Ghazal 168 (غزل ۱۶۸) · Divan of Hafez
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godākht jān ke shavad kār-e del tamām o nashod
besūkhtīm dar īn ārezū-ye khām o nashod
be lābe goft shabī mīr-e majles-e to shavam
shodam be raghbat-e khīshash kamīn gholām o nashod
payām dād ke khāham neshast bā rendān
beshod be rendī o dordīkashīm nām o nashod
ravāst dar bar agar mītapad kabūtar-e del
ke dīd dar rah-e khod tāb o pīch-e dām o nashod
bedān havas ke be mastī bebūsam ān lab-e laʿl
che khūn ke dar delam oftād hamcho jām o nashod
be kū-ye ʿeshq maneh bī dalīl-e rāh qadam
ke man be khīsh nemūdam ṣad ehtemām o nashod
faghān ke dar ṭalab-e ganjnāme-ye maqṣūd
shodam kharāb-e jahānī ze gham tamām o nashod
darīgh o dard ke dar jost o jū-ye ganj-e ḥożūr
basī shodam be gadāyī bar-e kerām o nashod
hazār ḥīle barangīkht Ḥāfeẓ az sar-e fekr
dar ān havas ke shavad ān negār rām o nashod
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.
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