Ghazal 21 (غزل ۲۱) · Divan of Hafez
دل و دینم شد و دلبر به ملامت برخاست
del o dīnam shod o delbar be-malāmat barkhāst
goft bā mā manshīn k-az to salāmat barkhāst
ke shenīdī ke dar īn bazm damī khosh benshast
ke na dar ākher-e ṣoḥbat be-nedāmat barkhāst
shamʿ agar z-ān lab-e khandān be-zabān lāfī zad
pīsh-e ʿoshshāq-e to shab-hā be-gharāmat barkhāst
dar chaman bād-e bahārī ze-kenār-e gol o sarv
be-havādārī-ye ān ʿāreż o qāmat barkhāst
mast bogzashtī o az khalvatiyān-e malakūt
be-tamāshā-ye to āshūb-e qiyāmat barkhāst
pīsh-e raftār-e to pā barnagereft az khejlat
sarv-e sarkash ke be-nāz az qad o qāmat barkhāst
Ḥāfeẓ īn kherqe biyandāz magar jān bebarī
k-ātash az kherqe-ye sālūs o karāmat barkhāst
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.