[1]  Love's pain ,I have endured to such a degree - that ask not
Separation's poison ,I have tasted in such a way that ask not .

[2]   In the world I have wandered and its good and bad its heat and cold experienced and at the end of work ,
A heart - ravisher the true Beloved I have chosen so peerless that ask not .

[3]   In the desire of the dust of His door ,in that way ,
Goeth the water tears of my eye that ask not .

[4]   Last night ,from His mouth ,with my ear ,
Words ,I heard such that ask not .

[5]   Towards me ,wherefore bitest thou thy lip ,saying Speak not ,
A ruby lip ,I have bitten kissed such that ask not .

[6]   In the hut of my own beggary ,without Thee ,
Sorrows ,I have endured such that ask not .

[7]   In the path of love ,like Hafiz the stranger ,
At a stage of trouble I have arrived such that ask not .

[1]  Liebeschmerz hab' ich erlitten,Frage nicht.Trennungsgift hab' ich verkostet,Frage nicht.

[2]  Viel bin ich umher gewandert,Doch zuletztHab' ein Liebchen ich erkohren;Frage nicht.

[3]  Aus Verlangen nach dem StaubeIhres ThorsFließen meine Thränen häufig;Frage nicht.

[4]  Gestern hab' aus ihrem MundeIch gehörtIn mein Ohr ein süßes Wörtlein,Frage nicht.

[5]  Beißend in die Lippen sagst du:Rede nicht.Den Rubin der Lippen biß ich,Frage nicht.

[6]  Ohne dich hab' ich in meinemKämmerleinVielen Schmerz und Gram erlittenFrage nicht.

[7]  Wie Hafis der Fremdling bin ichEine PostAuf der Liebe Weg gekommen,Frage nicht.

[1]  O Murshid come back ; and of my straitened heart ,the soul's sincere friend be :
Of this consumed one with love the reposer of hidden mysteries be .

[2]   Of that wine which in the wine - house the stage of love ,they sell ,
Me ,two or three cups give and say '' Ramazan ,it be

[3]   O Arif ,holy traveller when to the khirka of hypocrisy thou settest fire ,
An effort ,make and of the circle of profligates outwardly bad ,inwardly good of the world ,chief be .

[4]   That true Beloved who said For thee ,looker and expecter is My heart
Say In safety ,behold I arrive expecter be .

[5]   In envy of that ruby lip ,life - giving of the true Beloved my heart became blood ,
With that very seal and mark ,the casket of love the beloved's mouth be

[6]   So that on His the true Beloved's heart through grief ,a particle of dust may not sit ,
O torrent of tears following my letter ,flowing be

[7]   Hafiz ,who maketh his desire the cup ,world - displaying the perfect murshid
To him say In sight of Asaf of Jamshid ,his exalted place be .

[1]  Komme zurück und sey des Herzens Seelenvertrauter,Sey der geheime Rath meines vertrauten Gemüths.

[2]  Von dem Weine, der in der Schenke der Liebe verkauft wirdSchenke Gläser mir ein, wenn's in der Fasten auch ist.

[3]  Weiser Gefährte, der du die Mönchenkutte verbrannt hast,Wende Mühe darauf, immer betrunken zu seyn.

[4]  Zu dem Freunde, der spricht: mein Herz hat deiner geharret,Sage: Lieber ich komm'! harre mit Sicherheit mein.

[5]  Aus Begier des Rubins ist mein Herz zu Blute geworden.Immer o Kästchen der Lieb' trage dies Zeichen an dir.

[6]  Daß dem Herzen des Freund's vom Gram anfliege kein Stäubchen.Fließet ihr Thränen dem Brief, fließet in Strömen ihm nach.

[7]  Du verlangest Hafis den Welten zeigenden Spiegel,Halte dich an den Wesir unseres anderen Dschems.

[1]  The collection of beauteousness and of gracefulness is his cheek resplendent like the moon .
But ,love is not his ,nor constancy .O God love and constancy give him .

[2]   My heart - ravisher is the beloved and is a child in sport ,one day ,
He will cruelly slay me and ,in the shara' ,no sin is his .

[3]   Verily ,best that from him ,I guard well my heart
For ,bad and good ,he hath not seen and ,of them ,no knowledge hath what he wisheth ,he doeth

[4]   From his lip like sugar ,cometh a perfume of milk betokening early childhood
Though from the glance of his black eye trickleth blood betokening ,the slayer

[5]   Active and sweet ,fourteen years of age ,an idol ,I have
Whose slave with soul is the resplendent full moon of fourteen days .

[6]   O Lord in pursuit of that rose ,newly sprung ,our heart
Went where For ,in this place some time ,it ,we have not seen .

[7]   If my beloved ,the heart - possessor ,in this way shattereth my heart army
Quickly ,for his own life - guarding ,him ,the king will take .

[8]   Thankfully ,I sacrifice my life if that peerless pearl ,
Its place of rest become the shell the socket of the eye of Hafiz .

[1]  Alles Holde vereint dies Mondenantlitz,Doch nicht Treue; o Gott! verleih' ihm Treue!

[2]  Mein Geliebter ist ein gepriesner Knabe,Schuldlos bringt er mich einstens um durch Klagen.

[3]  Besser ist's, ich verwahr' mein Herz; denn KnabenUnterscheiden das Böse nicht vom Guten.

[4]  Milch und Zuckergeschmack entströmt dem Monde,Wenn das Nicken des Augs gleich Blut vergießet.

[5]  Einen Götzen von vierzehn Jahren hab' ich,Dessen treu'ster Sklav der volle Mond ist.

[6]  Dieser Rose zu lieb entfloh mein Herz, o Gott!Lange hab' ich es nicht gesehen, wo ist es!

[7]  Weil die Heere des Freund's das Herz so schlagenWird der Kaiser dieselben hoch belohnen.

[8]  Dankbar will ich verspenden meine SeeleWenn die Perle des Aug's Hafisens ruhet.

[1]  O thou that hast the blood - price of the precious musk - pod of Chin ,the dust of the path of thine
And the sun ,cherished in the shade of the border of the cap of thine

[2]   O beloved forth beyond limit ,the narcissus carrieth her amorous glance move forth and display thy glance that the narcissus may know thy worth
O soul be a sacrifice for the glance of the dark eye of thine

[3]   My blood ,drink .For ,with beauty like this ,even any angel ,
From his heart ,it cometh not to record the sin of thine .

[4]   O beloved the cause thou art of the people's ease and the world's slumber
On that account ,the border of my eye and of my heart became the repose - place of thine .

[5]   Mine ,every night in recollection of thy effulgent face with every gleaming star is the work of weeping and wailing
In envious regret for the splendour of the moon - like effulgent face of thine .

[6]   From each other separated all are friends ,fellow - sitters
But together are I and the threshold of the empire - shelter of thine .

[7]   Hafiz favour ,desire not .For ,in the end ,
To grief's harvest ,setteth fire the smoke of the sigh of thine .

[8]   To - morrow ,the day of assembly the resurrection when is the presenting of the people ,
In the midst ,possibly ,may fall on me the kind glance of thine

[1]  Das Blutgeld für den Moschus aus Sina Ist deiner Füße Staub. Die Sonne selbst sie wurde genähret Im Schatten deines Orts.

[2]  O sieh! wie die Narzissen es treiben Mit ihren Schmeichelei'n; O zeig dich, und sie opfern die Seele Dem Nicken deines Augs.

[3]  O trinke kühn mein Blut, denn es waget Zu deiner Schönheit sich Kein Engel in die Nähe, daß selber Aufmerke deine Schuld.

[4]  Du bist die Ursach', daß hier auf Erden Die Menschen ruhig sind. Deßwegen ist mein Herz, und mein Auge Zum Wohnort dir geweiht.

[5]  Ich habe jede Nacht mit den Sternen Mein eigenes Geschäft, Aus Sehnsucht nach dem strahlenden Glanze Von deinem Mondgesicht.

[6]  Die Freunde, die vereiniget waren, Sind alle nun getrennt, Ich aber blieb als Schwelle der Zuflucht Vor deinem Glück zurück.

[7]  Hafis! verzweifle nicht an der Gnade Von deinem Gott und Herrn, Es wird des Grames Scheune verbrennen Bei deinem Seufzerrauch.

[1]  messenger of the true ones sincere lovers news of our Beloved utter :
To the bulbul ,song - singing the lover the state of the rose the Beloved utter .

[2]   Confidants lovers of the chamber of affection ,are we grief ,suffer not
To the kind friend ,mention of the Friend the Beloved make .

[3]   When those two tress - tips dashed together ,
O breeze come ,what mystery those two tress - tips had ,utter .

[4]   Every one who said The dust of the Friend's door is kuhl ,
To him say Exhibited in our eye ,this matter was this ,to another say .

[5]   The Sufi ,who prohibiteth us the tavern ,
Say In the presence of my Plr ,this matter ,utter .

[6]   If ,again ,by that door of fortune ,passing be thine ,
After the service of attendance ,and the presentation of prayer ,say ,

[7]   Though we be bad ,us ,bad regard not
Sovereign - like ,the tale of the beggar's sin utter .

[8]   To this fakir ,the letter of that great one ,read
To this beggar ,the tale of that King ,utter .

[9]   When ,from the snare of His tress ,He scattered hearts on the dust ,
To that our miserable heart what chanced ,out by way of love ,utter .

[10]   Soul - cherishing ,is the tale of the Lords of ma'rifat
In respect of it ,a mystery ask and a tale ,come and utter .

[11]   Hafiz if to His assembly thee ,the path of access they give ,
Wine ,drink and ,for God's sake ,the abandoning of hypocrisy utter .

[12]   Last night ,at my bewailngi ,the bird of the sward wept
O breeze at last knowest thou what passed say .

[1]  Bote der Gnaden, gieb Kunde vom Freunde, Singe von Rosen der Nachtigall vor.

[2]  Säume dich nicht, denn wir sind die Vertrauten, Sage dem Freunde die Rede des Freunds.

[4]  Jeder, der saget: ihr Staub ist ein Balsam, Sage dies Wörtlein vor unserem Aug'.

[5]  Sage dem Frommen, der trinken verbiethet, Dieses erkläre du uns vor dem Wirth. Wenn von der Kanne der Fromme verführt wird, Sage: schenk' ein, mit dem Glas in der Hand.

[6]  Geh'st du vorbei an der Thüre des Glückes, Sprich nach entrichtetem Gruß und Gebet: Arme und Reiche vermischet die Liebe, König der Schönheit! den Bettler sprich an!

[7]  Bin ich auch böse, so schilt mich nicht deßhalb, Fürstlich verhehle des Bettlers Vergeh'n.

[8]  Lies dem Verarmten des Mächtigen Schreiben, Sprich zu dem Bettler von Königsgewalt. Da die Geliebte die Herzen verstreut hat, Sage dem Sinn, was in Lüften geschah.

[9]  Als die zwei Spitzen der Locken sich schlugen, Ha! wie ich brannte, verkünd' es, o Wind!

[10]  Worte der Weisen sind Nahrung der Seele, Gehe und frag' und erzähle uns dann.

[11]  Kommst du, Hafis, in des Fürsten Gesellschaft, Laß die Verstellung, und trinke den Wein.

[1]  The salutation of God as long as nights recur till the judgment day
And as long as the lutes of two ,or three ,strings respond to each other or to the singer

[2]   On the valley of Arak ,and on him who is therein
On my dwelling on the bend of the hill above the sands

[3]   The prayer - utterer for travellers of the world ,I am
Constantly and perpetually ,I pray .

[4]   O God in every stage whereto he turneth his face
Him ,in Thy eternal protection ,keep .

[5]   O heart bewail not .For ,in the chain of His tress ,
The distraught state is all collectedness tranquillity

[6]   From Thy down ,a hundred other beauties increase
Be Thy life a hundred illustrious years

[7]   That thou be is necessary .If not ,easy is
The loss of capital ,of rank ,and of wealth .

[8]   Afarin be on that Painter of power ,
Who ,around the full moon ,draweth the line of a crescent a new moon

[9]   For ,at all times ,love for Thee is my rest
In every state ,remembrance of Thee is my consoler .

[10]   Till the judgment - day ,the black point of my heart
Be it not void of consuming and of distraughtness for Thee

[11]   Union with a King like Thee ,how may gain ,
I ,bad of name ,profligate ,careless

[12]   God knoweth Hafiz's intention
God's knowledge of my wants is sufficient for me without my asking

[1]  Heil über dich, so lange Die Nächt' auf Tage folgen, Heil über dich! so schall' es Dann zwey- und dreymal wieder!

[2]  Heil sey dem Thal Erack Und seiner ganzen Gegend Und allen Fahnenzelten, Die auf dem Sande stehen!

[3]  Ich bete für die Fremden Auf diesem Erdenrunde, O betet so in Chören, Und ohne aufzuhören!

[4]  O Herr! nach welcher Gegend Der Fremde sich auch wende, O halte ihn für immer In deiner ew'gen Obhut.

[5]  Mein Herz hör' auf zu weinen, Du bist in ihren Locken, Was dir verwirret scheinet, Ist in der schönsten Ordnung. Ich sterbe blos aus Sehnsucht, O hätte ich doch Kenntniß, O wann kömmt dann der Bothe Mit Kunde vom Genusse!

[6]  Die Flaumen deiner Lippen Vermehren deine Schönheit. Es daure hundert Jahre In vollem Glanz dein Leben.

[7]  Vor allem Andern bleibe Beständig in Gesundheit, Verlust von Gold und Ehren Ist immer zu ertragen.

[8]  Es sey der Allmacht Mahler Zehntausendmal gepriesen, Daß er um deinen Vollmond Den neuen Mond nachmalte.

[9]  O Freundinn! deine Liebe Ist meine einzige Ruhe, Es ist dein Angedenken, Mein einziger Vertrauter.

[10]  Es soll des Herzens Innres Bis auf die letzten Tage Von Sehnsucht und Begierde Nie leer und ledig bleiben.

[11]  Genuß! wo ist ein solcher, Wie du für mich ein Schah bist, Ich bin im bösen Rufe, Betrunken ohne Sorgen.

[12]  Um was Hafis sich sehnet, Deß ist Gott selber Zeuge, Und kennet Gott die Bitte, So lass' ich's mir genügen.

[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