Ghazal 271 (غزل ۲۷۱) · Divan of Hafez
دارم از زلفِ سیاهش گِلِه چندان که مَپُرس
dāram az zolf-e siyāhaš gele chandān ke mapors
ke chonān z-ū šode-am bī sar o sāmān ke mapors
kas be ommīd-e vafā tark-e del o dīn makonād
ke chonānam man az īn karde pašīmān ke mapors
be yekī jorʿe ke āzār-e kasaš dar pey nīst
zaḥmatī mī-kešam az mardom-e nādān ke mapors
zāhed az mā be salāmat bogzar kīn mey-e laʿl
del o dīn mī-barad az dast bedān sān ke mapors
goftogūhāst dar īn rāh ke jān bogdāzad
har kasī ʿarbade-ī īn ke mabīn ān ke mapors
pārsāyī o salāmat havasam būd, valī
šīve-ī mī-konad ān narges-e fattān ke mapors
goftam az gūy-e falak ṣūrat-e ḥālī porsam
goft ān mī-kešam andar kham-e chowgān ke mapors
goftamaš zolf be khūn-e ke šekastī? goftā
Ḥāfeẓ īn qeṣṣe darāz ast be Qorʾān ke mapors
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.