Ghazal 348 (غزل ۳۴۸) · Divan of Hafez
دیده دریا کُنَم و صبر به صحرا فِکَنَم
dīde daryā konam o ṣabr be ṣaḥrā fekanam
vandar īn kār, del-e khvīš be daryā fekanam
az del-e tang-e gonahkār barāram āhī
kātaš andar gonah-e ādam o ḥavā fekanam
māye-ye khošdelī ān jāst ke deldār ān jāst
mīkonam jahd ke khod rā magar ān jā fekanam
begošā band-e qabā ey mah-e khoršīdkolāh
tā čo zolfat sar-e sowdā zade dar pā fekanam
khordeam tīr-e falak, bāde bedeh tā sarmast
ʿoqde dar band-e kamartarkeš-e jowzā fekanam
jorʿe-ye jām bar īn takht-e ravān afšānam
gholghol-e čang dar īn gonbad-e mīnā fekanam
ḥāfeẓā tekye bar ayyām čo sahv ast o khaṭā
man čerā ʿešrat-e emrūz be fardā fekanam
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.