Ghazal 205 (غزل ۲۰۵) · Divan of Hafez
تا ز میخانه و مِی نام و نشان خواهد بود
tā ze meykhāne vo mey nām o neshān khāhad būd
sar-e mā khāk-e rah-e pīr-e moghān khāhad būd
ḥalqe-ye pīr-e moghān az azalam dar gūsh ast
bar hamānīm ke būdīm o hamān khāhad būd
bar sar-e torbat-e mā chon gozarī hemmat khāh
ke zīāratgah-e rendān-e jahān khāhad būd
borow ey zāhed-e khodbīn ke ze chashm-e man o to
rāz-e īn parde nehān ast o nehān khāhad būd
tork-e ʿāsheqkosh-e man mast borūn raft emrūz
tā degar khūn-e ke az dīde ravān khāhad būd
chashmam ān dam ke ze showq-e to nahad sar be-laḥad
tā dam-e ṣobḥ-e qīāmat negarān khāhad būd
bakht-e Ḥāfeẓ gar az īn gūne madad khāhad kard
zolf-e maʿshūqe be-dast-e degarān khāhad būd
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.