Ghazal 30 (غزل ۳۰) · Divan of Hafez
زلفت هزار دل به یکی تار مو ببست
zolf-at hezār del be yekī tār-e mū bebast
rāh-e hezār chāre-gar az chārsū bebast
tā ʿāsheqān be bū-ye nasīm-ash dehand jān
begshūd nāfe-ī vo dar-e ārzū bebast
sheydā az ān shodam ke negār-am cho māh-e now
abrū nomūd o jelve-garī kard o rū bebast
sāqī be chand rang, mey andar piyāle rīkht
īn naqsh-hā negar ke che khwosh dar kadū bebast
yā rab che ghamze kard ṣorāḥī ke khūn-e khom
bā naʿre-hā-ye qolqol-ash andar golū bebast
moṭreb che parde sākht ke dar parde-ye samāʿ
bar ahl-e vajd o ḥāl, dar-e hāy-o-hū bebast
Ḥāfeẓ! har ān ke ʿeshq navarzīd o vaṣl khwāst
eḥrām-e ṭowf-e kaʿbe-ye del, bī-vożū bebast
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.