Ghazal 194 (غزل ۱۹۴) · Divan of Hafez
سَمَنبویان غبارِ غم چو بنشینند، بنشانند
samanbūyān ghobār-e gham cho benshīnand, benshānand
parīrūyān qarār az del cho besetīzand, besetānand
be-fetrāk-e jafā delhā cho barbandand, barbandand
ze zolf-e ʿambarīn jānhā cho begshāyand, befshānand
be-ʿomrī yek nafas bā mā cho benshīnand, barkhīzand
nehāl-e showq dar khāṭer cho barkhīzand, benshānand
sereshk-e gūshegīrān rā cho daryāband, dor yāband
rokh-e mehr az saḥarkhīzān nagardānand, agar dānand
ze chashmam laʿl-e rommānī cho mīkhandand, mībārand
ze rūyam rāz-e penhānī cho mībīnand, mīkhānand
davā-ye dard-e ʿāsheq rā kasī kū sahl pendārad
ze fekr ānān ke dar tadbīr darmānand, dar mānand
cho Manṣūr az morād ānān ke bardārand, bar dārand
bedīn dargāh Ḥāfeẓ rā cho mīkhānand, mīrānand
dar īn ḥażrat cho moshtāqān nīāz ārand, nāz ārand
ke bā īn dard agar darband darmānand, dar mānand
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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