Ghazal 449 (غزل ۴۴۹) · Divan of Hafez
ای که مهجوری عشاق روا میداری
ey ke mahjūrī-ye ʿoshshāq ravā mī-dārī
ʿāsheqān rā ze-bar-e khīsh jodā mī-dārī
teshne-ye bādiye rā ham be-zolālī daryāb
be-omīdī ke dar īn rah be-khodā mī-dārī
del bebordī-yo beḥel kardamat ey jān līkan
beh az īn dār negāhash ke marā mī-dārī
sāghar-e mā ke ḥarīfān-e degar mī-nūshand
mā taḥammol nakonīm ar to ravā mī-dārī
ey magas ḥażrat-e sīmorgh na jowlāngah-e tost
ʿarż-e khod mī-barī-yo zaḥmat-e mā mī-dārī
to be-taqṣīr-e khod oftādī az īn dar maḥrūm
az ke mī-nālī-yo faryād cherā mī-dārī
Ḥāfeẓ az pādshehān pāye be-khedmat ṭalaband
saʿy-e nābordeh che omīd-e ʿaṭā mī-dārī
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.