Ghazal 170 (غزل ۱۷۰) · Divan of Hafez
زاهدِ خلوتنشین، دوش به مِیخانه شد
zāhed-e khalvatneshīn dūsh be meykhāne shod
az sar-e peymān beraft bā sar-e peymāne shod
ṣūfī-ye majles ke dey jām o qadaḥ mīshekast
bāz be yek jorʿe mey ʿāqel o farzāne shod
shāhed-e ʿahd-e shabāb āmade būdash be khwāb
bāz be pīrāne sar ʿāsheq o dīvāne shod
moghbacheʾī mīgozasht rāhzan-e dīn o del
dar pey-e ān āshnā az hame bīgāne shod
ātash-e rokhsār-e gol kharman-e bolbol besūkht
chehre-ye khandān-e shamʿ āfat-e parvāne shod
gerye-ye shām o saḥar shokr ke żāyeʿ nagasht
qaṭre-ye bārān-e mā gowhar-e yekdāne shod
narges-e sāqī bekhwānd āyat-e afsūngarī
ḥalqe-ye owrād-e mā majles-e afsāne shod
manzel-e Ḥāfeẓ konūn bārgah-e pādshāst
del bar-e deldār raft jān bar-e jānāne shod
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.