Ghazal 85 (غزل ۸۵) · Divan of Hafez
شربتی از لبِ لعلش نچشیدیم و بِرَفت
sharbatī az lab-e laʿlash nacheshīdīm o beraft
rūy-e mah-peykar-e ū sīr nadīdīm o beraft
gūyī az ṣoḥbat-e mā nīk be tang āmade būd
bār bar-bast o be gardash naresīdīm o beraft
bas ke mā fāteḥe o ḥerz-e yamānī khāndīm
v-az pey-ash sūre-ye ekhlāṣ damīdīm o beraft
ʿeshve dādand ke bar mā gozarī khāhī kard
dīdī ākher ke chonīn ʿeshve kharīdīm o beraft
shod chamān dar chaman-e ḥosn o laṭāfat līkan
dar golestān-e veṣālash nachamīdīm o beraft
hamcho Ḥāfeẓ hame shab nāle o zārī kardīm
k-ey darīghā be vedāʿash naresīdīm o beraft
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.