Ghazal 39 (غزل ۳۹) · Divan of Hafez
باغِ مرا چه حاجتِ سرو و صنوبر است؟
bāgh-e marā che ḥājat-e sarv o ṣanowbar ast?
shemshād-e khāne-parvar-e mā az ke kamtar ast?
ey nāzanīn-pesar, to che mazhab gerefte-ī?
k-et khūn-e mā ḥalāl-tar az shīr-e mādar ast
chon naqsh-e gham ze dūr bebīnī sharāb khwāh
tashkhīṣ karde-īm o modāvā moqarrar ast
az āstān-e pīr-e moghān, sar cherā kashīm?
dowlat dar ān sarā vo goshāyesh dar ān dar ast
yek qeṣṣe bīsh nīst gham-e ʿeshq, vīn ʿajab
k-az har zabān ke mīshenavam, nāmokarrar ast
dey vaʿde dād vaṣl-am o dar sar sharāb dāsht
emrūz tā che gūyad o bāz-ash che dar sar ast
Shīrāz o āb-e roknī o īn bād-e khwosh nasīm
ʿeyb-ash makon ke khāl-e rokh-e haft keshvar ast
farq ast az āb-e Kheżr ke ẓolmāt jāy-e ū ast
tā āb-e mā ke manbaʿ-ash Allāh akbar ast
mā ābrū-ye faqr o qanāʿat nemībarīm
bā pādshah begūy ke rūzī moqaddar ast
Ḥāfeẓ che ṭorfe shākh-e nabātī-st kelk-e to
kesh mīve delpazīr-tar az shahd o shekkar ast
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.