Ghazal 301 (غزل ۳۰۱) · Divan of Hafez
ای دلِ ریشِ مرا با لبِ تو حقِّ نمک
ey del-e rīsh-e marā bā lab-e to ḥaqq-e namak
ḥaq negah dār ke man mīravam, allāh maʿak
toʾī ān gowhar-e pākīze ke dar ʿālam-e qods
zekr-e kheyr-e to bovad ḥāṣel-e tasbīḥ-e malak
dar kholūṣ-e manat ar hast shakī, tajrobe kon
kas ʿayār-e zar-e khāleṣ nashnāsad cho maḥak
gofte būdī ke shavam mast o do būst bedeham
vaʿde az ḥad bashod o mā na do dīdīm o na yak
begoshā peste-ye khandān o shekarrīzī kon
khalq rā az dahan-e khīsh mayandāz be shak
charkh barham zanam ar gheyr-e morādam gardad
man na ānam ke zabūnī kasham az charkh-e falak
chūn bar-e Ḥāfeẓ-e khīshash nagozārī bārī
ey raqīb az bar-e ū yek do qadam dūrtarak
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.