Ghazal 241 (غزل ۲۴۱) · Divan of Hafez
معاشران ز حریفِ شبانه یاد آرید
moʿāsherān ze ḥarīf-e shabāne yād ārīd
ḥoqūq-e bandegī-ye mokhleṣāne yād ārīd
be vaqt-e sar-khoshī az āh o nāle-ye ʿoshshāq
be ṣowt o naghme-ye chang o chaghāne yād ārīd
cho loṭf-e bāde konad jelve dar rokh-e sāqī
ze ʿāsheqān be sorūd o tarāne yād ārīd
cho dar miyān-e morād āvarīd dast-e omīd
ze ʿahd-e ṣoḥbat-e mā dar miyāne yād ārīd
samand-e dowlat agar chand sar-keshīde ravad
ze hamrahān be sar-e tāziyāne yād ārīd
nemī-khorīd zamānī gham-e vafādārān
ze bī-vafāyī-ye dowr-e zamāne yād ārīd
be vajh-e marḥamat ey sākenān-e ṣadr-e jalāl
ze rūy-e Ḥāfeẓ o īn āstāne yād ārīd
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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