Ghazal 53 (غزل ۵۳) · Divan of Hafez
منم که گوشهٔ میخانه، خانقاهِ من است
manam ke gūshe-ye meykhāne khānqāh-e man ast
doʿā-ye pīr-e moghān verd-e ṣobḥgāh-e man ast
garam tarāne-ye chang ṣabūḥ nīst che bāk
navā-ye man be-saḥar āh-e ʿozr-khāh-e man ast
ze pādshāh o gedā fāregh_am beḥamdellāh
gedā-ye khāk-e dar-e dūst pādshāh-e man ast
gharaż ze masjed o meykhāne-am veṣāl-e shomā-st
joz īn khiyāl nadāram khodā govāh-e man ast
magar be-tīgh-e ajal kheyme bar-kanam var nī
ramīdan az dar-e dowlat na rasm o rāh-e man ast
az ān zamān ke bar īn āstān nahādam rūy
farāz-e masnad-e khorshīd tekye-gāh-e man ast
gonāh agarche nabūd ekhtiyār-e mā Ḥāfeẓ
to dar ṭarīq-e adab bāsh gū gonāh-e man ast
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.