Ghazal 244 (غزل ۲۴۴) · Divan of Hafez
معاشران! گره از زلفِ یار باز کنید
moʿāsherān gereh az zolf-e yār bāz konīd
shabī khosh ast bedīn qeṣṣe-ash derāz konīd
ḥożūr-e khalvat-e ons ast o dūstān jamʿand
va-in yakād bekhānīd o dar farāz konīd
rabāb o chang be bāng-e boland mī-gūyand
ke gūsh-e hūsh be peyghām-e ahl-e rāz konīd
be jān-e dūst ke gham parde bar shomā nadarad
gar eʿtemād bar alṭāf-e kārsāz konīd
miyān-e ʿāsheq o maʿshūq farq besyār ast
cho yār nāz nemāyad shomā niyāz konīd
nokhost mowʿeẓe-ye pīr-e ṣoḥbat īn ḥarf ast
ke az moṣāḥeb-e nājens eḥterāz konīd
har ān kasī ke dar īn ḥalqe nīst zende be ʿeshq
bar ū namorde be fatvā-ye man namāz konīd
vagar ṭalab konad enʿāmī az shomā Ḥāfeẓ
ḥavālatash be lab-e yār-e del-navāz konīd
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.