Ghazal 60 (غزل ۶۰) · Divan of Hafez
آن پیکِ ناموَر که رسید از دیارِ دوست
ān peyk-e nāmvar ke resīd az diyār-e dūst
āvard ḥerz-e jān ze khaṭṭ-e moshkbār-e dūst
khosh mī-dahad neshān-e jalāl o jamāl-e yār
khosh mī-konad ḥekāyat-e ʿezz o vaqār-e dūst
del dādamash be možde o khejlat hamī-baram
z-īn naqd-e qalb-e khīsh ke kardam nesār-e dūst
shokr-e khodā ke az madad-e bakht-e kārsāz
bar ḥasb-e ārezūst hame kār o bār-e dūst
seyr-e sepehr o dowr-e qamar rā che ekhtiyār?
dar gardesh-and bar ḥasab-e ekhtiyār-e dūst
gar bād-e fetne har do jahān rā be ham zanad
mā o cherāgh-e chashm o rah-e enteẓār-e dūst
koḥlo l-javāherī be man ār ey nasīm-e ṣobḥ
z-ān khāk-e nīkbakht ke shod rahgozār-e dūst
māyīm o āstāne-ye ʿeshq o sar-e niyāz
tā khāb-e khosh ke rā barad andar kenār-e dūst
doshman be qaṣd-e Ḥāfeẓ agar dam zanad che bāk?
mennat khodāy rā ke nayam sharmsār-e dūst
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.