Ghazal 420 (غزل ۴۲۰) · Divan of Hafez
ناگهان پرده برانداختهای، یعنی چه؟
nāgahān parde barandākhteʾī yaʿnī che
mast az khāne borūn tākhteʾī yaʿnī che
zolf dar dast-e ṣabā gūsh be farmān-e raqīb
īn chonīn bā hame darsākhteʾī yaʿnī che
shāh-e khūbānī o manẓūr-e gadāyān shodeʾī
qadr-e īn martabe nashnākhteʾī yaʿnī che
na sar-e zolf-e khod avval to be dastam dādī
bāzam az pāy darandākhteʾī yaʿnī che
sokhanat ramz-e dahān goft o kamar serr-e mīān
v-az mīān tīgh be mā ākhteʾī yaʿnī che
har kas az mohre-ye mehr-e to be naqshī mashghūl
ʿāqebat bā hame kaj bākhteʾī yaʿnī che
Ḥāfeẓā dar del-e tangat cho forūd āmad yār
khāne az gheyr napardākhteʾī yaʿnī che
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.