Ghazal 266 (غزل ۲۶۶) · Divan of Hafez
دلم رمیدهٔ لولیوَشیست شورانگیز
delam ramīde-ye lūlī-vashīst shūr-angīz
dorūgh-vaʿde o qattāl-vażʿ o rang-āmīz
fadā-ye pīrahan-e chāk-e māh-rūyān bād
hezār jāme-ye taqvī o kherqe-ye parhīz
khayāl-e khāl-e to bā khod be-khāk khāham bord
ke tā ze khāl-e to khākam shavad ʿabīr-āmīz
ferešte ʿešq nadānad ke chīst, ey sāqī
be-khāh jām o golābī be-khāk-e Ādam rīz
piyāle bar kafanam band, tā saḥargah-e ḥašr
be mey ze del bebaram howl-e rūz-e rastākhīz
faqīr o khaste be dargāhat āmadam raḥmī
ke joz velā-ye tovam nīst hīch dast-āvīz
biyā ke hātef-e meykhāne dūsh bā man goft
ke dar maqām-e rezā bāš o az qazā magrīz
miyān-e ʿāšeq o maʿšūq hīch ḥāʾel nīst
to khod ḥejāb-e khodī Ḥāfeẓ az miyān barkhīz
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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