Ghazal 392 (غزل ۳۹۲) · Divan of Hafez
دانی که چیست دولت؟ دیدار یار دیدن
dānī ke chīst dowlat? dīdār-e yār dīdan
dar kūy-e ū gedāyī, bar khosravī gozīdan
az jān ṭamaʿ borīdan āsān bovad valīkan
az dūstān-e jānī, moshkel tavān borīdan
khāham shodan be bostān, chon ghonche bā del-e tang
v-ānjā be nīk-nāmī, pīrāhanī darīdan
gah chon nasīm bā gol, rāz-e nahofte goftan
gah serr-e ʿeshq-bāzī, az bolbolān shenīdan
būsīdan-e lab-e yār, avval ze dast magzār
k-ākhar malūl gardī, az dast o lab gazīdan
forṣat shomār ṣoḥbat, k-az īn do-rāhe manzel
chon bogzarīm dīgar, natvān be ham resīdan
gūyī beraft Ḥāfeẓ, az yād-e Shāh Yaḥyā
yā rab be yādash āvar, darvīsh parvarīdan
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.