Ghazal 191 (غزل ۱۹۱) · Divan of Hafez
آن کیست کز رویِ کرم، با ما وفاداری کند
ān kīst kaz rū-ye karam, bā mā vafādārī konad
bar jā-ye badkārī cho man, yek dam nekūkārī konad
avval be-bāng-e nāy o ney, ārad be-del peyghām-e vey
vāngah be-yek peymāne mey, bā man vafādārī konad
delbar ke jān farsūd az ū, kām-e delam nagshūd az ū
nowmīd natvān būd az ū, bāshad ke deldārī konad
goftam gereh nagshūdeam, zān torre tā man būdeam
goftā manash farmūdeam, tā bā to ṭarrārī konad
pashmīne-pūsh-e tondkhū, az ʿeshq nashnīdeast bū
az mastīyash ramzī begū, tā tark-e hoshyārī konad
chon man gadā-ye bī-neshān, moshkel bovad yārī chonān
solṭān kojā ʿeysh-e nehān, bā rend-e bāzārī konad
zān torre-ye porpīch o kham, sahl ast agar bīnam setam
az band o zanjīrash che gham, har kas ke ʿayyārī konad
shod lashkar-e gham bī ʿadad, az bakht mīkhāham madad
tā fakhr-e dīn ʿAbdoṣṣamad, bāshad ke ghamkhārī konad
bā chashm-e pornīrang-e ū, Ḥāfeẓ makon āhang-e ū
kān torre-ye shabrang-e ū, besyār ṭarrārī konad
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.