Ghazal 184 (غزل ۱۸۴) · Divan of Hafez
دوش دیدم که ملائک درِ میخانه زدند
dūsh dīdam ke malāʾek dar-e meykhāne zadand
gel-e Ādam besereshtand o be peymāne zadand
sākenān-e ḥaram-e setr o ʿafāf-e malakūt
bā man-e rāh-neshīn bāde-ye mastāne zadand
āsmān bār-e amānat natavānest keshīd
qorʿe-ye kār be nām-e man-e dīvāne zadand
jang-e haftād o do mellat hame rā ʿozr beneh
chon nadīdand ḥaqīqat rah-e afsāne zadand
shokr-e īzad ke miyān-e man o ū ṣolḥ oftād
ṣūfiyān raqṣ-konān sāghar-e shokrāne zadand
ātash ān nīst ke az shoʿle-ye ū khandad shamʿ
ātash ān ast ke dar kharman-e parvāne zadand
kas cho Ḥāfeẓ nagoshād az rokh-e andīshe neqāb
tā sar-e zolf-e sokhan rā be qalam shāne zadand
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.