Ghazal 368 (غزل ۳۶۸) · Divan of Hafez
خیز تا از درِ میخانه گُشادی طلبیم
khīz tā az dar-e meykhāne goshādī ṭalabīm
be rah-e dūst neshīnīm o morādī ṭalabīm
zād-e rāh-e ḥaram-e vaṣl nadārīm magar
be gedāyī ze dar-e meykade zādī ṭalabīm
ashk-e ālūde-ye mā garche ravān ast valī
be resālat sūy-e ū pāk-nehādī ṭalabīm
lazzat-e dāgh-e ghamat bar del-e mā bād ḥarām
agar az jowr-e gham-e ʿeshq-e to dādī ṭalabīm
noqṭe-ye khāl-e to bar lowḥ-e baṣar natvān zad
magar az mardomak-e dīde medādī ṭalabīm
ʿeshve-ī az lab-e shīrīn-e to del khāst be jān
be shekarkhande labat goft mazādī ṭalabīm
tā bovad noskhe-ye ʿaṭrī del-e sowdāzade rā
az khaṭ-e ghāliye-sāy-e to savādī ṭalabīm
chon ghamat rā natavān yāft magar dar del-e shād
mā be ommīd-e ghamat khāṭer-e shādī ṭalabīm
bar dar-e madrese tā chand neshīnī ḥāfeẓ?
khīz tā az dar-e meykhāne goshādī ṭalabīm
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.