Ghazal 263 (غزل ۲۶۳) · Divan of Hafez
بیا و کَشتیِ ما در شَطِ شراب انداز
biyā o kashtī-ye mā dar shaṭ-e sharāb andāz
khorūsh o velvele dar jān-e sheykh o shāb andāz
marā be kashtī-ye bāde darafkan ey sāqī!
ke gofte-and «nekūyī kon o dar āb andāz»
ze kūy-e mey-kade bargashte-am ze rāh-e khaṭā
marā degar ze karam bā rah-e ṣavāb andāz
biyār z-ān mey-e gol-rang-e moshk-bū jāmī
sharār-e rashk o ḥasad dar del-e golāb andāz
agar che mast o kharābam, to nīz loṭfī kon
naẓar bar īn del-e sar-gashte-ye kharāb andāz
be nīm-shab agarat āftāb mī-bāyad
ze rūy-e dokhtar-e gol-chehr-e raz, neqāb andāz
mahel ke rūz-e vafātam be khāk besepārand
marā be mey-kade bar, dar khom-e sharāb andāz
ze jowr-e charkh cho Ḥāfeẓ be jān resīd delat
be sūy-e dīv-e meḥan, nāvak-e shahāb andāz
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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