Ghazal 287 (غزل ۲۸۷) · Divan of Hafez
ای همه شکلِ تو مَطبوع و همه جایِ تو خوش
ey hame shakl-e to maṭbūʿ o hame jā-ye to khosh
delam az ʿeshve-ye shīrīn-e shekar-khā-ye to khosh
hamcho golbarg-e ṭarī hast vojūd-e to laṭīf
hamcho sarv-e chaman-e khold sarāpā-ye to khosh
shīve o nāz-e to shīrīn, khaṭṭ o khāl-e to malīḥ
chashm o abrū-ye to zībā, qadd o bālā-ye to khosh
ham golestān-e khīyālam ze to por naqsh o negār
ham mashām-e delam az zolf-e saman-sā-ye to khosh
dar rah-e ʿeshq ke az seyl-e balā nīst gozār
kardeam khāṭer-e khod rā be tamannā-ye to khosh
shokr-e chashm-e to che gūyam? ke bedān bīmārī
mī-konad dard-e marā az rokh-e zībā-ye to khosh
dar bīyābān-e ṭalab gar che ze har sū khaṭarī-st
mī-ravad Ḥāfeẓ-e bī-del be tavallā-ye to khosh
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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