Ghazal 428 (غزل ۴۲۸) · Divan of Hafez
سحرگاهان، که مخمورِ شبانه
saḥargāhān ke makhmūr-e shabāne
gereftam bāde bā chang o chaghāne
nahādam ʿaql rā rah-tūshe az mey
ze shahr-e hastīʾash kardam ravāne
negār-e mey-forūsham ʿeshveʾī dād
ke īman gashtam az makr-e zamāne
ze sāqī-ye kamān-abrū shenīdam
ke ey tīr-e malāmat rā neshāne
nabandī z-ān mīān ṭarfī kamarvār
agar khod rā bebīnī dar mīāne
borow īn dām bar morghī degar neh
ke ʿanqā rā boland ast āshīāne
ke bandad ṭarf-e vaṣl az ḥosn-e shāhī
ke bā khod ʿeshq bāzad jāvedāne
nadīm o moṭreb o sāqī hame ūst
khīāl-e āb o gel dar rah bahāne
bedeh kashtī-ye mey tā khosh berānīm
az īn daryā-ye nāpeydākarāne
vojūd-e mā moʿammāʾīst Ḥāfeẓ
ke taḥqīqash fosūn ast o fesāne
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.