[1]  If that Bold One the true Beloved of Shiraz gain our heart ,
For His dark mole ,I will give Samarkand and Bukhara both worlds

[2]   Saki give the wine of divine love remaining from the people of religion for ,in Paradise ,thou wilt not have
The bank of the water of the Ruknabad the lover's weeping eye nor the rose of the garden of Musalla the lover's heart

[3]   Alas These saucy dainty ones lovely women sweet of work ,the torment of the city ,
Take patience from the heart even as the men of Turkistan take the tray of plunder .

[4]   The beauty of the Beloved God is in no need of our imperfect love
Of lustre ,and colour ,and mole and tricked line of eyebrow what need hath the lovely face

[5]   By reason of that beauty ,daily increasing that Yusuf the absolute Existence ,the real Beloved ,God had ,I the first day knew that Love for Him would bring
Zulaikha us ,things possible forth from the screen of chastity the pure existence of God

[6]   O murshid thou to amend my work spakest ill of me and I am happy .God Most High forgive thee thou spakest well
The bitter reply suiteth the ruddy lip ,sugar - eating .

[7]   O Soul Hear the counsel of the Murshid
For ,dearer than the soul ,hold happy youths the counsel of the wise old man .

[8]   The tale of minstrel and of wine of Love utter little seek the mystery of time
For this mystery ,none solved by skill thought and knowledge and shall not solve .

[9]   Thou utteredest a ghazal ; and threadedest pearls of verse Hafiz come and sweetly sing
That ,on thy verse ,the sky may scatter in thanks the cluster of the Pleiades .

[1]  Nähme mein Herz in die Hand der schöne Knabe aus Schiras,Gäb ich fürs Maal Samarkand und Buchara.

[2]  Reiche mir Schenke den Wein, im Himmel suchst du vergebensRoknabad's Blumengestad, und Mosella's.

[3]  Wehe! die Schelmen mit schwarzem Aug und süsser GebärdeRauben dem Herz die Geduld, wie die Türken.

[4]  Unvollkommene Liebe bedarf nicht die Schönheit des Freundes,Schöne Gesichter bedürfen nicht Schminke.

[5]  Jusufs berauschende Schönheit erklärt den Zauber der Liebe,Welcher zerrissen den Flor bei Sulicha.

[6]  Böses hast du gesprochen. Verziehn! Wohl ward es gesprochenBitteres ziemet den zuckrichten Lippen.

[7]  Höre den Rath, denn wiß': ein wohlerzogener JünglingSchätzt wie die Seele die Worte der Alten.

[8]  Bleibe beym Sänger, beim Glas, erforsch nicht verborgene DingeKeiner noch hat es gelöset, wird's lösen.

[9]  Lieder hast du gesungen Hafis, und Perlen gebohret.Werth, daß Pleiaden der Himmel verstreue.

[1]  O true Beloved display Thy face and to me speak ,saying From life thy heart up take
Say Before the candle ,with soul ,the fire of the moth kindle .

[2]   At our thirsty lip ,look and from it water withhold not
To the head of thy slain one thy lover come and him ,fronVthis dust of contempt up take .

[3]   The darvish ,abandon not ,if his be not silver and gold
In grief for thee ,this crystal tear ,silver reckon and his ruddy face ,red gold take .

[4]   Twang the harp and with it be content .If aloe - wood fuel be not ,what fear
My love ,the fire my heart ,the aloe - wood fuel and my body ,the censer ,take .

[5]   Into sama' ,come off from thy head ,cast the khirka ; and dance
If not ,into the corner of solitude go and on thy head ,our khirka of hypocrisy take .

[6]   Off from thy head ,draw the wool garment of beggary and the wine of purity ,drink
Silver ,play spend money and ,with gold ,into thy embrace one of silver bosom a beloved one take .

[7]   Say ,the Friend God is my friend ,then be both worlds my enemy
Then say ,fortune becometh recreant and all the men of the surface of the land ,army taker .

[8]   O Friend the true Beloved for going away ,make no desire with us ,a moment be
On the rivulet's bank formed of my tears joy ,seek and ,in thy hand ,the cup take .

[9]   Gone from my bosom ,this fire of love and water of tears of my heart and eye ,take
My hue ,yellow with grief my lip ,dry with thirst my bosom wet with tears take .

[10]   Hafiz the banquet ,adorned make and to the admonisher ,speak ,
Saying : My assembly behold and ,the path of abandoning the pulpit take .

[1]  Sag' mir zeigend die Wang':Greife aus dem Gemüthe das Herz,Zu dem Schmetterling sag':Wirf dich statt in die Gluth in's Gemüth.

[2]  Meinem trockenen MundSey ein Tropfe von Wasser gegönnt,Zum erschlagenen MannKomm' und heb' ihn auf von dem Staub.

[3]  Flieh den Bettelnden nicht,Weil er Silber und Gold nicht besitzt;Silber weinet sein Aug'Seine Wangen sind gelb wie das Gold.

[4]  Schlag' die Laute und sing';Zag' nicht wenn es an Aloe fehlt,Lieb' ist Gluth, und das HerzDas Gewürz und das Rauchfaß der Leib.

[5]  Singe, wirf das GewandWeg und lärme mit Jubel und Tanz,Oder flieh' in ein Eck,Mit der Kutte den Kopf eingehüllt.

[6]  Zieh das Ordenskleid aus,Deinen Rebensaft zieh' dafür ein,All dein Silber verspiel',Silberbusen erkauf' für das Gold.

[7]  Günstig sey dir der Freund,Beiden Welten verfeinde dich dann,Günstig sey dir das Glück,Heere mögen dann wider dich ziehn.

[8]  Fliehe nicht so geschwind,Einen Augenblick weile mit mir,An dem Ufer des BachsNimm den Becher mit mir in die Hand.

[9]  Wärst du wirklich entflohn.O dann wäre von flammender GluthMeines Herzens und Aug'sNaß die Brust, und vertrocknet der Mund.

[10]  Bring' Gesellschaft Hafis!Muthig sage zum Prediger dann:Die Versammlung schau' anHurtig steig' von der Kanzel herab.

[1]  O breeze if by the bank of the river Araxes ,thou pass ,
Upon the dust of that valley ,a kiss express and thy breath from the perfumed dust musky make .

[2]   Salma's dwelling to whom ,momently ,from us ,a hundred salutations be ,
Full of the clamour of the camel - drivers and of the crash of the great bell ,thou seest .

[3]   The beloved's litter ,kiss then ,with soft emotion ,the request present ,
Saying O kind one from separation from thee ,I consume .Help

[4]   I who used to call the counsel of the counsellors love - forbidding the empty sound of the stringed instrument ,
Now ,since I have experienced the ear - rubbing torment of separation ,enough for me is this counsel .

[5]   Night - taking ,make pleasure without fear .For ,in love's city ,
With the chief of the patrol ,the night - prowler the holy traveller hath friendship .

[6]   O heart not the work of playing is love - playing .Play thy head life
If not ,with the chaugan of passion ,one cannot strike the ball of pure love .

[7]   To the intoxicated eye of the true Beloved ,Us own soul ,my heart with pleasure giveth
Although ,to none gave sensible ones their own will .

[8]   In sugar - land ,parrots other disciples urge their own pleasure by the aid of the perfect murshid
But ,through grief ,his wings about his head the wretched fly Hafiz beateth .

[9]   If to the nib of the friend's reed ,the name of Hafiz ascend ,
From His Majesty ,the King ,this that is supplicated is enough .

[1]  Wenn du vorbeigehst Ost am Ufer des AraxesSo küß' den Staub des Thals, durchwürze deine Seele.

[2]  Da wirst du Selma's Platz, den hundertfach ich küßteVoll vom Geschrey und Lärm der Karawanen finden.

[3]  Dort küße das Gepäck der Freundin, seufze klagend:Ich bin durch Flucht verbrannt, o helfe mir Geliebter!

[4]  Ich, dem eh guter Rath wie Lautenton verklungenMag jetzt durch Trennung klug denselben gerne hören.

[5]  Du schwärme bei der Nacht, denn in der Stadt der LiebeSind Schwärmer wohl bekannt dem Obersten der Wache.

[6]  Ganz eigen ist das Spiel der Liebe, setz den Kopf ausWenn du im Spiel verlangst den Ballen fortzuschlagen.

[7]  Mein Herz hat sich dem Aug des Freundes überlassenWiewohl Vernünftige sich Keinem überlassen.

[8]  Es schwelgt der Papagey im Zuckerfeld mit WohlbehagenDie arme Ameis schlägt aus Leid die Händ' zusammen.

[9]  Ich fleh' die Majestät des Schahes um Nichts Anders,Als daß Hafisens Nam' dem Kiel des Freundes entfließe.

[1]  Sufi a beautiful rose pluck and to the thorn the patched religious garment ,give
For pleasant tasting wine ,this thy dry austerity ,give

[2]   In the path of the harp's melody ,put aside idle talk and fraud
For wine and wine - drinking ,the rosary and the darvish mantle give .

[3]   Excessive austerity that the lovely one and the zahid purchase not ,
In the sward's ring time to spring's fragrant breeze ,give .

[4]   O chief of lovers my path ,ruby wine attacked
In the pit of the beloved's chin ,my blood give .

[5]   O Lord in the rose - season ,pardon the slave's sin
To the cypress of the bank of the stream ,this tale give .

[6]   O thou that hast travelled to the drinking place of thy desire
From this sea of desire me dusty ,a drop give .

[7]   In thanks that the form of idols thy eye beheld not ,
To us ,by the pardon and the favour of the Lord ,work give .

[8]   Saki when the khwaja drinketh the wine of the morning cup ,
Tell him To Hafiz ,night alive keeping ,the cup of gold .

[1]  Frommer komm' und pflücke Rosen,Häng' die Kutte an die Dornen,Tausch' das bittre OrdenslebenEin mit lieblich süßem Weine.

[2]  Klosterbrauch und MönchessitteLaß beim Ton der Laute fahren;Rosenkranz und Stole schenkeFür den guten Wein der Trinkern.

[3]  Schwere Tugend, die der SchenkeDer Geliebte dir nicht abkauft,Gieb im Kreis des FlurenfestesZum Geschenk den Frühlingswinden.

[4]  Der Rubin bezeichnet meinenWeg, o Herrscher der Verliebten,Schenke weg mein Blut an's GrübchenVon dem Kinne meines Freundes.

[6]  Freund, der du den Weg zum TrinkortDeines Wunsches hast gefunden,Schenke an mich Armen einenTropfen dieses Wonnemeeres.

[7]  Dankbar, weil dein Auge niemalsHat gesehen diese Götzen,Wirst du gerne mein VerliebtseynGottes Gnade überlassen.

[8]  Schenke! Wenn nun dein GebietherSeinen Morgensegen trinket,Sag' ihm: schick' den goldnen BecherAn Hafis, der Nächte wachet.

[1]  The water - bank ,and the willow - root and the poetic nature and a friend ,happy
A companion ,the sweet heart - ravisher ,and the Saki ,rose of cheek ,happy .

[2]   Ho O fortune of destiny that knoweth not the worth of time ,
To thee ,be this pleasure pleasant for a time ,thou hast happy .

[3]   To whose heart is friendship through the love of a heart - ravisher ,
Say On the fire ,put rue to dispel the evil eye for a business ,thou hast happy .

[4]   For the bride of nature ,with generosity ,I bind thought's jewel
It may be ,from time's picture ,on my hand may fall an idol happy .

[5]   Plunder ,reckon the night of the Beloved's society and do justice to happy - heartedness ,
For ,heart - kindling ,is the moon - beam and stream - bank happy .

[6]   In God's name in the cup of the Saki's eye ,is wine
That giveth intoxication with reason and bringeth about a wine - sickness ,happy

[7]   Hafiz in carelessness ,went thy life with us ,to the wine - house the stage of love and of divine knowledge come
So that the intoxicated lovely ones perfect Arifs ,and the excellent murshid will teach thee ,a work ,happy .

[1]  Bacchusufer, Stämme der Weiden, Singkraft,Freunde treu, und in der Gesellschaft lieblich,Herzgeliebte, Schenken mit RosenwangenUnd dabei lieblich.

[2]  Merke auf mein Schicksal, erkenn' der ZeitenGanzen Werth, in denen du dies genießest,Wohl bekomme dieses Vergnügen dir, dieTage sind lieblich.

[3]  Jeder, der in seinem Gemüthe eineLast der Liebe für den Geliebten traget,Werf' sie in das Feuer, damit sein HandelnFrey sey und lieblich.

[4]  Von dem Schmucke meiner Gedanken hab' ichMeiner Seele Braut ein Geschmeid' geschenket,Einstens entsteiget eine Gestalt den ZeitenGlänzend und lieblich.

[5]  Eine Beute seyen die Nachtgespräche;Fodre nun die Rechtsgebühr froher Herzen!Denn der Mondesschimmer erhellt die Herzen,Bäche sind lieblich.

[6]  Wein entglänzt und perlet im Becher vor demAug' der Schenken. Wahrlich ein Namen Gottes!Er berauschet selbst die Vernunft und macht denRebensaft lieblich.

[7]  Sorglos ward das Leben Hafis versplittert,Komm', nun komm' zur Schenke mit uns, damit duLernest dieser lieblichen Sitte, denn ihrAnstand ist lieblich.

[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