Ghazal 202 (غزل ۲۰۲) · Divan of Hafez
بُوَد آیا که درِ میکدهها بگشایند؟
bovad āyā ke dar-e meykadehā begshāyand
gereh az kār-e forūbaste-ye mā begshāyand
agar az bahr-e del-e zāhed-e khodbīn bastand
del qavī dār ke az bahr-e Khodā begshāyand
be-ṣafā-ye del-e rendān-e ṣabūḥīzadegān
bas dar-e baste be-meftāḥ-e doʿā begshāyand
nāme-ye taʿziyat-e dokhtar-e raz benvīsīd
tā hame moghbachegān zolf-e dotā begshāyand
gīsū-ye chang beborrīd be-marg-e mey-ye nāb
tā ḥarīfān hame khūn az mozhehā begshāyand
dar-e meykhāne bebastand Khodāyā mapasand
ke dar-e khāne-ye tazvīr o rīā begshāyand
Ḥāfeẓ īn kherqe ke dārī to bebīnī fardā
ke che zonnār ze zīrash be-daghā begshāyand
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.