Ghazal 87 (غزل ۸۷) · Divan of Hafez
حُسنت به اتفاقِ ملاحت جهان گرفت
ḥosnat be ettefāq-e malāḥat jahān gereft
ārī be ettefāq jahān mītavān gereft
afshā-ye rāz-e khalvatiyān khāst kard shamʿ
shokr-e khodā ke serr-e delash dar zabān gereft
zīn ātash-e nahofte ke dar sīne-ye man ast
khorshīd shoʿleʾīst ke dar āsemān gereft
mīkhāst gol ke dam zanad az rang o bū-ye dūst
az gheyrat-e ṣabā nafasash dar dahān gereft
āsūde bar kenār cho pargār mīshodam
dowrān cho noqte ʿāqebatam dar miyān gereft
ān rūz showq-e sāghar-e mey kharmanam besūkht
kʾātash ze ʿaks-e ʿāreż-e sāqī dar ān gereft
khāham shodan be kū-ye moghān āstīnfeshān
zīn fetnehā ke dāman-e ākharzamān gereft
mey khor ke har ke ākhar-e kār-e jahān bedīd
az gham sabok barāmad o raṭl-e gerān gereft
bar barg-e gol be khūn-e shaqāyeq neveshteʾand
kʾān kas ke pokhte shod mey-e chūn arghavān gereft
Ḥāfeẓ cho āb-e loṭf ze naẓm-e to mīchekad
ḥāsed chegūne nokte tavānad bar ān gereft
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.