Ghazal 26 (غزل ۲۶) · Divan of Hafez
زلفآشفته و خِویکرده و خندانلب و مست
zolf-āshofte vo khoy-karde vo khandān-lab o mast
pīrhan-chāk o ghazal-khwān o ṣorāḥī dar dast
narges-ash ʿarbade-jūy o lab-ash afsūs-konān
nīm-e shab, dūsh be bālīn-e man āmad, benshast
sar farā gūsh-e man āvard be āvāz-e ḥazīn
goft: ey ʿāsheq-e dīrīne-ye man, khwāb-at hast?
ʿāsheqī rā ke chonīn bāde-ye shabgīr dehand
kāfer-e ʿeshq bovad gar nashavad bāde-parast
borow ey zāhed o bar dordkashān khorde magīr
ke nadādand joz īn toḥfe be mā rūz-e alast
ān che ū rīkht be peymāne-ye mā nūshīdīm
agar az khamr-e behesht ast vagar bāde-ye mast
khande-ye jām-e mey o zolf-e gereh-gīr-e negār
ey basā towbe ke chon towbe-ye Ḥāfeẓ beshkast
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.