Ghazal 305 (غزل ۳۰۵) · Divan of Hafez
به وقت گُل شدم از توبهٔ شراب خجِل
be vaqt-e gol shodam az towbe-ye sharāb khejel
ke kas mabād ze kerdār-e nāṣavāb khejel
ṣalāḥ-e mā hame dām-e rah ast o man zīn baḥs
nīyam ze shāhed o sāqī be hīch bāb khejel
bovad ke yār naranjad ze mā be kholq-e karīm
ke az soʾāl malūlīm o az javāb khejel
ze khūn ke raft shab-e dūsh az sarāche-ye chashm
shodīm dar naẓar-e rahrovān-e khāb khejel
ravāst narges-e mast ar fekand sar dar pīsh
ke shod ze shīve-ye ān chashm-e por ʿetāb khejel
toʾī ke khūbtarī ze āftāb o shokr-e khodā
ke nīstam ze to dar rūy-e āftāb khejel
ḥejāb-e ẓolmat az ān bast āb-e Kheżr ke gasht
ze sheʿr-e Ḥāfeẓ o ān ṭabʿ-e hamcho āb khejel
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.