Ghazal 196 (غزل ۱۹۶) · Divan of Hafez
آنان که خاک را به نظر کیمیا کنند
ānān ke khāk rā be-naẓar kīmīā konand
āyā bovad ke gūshe-ye chashmī be-mā konand
dardam nehofte beh ze ṭabībān-e moddaʿī
bāshad ke az khazāne-ye gheybam davā konand
maʿshūq chon neqāb ze rokh darnemīkeshad
har kas ḥekāyatī be-taṣavvor cherā konand
chon ḥosn-e ʿāqebat na be-rendī o zāhedīst
ān beh ke kār-e khod be-ʿenāyat rahā konand
bī maʿrefat mabāsh ke dar manyazīd-e ʿeshq
ahl-e naẓar moʿāmele bā āshenā konand
ḥālī darūn-e parde basī fetne mīravad
tā ān zamān ke parde baroftad chehā konand
gar sang az īn ḥadīs benālad ʿajab madār
ṣāḥebdelān ḥekāyat-e del khosh adā konand
mey khor ke ṣad gonāh ze aghyār dar ḥejāb
behtar ze ṭāʿatī ke be-rū-y o rīā konand
pīrāhanī ke āyad az ū bū-ye Yūsofam
tarsam barādarān-e ghayūrash qabā konand
begzar be-kū-ye meykade tā zomre-ye ḥożūr
owqāt-e khod ze bahr-e to ṣarf-e doʿā konand
penhān ze ḥāsedān be-khodam khān ke monʿemān
kheyr-e nehān barā-ye reżā-ye Khodā konand
Ḥāfeẓ davām-e vaṣl moyassar nemīshavad
shāhān kam eltefāt be-ḥāl-e gadā konand
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.