Ghazal 224 (غزل ۲۲۴) · Divan of Hafez
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khoshā delī ke modām az pey-e naẓar naravad
be har darash ke bekhānand bī-khabar naravad
ṭamaʿ dar ān lab-e shīrīn nakardanam owlā
valī chegūne magas az pey-e shekar naravad
savād-e dīde-ye ghamdīde-am be ashk mashūy
ke naqsh-e khāl-e toam hargez az naẓar naravad
ze man cho bād-e ṣabā būy-e khod darīgh madār
cherā ke bī sar-e zolf-e toam be sar naravad
delā mabāsh chonīn harze gard o harjāyī
ke hīch kār ze pīshat bedīn honar naravad
makon be cheshm-e ḥeqārat negāh dar man-e mast
ke ābrūy-e sharīʿat bedīn qadar naravad
man-e gedā havas-e sarvqāmatī dāram
ke dast dar kamarash joz be sīm o zar naravad
to kaz makārem-e akhlāq ʿālamī degarī
vafā-ye ʿahd-e man az khāṭerat be dar naravad
sīāh nāmetar az khod kasī nemībīnam
chegūne chon qalamam dūd-e del be sar naravad
be tāj-e hodhodam az rah mabar ke bāz-e sefīd
cho bāshe dar pey-e har ṣeyd-e mokhtaṣar naravad
bīār bāde o avval be dast-e Ḥāfeẓ deh
be sharṭ-e ān ke ze majles sokhan be dar naravad
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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