Ghazal 485 (غزل ۴۸۵) · Divan of Hafez
ساقیا سایهٔ ابر است و بهار و لب جوی
sāqiyā sāye-ye abr ast o bahār o lab-e jūy
man nagūyam che kon ar ahl-e delī khod to begūy
būy-e yekrangī az īn naqsh nemīāyad khīz
dalq-e ālūde-ye ṣūfī be-mey-e nāb beshūy
sefle-ṭabʿ ast jahān, bar karamash tekye makon
ey jahāndīde! s̄abāt-e qadam az sefle majūy
do naṣīḥat konamat beshnow o ṣad ganj bebar
az dar-e ʿeysh darā o be-rah-e ʿeyb mapūy
shokr ān rā ke degarbār resīdī be-bahār
bīkh-e nīkī beneshān o rah-e taḥqīq bejūy
rūy-e jānān ṭalabī, āyene rā qābel sāz
var na hargez gol o nasrīn nadamad ze-āhan o rūy
gūsh begshāy ke bolbol be-faghān mīgūyad
khāje taqṣīr mafarmā gol-e towfīq bebūy
goftī az Ḥāfeẓ-e mā būy-e riyā mīāyad
āfarīn bar nafasat bād ke khosh bordī būy
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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