Ghazal 82 (غزل ۸۲) · Divan of Hafez
آن تُرکِ پَری چِهره که دوش اَز بَرِ ما رَفت
ān tork-e parī-chehre ke dūsh az bar-e mā raft
āyā che khaṭā dīd ke az rāh-e khaṭā raft
tā raft marā az naẓar ān chashm-e jahān-bīn
kas vāqef-e mā nīst ke az dīde che-hā raft
bar shamʿ naraft az gozar-e ātash-e del dūsh
ān dūd ke az sūz-e jegar bar sar-e mā raft
dūr az rokh-e to dam be dam az gūshe-ye chashmam
seylāb-e sereshk āmad o ṭūfān-e balā raft
az pāy fotādīm cho āmad gham-e hejrān
dar dard bemordīm cho az dast davā raft
del goft veṣālash be doʿā bāz tavān yāft
ʿomrīst ke ʿomram hame dar kār-e doʿā raft
eḥrām che bandīm cho ān qeble na īn jāst
dar saʿy che kūshīm cho az marve ṣafā raft
dī goft ṭabīb az sar-e ḥasrat cho marā dīd
heyhāt ke ranj-e to ze qānūn-e shafā raft
ey dūst be porsīdan-e Ḥāfeẓ qadamī neh
z-ān pīsh ke gūyand ke az dār-e fanā raft
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.