[1]  If design for my destruction ,thousands of enemies Shaitans ,intent upon leading one astray make ,
If thou O perfect murshid be my friend and aider of enemies ,I have no fear .

[2]   Me ,hope of union with Thee keepeth alive
If not ,from separation from Thee a hundred ways ,fear of destruction is mine .

[3]   Breath by breath ,if ,from the breeze ,Thy perfume ,I perceive not ,
Time after time ,rent like the rose my collar I make .

[4]   On account of Thy image ,go to sleep my two eyes never
In separation from Thee ,patient was my heart ,'God forbid

[5]   If a wound ,Thou strike ,'tis better than the plaister of another
If poison Thou give ,better than the antidote of another .

[6]   My slaughter ,by the blow of Thy sword is everlasting life
For ,verily happy is my soul in this that it is a sacrifice for Thee .

[7]   The rein ,turn not .For if me ,Thou strike with the sword ,
My head ,the shield I make from the saddle - strap to bind me as game Thy hand I keep not back .

[8]   Thee ,as Thou art ,how may every vision see
To the extent of his vision ,every one understandeth .

[1]  Tausende Feinde mögen mir den Untergang drohen,Bist nur du mein Freund, fürcht' ich der Feinde nicht.

[2]  Mich erhält beim Leben, Hoffnung deines Genußes,Hunderfachen Tod fürcht' ich von deiner Flucht.

[3]  Bringt der Wind von Hauch zu Hauche deinen Geruch nicht,So zerspring' ich wie Rosen von Zeit zu Zeit.

[4]  Läßt dein Bild wohl Schlaf in meine Augen? Beyleibe!Bin ich fern von dir ruhig? Bewahre Gott!

[5]  Besser ist ein Schlag von dir als Pflaster von Andern,Und ich zieh' dein Gift Anderer Theriak vor.

[6]  Mord mit deinem Schwerdte ist mir ewiges Leben,Meine Seel' ist gut dir sie zu opfern,

[7]  Lenk' nicht ab den Zügel, schlage mich mit dem Schwerdte,Denn ich zieh' die Hand nimmer vom Bügel ab.

[8]  Wo sah' je das Auge eine Schönheit, wie du bist,Jeder schaut nach Maß seines Vermögens dich.

[9]  Damals wird Hafis von allem Volke geehret,Wenn er sein Gesicht wälzet in deinem Staub.

[1]  Although old ,shattered of heart ,powerless ,I have become ,
Whenever I recollected Thy face ,made ,young I became .

[2]   Thanks to God that whatever ,from God ,I sought ,
To the limit of my spirit ,prosperous I became .

[3]   O young rose - bush the fruit of fortune enjoy for ,
Beneath Thy shade ,the bulbul of the world's garden I became .

[4]   At first in eternity without beginning of the word and the cry of the world no news was mine
In the school of grief for thee O murshid a subtlety - knower like this I became .

[5]   To the tavern the stage of divine knowledge me ,fate consigneth so that ,thence ,profit and advantage I may reap
As much as like this a sage I go and like that a zahid I became .

[6]   To my heart ,the door of reality became opened that day
When ,of the dwellers of Thy court ,the Pir of the Magians ,I became .

[7]   In eternal fortune's highway to fortune's throne ,
With the cup of wine ,to the desire of the heart of friends I went .

[8]   From that time when the calamity wound of Thy eye reached me ,
From the terrible calamity of the end of Time the last age of this world safe I became .

[9]   Not old in years and months ,am I the faithless friend ,it was ,
Who ,swiftly ,like swift life ,passeth by me from grief of that ,old ,I became .

[10]   Last night ,me ,glad tidings ,he the Pir of the Magians ,the perfect murshid gave ,saying Hafiz
Come back ; for the pardon of thy sins ,surety I became .

[1]  Zum Greise ward ich nichtDurch Monde und durch Jahre,Die Falsche gieng vorbei,Da bin ich alt geworden.

[2]  Ich bin zwar alt und krankUnd kräftelos geworden,Allein ich dachte dein,Und bin dann jung geworden.

[3]  Es sey gelobt der Herr!Und was ich bat den Herren,Ist mir nach meinem WunschDurch mein Bemüh'n geworden.

[4]  O junger Dornenstrauch!Genieße deines Glückes,In deinem Schatten binIch zum Bülbül geworden.

[5]  Ich wußte lange NichtsVom Ton und Laut der Welten,Durch deinen Gram bin ichBekannt damit geworden.

[7]  Das ew'ge Loos hat michZum Schenkendienst bestimmet,Was ich auch anders that,Ich bin nun so geworden.

[8]  Ich bin am Weg des GlücksAuf einem SchicksalsthroneMit einem Glas voll WeinZu Wunsch dem Freund geworden.

[10]  Mit jener Stunde, daDein böses Aug' mir zukam,Bin ich nicht mehr besorgtUm's Künftige geworden.

[1]  Saki come for the goblet of the tulip hath become full of wine
Mutterings ,how long raving words till when

[2]   Pride and disdain ,abandon .For Time hath seen
The wrinkling in decay of the robe of the Kaisar and the abandoning in death of the crown of Kay .

[3]   Sensible be drink wine For the bird of the sward became intoxicated with love for the rose Ho
Vigilant be for the sleep of non - existence is in pursuit .Alas

[4]   O branch of fresh spring gracefully thou wavest ;
Be it not that distress be thine from the torment of the wind of December .

[5]   On the kindness of the sphere ,and its way ,reliance is none
O woe to that one who became safe careless of its deceit

[6]   O Zahids to - morrow after death the wine of Kausar is for us and the har ;
To - day before death the Saki the murshid moon of face and the cup of wine of love

[7]   Recollection of the covenant of youth ,the morning breeze giveth
O kind youth me ,the life - elixir that pain taketh ,give .

[8]   The pomp and the sovereignty of the rose ,regard not .For ,scattereth
The chamberlain of the breeze every leaf of it beneath the foot .

[9]   To the memory of Hatim Tai the perfect murshid give the cup of one ' man ' two gallons
So that we may fold up the black book of the misers void of God's bounty ,ignorant of His love

[10]   That wine that ,to the ruddy Arghavan ,gave colour and grace ,
Casteth out in sweat from His face the grace of His nature .

[11]   To the garden ,take the cushion .For ,in service ,like attendants ,
The cypress is standing and loin - girt is the reed .

[12]   Hafiz the tale of magic of thy sweet deceit thy lustrous verse hath reached ,
To the limits of Egypt and of Chin ,and to the boundaries of Rum and of Rai .

[13]   For wine of love for God pledge the things of time
For ,of the man of the Path ,hath remained naught .

[1]  Komm', o Schenke, mit Wein sind der Tulpen Kelche gefüllet, Wie lange noch den Mönchebrauch!

[2]  Laß den Stolz und laß Schmeicheleien bei Seite, Wo sind die Kaiser Sina's? Rom's?

[3]  Sey' vernünftig, es hat der Vogel sich eben betrunken. Erwach'! der Schlaf des Nichts harrt dein.

[4]  Ast des Frühlings, wie schön ist deine Schaukelbewegung! Dich treffe nicht der Sturm des Winters!

[5]  Freunde, glaubet mir, traut den glatten Worten des Glücks nicht, Weh' dem! der sich darauf verläßt.

[6]  Morgens warten Huris auf uns in Edens Gefilden, Und heut die Schenken mit dem Glas.

[7]  Es erinnert der Ost an die Zeiten der Fürsten von Saba, Gieb uns das Glas zur Seelenkur,

[8]  Sieh' nicht auf die Pracht, und auf den Schimmer der Rose, Der Wind zerstreut jedes Blatt.

[9]  Auf die Gesundheit Hatems gieb uns ein Glas von zwey Maaßen, Man bürde uns den Geiz nicht auf!

[10]  Dieser Wein von röthlicher Farb' und süßem Geschmack Macht meinen Liebling roth und süß.

[11]  Bringe den Polster heraus, es warten auf dich in dem Garten Die Ceder und die Flöte schon. Höre die Sänger der Flur, sie haben zusammengestimmet Die Flöten und das Barbiton.

[12]  Deine Zaubergesänge, Hafis, sind durchaus verbreitet, Von Sina bis nach Griechenland.

[1]  If to the voice of the bulbul and of the turtle - dove ,wine thou drink not ;
Thee ,how may I cure The last remedy is the cautery .

[2]   Of the colour and perfume of the spring season ,lay up treasure
For keep arriving in pursuit the highwaymen ,autumn and winter .

[3]   When in spring - time her veil the rose up - lifted ; and the bird shouted hu ,hu
From the hand ,the cup put not .Wherefore makest thou the reproachful cry hai ,hai

[4]   The pomp of sovereignty and of command ,how hath it stability
Of the throne of Jamshid and of the diadem of Kay ,only a word hath remained .

[5]   Treasure - possessing ,by the inheritors is kufr ,
According to the word of the minstrel ,and of the Saki and to the decision of the drum and of the pipe .

[6]   Time giveth naught that ,back again ,it taketh not
From the mean ,generosity seek not ; for his existence is no thing worthless

[7]   On the hall of the garden of the Abode the threshold of the perfect murshid they have written
Who purchased the world's favour ,to him ,woe

[8]   Generosity remained not ; my word of counsel I close ; wine is where
To the joy of the soul and the spirit of Hatim Tai ,it give .

[9]   God's perfume of liberality the miser perceiveth not .Hafiz come :
The cup take liberality ,practise on me ,the responsibility that saved thou shall be

[1]  Bei Taubengegirr und Bülbülengesang Wenn nüchtern du bleibest, wo ist denn Arzney!

[2]  O sammle des Frühlinges Farben und Duft. Es kommen die Räuber des Winters hernach.

[3]  Enthüllt sind die Rosen, es klagen die Vögel. O gieb aus den Händen das Glas nicht. Ey, Ey! Du hast in der Hand die belebende Fluth, O trinke; denn alles belebet die Fluth.

[4]  Wann hatte Regierung und Herrschaft Bestand? Von Salomons Throne blieb nur das Gerücht,

[5]  Für Erben zu scharren ist Sünde fürwahr. Beim Laute der Schenken, der Trommeln des Rohrs.

[6]  Nichts schenket die Zeit, was sie wieder nicht nimmt, Was Niedrige geben, ist niedrig und schlecht.

[7]  Es stehet geschrieben am himmlischen Thor Weh dem, der vom Schicksal betrügen sich läßt.

[8]  Freigebigkeit giebt's nicht, drum drehet das Wort, Und trinket mit Wein die Gesundheit Hatems.

[9]  Es sieht auf des Geizigen Duft nicht der Herr, Ergreife den Becher, Hafis, auf mein Wort.

[1]  God ,I praise for the justice of the great Sultan
Ahmad bin Shaikh Uvais bin Hasan Ilkhani .

[2]   Khan bin Khan ,Shahinshah of Shahin - shah - descent
That one ,whom ,if thou call the soul of the world 'tis well .

[3]   Confidence in thy fortune bringeth he who hath seen and he who hath not seen
Excellent O thou that art worthy of such grace of God .

[4]   If ,without thee ,the moon ascend ,it in two halves they dash
The fortune of Ahmad Muhammad and the miracle of a Holy one God

[5]   Heart from king and beggar ,the splendour of thy fortune ravisheth
Far be the evil - eye ,for both soul thou art ,and also the beloved thou art .

[6]   Turk - like ,the forelock arrange .For ,in thy fortune ,is
The liberality of a Khakan and the energy of a Chingiz Khan .

[7]   Though apparently far ,we are ,to thy recollection the goblet ,we drink
For ,in the spiritual journey ,distance of stage is none .

[8]   Not a rose - bud of ease blossomed from my Persian clay
Excellent the Tigris of Baghdad and the fragrant wine .

[9]   The lover's head that was not the dust of the Beloved's door ,
From the labour of head - revolvingness ,when is freedom his

[10]   O morning breeze the dust of the Beloved's path ,bring
That ,luminous with it ,the eye of his heart ,Hafiz may make .

[11]   Time consider plunder to that degree that thou canst
O soul the out - come of life is only this moment if thou knowesfr .

[12]   The desire - giving of the sphere hath life in barter ,
Strive that ,from fortune ,the justice of ease thou mayst take .

[13]   The counsel of lovers ,hear and out from the door of joy come
For all this is not worth the occupation of a transitory world .

[14]   Before the zahid ,boast not of profligacy .For one cannot utter
To the physician ,not the confidant ,the state of a hidden pain .

[15]   Gardener when hence I pass ,be it unlawful to thee ,
If ,in my place ,a cypress other than the beloved thou plant

[16]   The jar - shatterer knoweth not this value that to the sufi ,
Is a household chattel like a pomegranate ruby .

[17]   Thou goest and ,the people's blood ,thy eye - lashes shed
O soul fiercely impetuously thou goest fear is ,behind ,thou wilt remaim .

[18]   O sweet mouth with the prayer of the night - risers ,strive not
In the shelter of the one ineffable name of God is the seal having the quality of a Sulaiman .

[19]   Aside from the glance of Thy eye ,my heart ,I kept .But ,
Thy eyebrow ,bow - possessor ,taketh the heart by its forehead .

[20]   O brothers compassion .Went my precious Yusuf ,
For grief for whom ,wonderful in wretchedness I beheld thestate of the old man Y'akub of Kin'an .

[21]   The wine's delight will slay the penitent zahid
O sage do not a deed ,that bringeth penitence .

[22]   One day ,by my door ,enter ,so that ,with joy ,the hand I may clap ;
Saying : Verily ,joined to me is luminosity as a guest .

[23]   With kindness ,tranquillise Hafiz's heart ,
O Thou ,whose beauteous tress - coil is the assembly - place perfection of dispersion

[24]   O idol ,stony of heart if of me careless thou be ,
My own state ,I will utter before Asaf the second .

[25]   O true Beloved Thy well - wisher ,I am ,and this I know that Thou knowest
For ,both the un - seen ,Thou seest ; and also the un - written by fate Thou readest .

[26]   In the adoration of Adam ,the angel made resolve of thy ground - kiss ,
For ,in Thy beauty ,something he found more than the way ,. human .

[27]   Thy tress's curl is now ,in God's name ,the collectedness of hearts
Be safety thine ,from that breeze that exciteth dispersion

[28]   From fortune ,I have the hope that his girdle I may loose
O sky for God's sake ,for me loose the knot frown from the forehead .

[29]   O true Beloved dishevel Thy tress and ,to sport and to dancing ,bring the Sufi people of the world
That ,from every patch of his ragged garment ,thousands of idols of hypocrisy Thou mayst scatter .

[30]   The lamp - kindler of our eye is the breeze of the tress of lovely ones
Lord to this gathering smoo .th state of the tress be not grief for the breeze of dispersion

[31]   Of the mystery of the lover and of the Beloved ,what gaineth the reproacher
The non - seeing eye especially seeth not a secret mystery .

[32]   To be vexed with fellow way - farers ,is not the action of a work - knower
The difficulty of the stage ,endure in memory of a time of ease .

[33]   Alas that pleasure of night - sitting up that passed swiftly like the morning breeze
O heart the value of union ,thou knowest ,only when behind in separation thou remainest .

[34]   The solving of the work of desirous ones is in that heart - binding eye - brow
For God's sake ,a moment with towards us unloose the knot frown from thy forehead .

[35]   Hafiz thee ,the fancy of the yoke of His tress fascinates
See ,so that the ring of impossible fortune ,thou shake not .

[36]   People spake ,saying In beauty a second Yusuf thou art
When ,well ,I looked ,verily better than that I had heard thou art .

[37]   Sweeter than that which ,with sweet smile ,they say thou art ,
Khusrau of the lovely ones for ,the Shirin of the age ,thou art .

[38]   To the folded rose - bud ,thy mouth ,one cannot compare
Never is the rose - bud with this narrow - mouthness .

[39]   If ,on account of thy stature and gait ,the moving cypress remained behind in its place ,
Move thou .For thou hast surpassed the moving cypress in movingness .

[40]   A hundred times Thou saidest : From this mouth ,thy desire I give
Like the noble ten - tongued lily ,why art Thou all a tongue

[41]   Thou saidest Thy desire ,I will give thy life ,I wilt take
I fear my desire ,Thou givest not and my life Thou wilt take .

[42]   Through the shield of my life ,Thy sick ,languishing eye causeth to pass the poplar arrow
The eye sick ,who hath seen with so strong a bow

[43]   O true Beloved like the worthless tear from the eye of man ,him Thou easiest ,
Him ,whom a moment ,away from Thy sight ,Thou drivest .

[44]   Away from before Thyself ,Thy own grief - stricken Hafiz ,drive not
For ,through love for Thy face ,he gave sacrificed heart ,faith ,and youth .

[45]   In the path of love to Thee ,like the pen ,a foot out of his head Hafiz made ,
It ,one moment ,like a letter out of kindness ,why readest Thou not

[46]   Breeze of the morning of happiness for that trace that thou knowest ,
To a certain one's street ,pass at that time that thou knowest .

[47]   The footman of the chamber of mystery ,thou art and on the head of the Path ,is my eye
By manliness ,hot by order ,urge in that way ,that thou knowest .

[48]   Say : From my hand passed my feeble soul .For God's sake ,
From Thy ruby lip soul - refreshing ,give that that Thou knowest .

[49]   O true Beloved these few words I wrote ,in such a way that the stranger hath not known
Them by way of kindness ,do Thou also read in such a way that Thou knowest .

[50]   On Thy girdle ,gold - woven ,hope how may I not establish
O idol in that waist ,is a subtlety that Thou knowest .

[51]   With us ,the image of Thy slaying sword is the tale of the thirsty one and of water whereto he desireth to reach
Thy own captive ,Thou seizest .Slay in such a way that Thou knowest .

[52]   Hafiz in this matter ,one are Turki and Tazi Arabian
Love's tale ,relate in every tongue language that thou knowest .

[53]   Two friends holy travellers good of understanding ,and of old wine a quantity ,two mans ,'
A little leisure ,and a book ,and a sward - corner .

[54]   For this ,and the next ,world I give not this state
Though ,of carpers momently ,fall upon me

[55]   Every one who ,for the world's treasure ,gave the treasure of contentment ,
Sold ,the precious Yusuf of Egypt for a very paltry sum .

[56]   Come ; for not less becometh the amplitude of this workshop the world
By the austerity of one like thee or ,by the profligacy of one like me .