Ghazal 411 (غزل ۴۱۱) · Divan of Hafez
تاب بنفشه میدهد طرّهٔ مشکسای تو
tāb-e banafshe mī-dahad ṭorre-ye moshk-sāy-e to
parde-ye ghonche mī-darad khande-ye delgoshā-ye to
ey gol-e khosh-nasīm-e man bolbol-e khvīsh rā masūz
k-az sar-e ṣedq mī-konad shab hame shab doʿā-ye to
man ke malūl gashtamī az nafas-e fereshtegān
qāl o maqāl-e ʿālamī mī-kasham az barā-ye to
dowlat-e ʿeshq bīn ke chūn az sar-e faqr o eftekhār
gūshe-ye tāj-e salṭanat mī-shekanad gadā-ye to
kherqe-ye zohd o jām-e mey gar che na darkhor-e ham-and
īn hame naqsh mī-zanam az jahat-e rezā-ye to
shūr-e sharāb-e ʿeshq-e to ān nafasam ravad ze sar
k-īn sar-e por havas shavad khāk-e dar-e sarā-ye to
shāh-neshīn-e chashm-e man tekye-gah-e khayāl-e tost
jā-ye doʿāst shāh-e man bī-to mabād jā-ye to
khosh chamanī-st ʿārezat khāṣṣe ke dar bahār-e ḥosn
Ḥāfeẓ-e khosh-kalām shod morgh-e sokhan-sarāy-e to
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.