Ghazal 311 (غزل ۳۱۱) · Divan of Hafez
عاشقِ رویِ جوانی خوشِ نوخاستهام
ʿāsheq-e rūy-e javānī khosh-e nowkhāsteʾam
vaz khodā dowlat-e īn gham be doʿā khāsteʾam
ʿāsheq-o rend-o nazarbāzam-o mī-gūyam fāsh
tā bedānī ke be chandīn honar ārāsteʾam
sharmam az kherqe-ye ālūde-ye khod mī-āyad
ke bar ū vasle be sad shoʿbade pīrāsteʾam
khosh besūz az ghamash ey shamʿ ke īnak man nīz
ham bedīn kār kamarbaste-vo barkhāsteʾam
bā chonīn ḥeyratam az dast beshod sarfe-ye kār
dar gham afzūdeʾam ānch az del-o jān kāsteʾam
hamcho Ḥāfeẓ be kharābāt ravam jāme qabā
bū ke dar bar kashad ān delbar-e nowkhāsteʾam
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.