Ghazal 365 (غزل ۳۶۵) · Divan of Hafez
عمریست تا به راهِ غَمَت رو نهادهایم
ʿomrī-st tā be rāh-e ghamat rū nahāde-īm
rūy o riyā-ye khalq be yek sū nahāde-īm
ṭāq o ravāq-e madrese o qāl o qīl-e ʿelm
dar rāh-e jām o sāqī-ye mah rū nahāde-īm
ham jān bedān do narges-e jādū seporde-īm
ham del bedān do sonbol-e hendū nahāde-īm
ʿomrī gozasht tā be omīd-e eshāratī
chashmī bedān do gūshe-ye abrū nahāde-īm
mā molk-e ʿāfiyat na be lashkar gerefte-īm
mā takht-e salṭanat na be bāzū nahāde-īm
tā seḥr-e chashm-e yār che bāzī konad ke bāz
bonyād bar kereshme-ye jādū nahāde-īm
bī zolf-e sarkeshash sar-e sowdāyī az malāl
hamchon banafshe bar sar-e zānū nahāde-īm
dar gūshe-ye omīd cho naẓẓāregān-e māh
chashm-e ṭalab bar ān kham-e abrū nahāde-īm
goftī ke ḥāfeẓā del-e sargashte-at kojā-st?
dar ḥalqe-hā-ye ān kham-e gīsū nahāde-īm
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.