Ghazal 427 (غزل ۴۲۷) · Divan of Hafez
چراغ روی تو را شمع گشت پروانه
cherāgh-e rū-ye to rā shamʿ gasht parvāne
marā ze ḥāl-e to bā ḥāl-e khīsh parvā na
kherad ke qeyd-e majānīn-e ʿeshq mīfarmūd
be bū-ye sonbol-e zolf-e to gasht dīvāne
be bū-ye zolf-e to gar jān be bād raft che shod
hezār jān-e gerāmī fadā-ye jānāne
man-e ramīde ze gheyrat ze pā fotādam dūsh
negār-e khīsh cho dīdam be dast-e bīgāne
che naqsh-hā ke barangīkhtīm o sūd nadāsht
fosūn-e mā bar ū gashtast afsāne
bar ātash-e rokh-e zībā-ye ū be jā-ye sepand
be gheyr-e khāl-e sīāhash ke dīd be dāne
be mozhde jān be ṣabā dād shamʿ dar nafasī
ze shamʿ-e rū-ye towash chon resīd parvāne
marā be dowr-e lab-e dūst hast peymānī
ke bar zabān nabaram joz ḥadīs-e peymāne
ḥadīs-e madrase o khānqah magūy ke bāz
fotād dar sar-e Ḥāfeẓ havā-ye meykhāne
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.
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