad ke kodām andāzad
zāhed-e khām ke enkār-e mey o jām konad
pokhte gardad cho naẓar bar mey-e khām andāzad
rūz dar kasb-e honar kūsh ke mey khvordan-e rūz
del-e chon āyene, dar zang-e ẓalām andāzad
ān zamān vaqt-e mey-e ṣobḥ forūgh ast ke shab
gerd-e khargāh-e ofoq parde-ye shām andāzad
bāde bā moḥtaseb-e shahr nanūshī zenhār
bekhvorad bāde-at o sang be jām andāzad
Ḥāfeẓā sar ze kolah gūshe-ye khvorshīd barār
bakhtat ar qorʿe bedān māh-e tamām andāzad
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.