Ghazal 274 (غزل ۲۷۴) · Divan of Hafez
به دورِ لاله، قدح گیر و بیریا میباش
be dowr-e lāle, qadaḥ gīr o bī-riyā mī-bāš
be bū-ye gol, nafasī hamdam-e ṣabā mī-bāš
nagūyamat ke hame sāle mey parastī kon
se māh mey khor o noh māh pārsā mī-bāš
cho pīr-e sālek-e ʿešqat be mey ḥavāle konad
benūš o montaẓer-e raḥmat-e khodā mī-bāš
garat havāst ke chon Jam be serr-e gheyb resī
biyā o hamdam-e jām-e jahān-namā mī-bāš
cho ghonche gar che forū-bastegī-st kār-e jahān
to hamcho bād-e bahārī gereh-gošā mī-bāš
vafā majūy ze kas v-ar sokhan nemī-šenavī
be harze ṭāleb-e sīmorgh o kīmiyā mī-bāš
morīd-e ṭāʿat-e bīgānegān mašow Ḥāfeẓ
valī moʿāšer-e rendān-e pārsā mī-bāš
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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