Ghazal 42 (غزل ۴۲) · Divan of Hafez
حالِ دل با تو گفتنم، هوس است
ḥāl-e del bā to goftanam havas ast
khabar-e del shenoftanam havas ast
ṭamaʿ-e khām bīn ke qeṣṣe-ye fāsh
az raqībān nahoftanam havas ast
shab-e qadrī chenīn ʿazīz-e sharīf
bā to tā rūz khoftanam havas ast
vah ke dordāne-ī chenīn nāzok
dar shab-e tār softanam havas ast
ey ṣabā emshabam madad farmāy
ke saḥargah shekoftanam havas ast
az barāy-e sharaf be-nūk-e mozhe
khāk-e rāh-e to raftanam havas ast
hamcho Ḥāfeẓ be-raghm-e moddaʿiyān
sheʿr-e rendāne goftanam havas 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.