[1]  O beloved display thy face and my existence from my mind take
And the harvest of those consumed ,lovers say O wind all take .

[2]   When to the deluge of calamity ,we gave our heart and eye ,
Say : Come grief's torrent ,and up ,from its foundation ,our house take .

[3]   His tress ,like pure ambergris ,who may smell Alas
O heart raw of greed ,from thy memory this matter of smelling His tress take .

[4]   Tell the heart By thy own great fire slay quench the flame of the great fire - temple of Fars
Tell the eye : By thy great weeping lustre from the face of the mighty Tigris of Baghdad take .

[5]   Be the fortune wherein is no decline of the Fir of the Magians ,because the travelling of the rest is easy .
If another go say Go and out from thy memory for easy is this our name ,take .

[6]   In this path of divine knowledge effort not borne ,thou reachest not to place of rank
If thou seek the reward ,the service of the teacher the murshid take .

[7]   On the day of my death ,give me ,one moment ,the promise of seeing Thee
Then to the tomb me ,free and independent ,take .

[8]   Last night ,He the Beloved said With my long dark eye - lashes ,I will slay thee
O Lord from His heart ,the thought of injustice take .

[9]   Hafiz think of the delicacy of the true Beloved's heart
From His court ,go and this thy wailing and lamenting ,take .

[1]  Zeig' das Gesicht, damit ichMeines Daseyns vergesse,Streu' in den Wind die SpreuVerbrannter Herzen, trage sie fort.

[2]  Augen und Herz hab' ich derFluth des Elend's geweihet,Sage zum Strom' des Grams:Zerstör' mein Wesen, trage es fort.

[3]  Ha! wer vermag den MoschusSeiner Locken zu riechen,Diese Begier, mein Herz,Must du verbannen, trage sie fort.

[4]  Sage der Brust: entflamme denHeuchler, unseren Mobed,Sage dem Aug': verschling'Des Tygers Fluthen, trage sie fort.

[5]  Lebe der Wirth! und leicht istAlles Uebrige sonsten,Andere giebt es nochAus dem Gedächtniß, trag' mich nicht fort.

[6]  Ohne Bemüh'n wird's dir aufDiesem Weg nicht gelingen,Willst du den Lohn, gehorch'Zuerst dem Meister, trag' ihn dann fort.

[7]  Gieb mir das Wort, an meinemSterbetag mich zu besuchen,Und du befreyest michHinfort von Leiden, tragest sie fort.

[8]  Gestern noch sprach er: ich willMorden dich mit den Wimpern,Blutiger Sinn, entfleuchAus seinem Herzen, trage dich fort!

[9]  Denke Hafis! des FreundesZartes weiches Gemüthe,Geh', und entferne von ihmDie Klagetöne, trage sie fort.

[1]  Years ,the pursuit of the service of profligates I made
Until ,by wisdom's decree ,greed into prison ,I put .

[2]   Not of myself ,took I the path to the abode of the inaccessible 'Anka the true Beloved
With the bird of Sulaiman the lapwing the travelling of the stage ,I made .

[3]   O treasure of desire on my heart - wound ,thy shade cast
For ,by exceeding desire for thee ,this house the heart desolate ,I made .

[4]   I repented ,saying : The Saki's lip J will not kiss .And ,now ,
My lip ,I bite because my ear to the counsel of the foolish ,I placed .

[5]   Contrary to usage ,seek desire .As ,
From that dishevelled tress of Thine the acquisition of tranquillity which is contrary to usage I made .

[6]   Not in my hand ,nor in thine ,is the picture of abstinence and of intoxication
What the Lord of eternity without beginning said Do that ,I did .

[7]   From through the grace of eternity without beginning ,paradise ,I greedily desire
Although ,door - keeping of the wine - house ,much I did .

[8]   This that the society of Yusuf divine grace cherisheth my elderly head ,
Is the reward of that patience that ,in the sorrowful cell ,I made .

[9]   Morning - rising open - heartedness and salvation - seeking ,like Hafiz
Whatever I did ,all from the fortune of the Kuran ,I did .

[10]   If in the Divan of ghazals the assembly ,whereat songs they sing on the chief seat ,I sat ,what wonder
Years ,the service of the master of the Divan ,I made .

[11]   In the curve of the sky's prayer - arch ,no Hafiz effecteth ,
That grace that ,from the fortune of the Kuran ,I effected .

[1]  Jahre lang hab' ich den SchülerDer Betrunkenen gemacht,Endlich hab' ich die BegierdeZum Gefangenen gemacht.

[2]  Ich trat nicht allein die ReiseZu dem Nest des Anka an,Denn ich habe mit dem VogelSalomon's den Weg gemacht.

[3]  Wirf auf's wunde Herz den Schatten,Meines Wunsches höchster Schatz!Denn es hat mein Haus die LiebeGanz dem Boden gleich gemacht.

[4]  Reuig bin ich, denn ich habeNicht geküßt des Schenken Mund,Dummen lieh ich Ohren, leider!Dieses hab' ich dumm gemacht.

[5]  Such' auf ungewohnten WegenZu erreichen deinen Wunsch,Denn zerstreute Locken habenMich versammelt erst gemacht.

[6]  Trinken oder mäßig lebenStehet nicht bei mir, bei dir.Was der Ewige befohlen,Dieses habe ich gemacht.

[7]  Sieh, von seiner ew'gen GnadeHoffe ich das Paradies,Wenn ich gleich an SchenkenthürenOft den Hüter hab' gemacht.

[8]  Daß noch meinem alten KopfeJusufs süßer Mund liebkos't,Ist ein Lohn, um den in ZellenIch mich hab' verdient gemacht.

[9]  Stehe auf am frühen Morgen,Suche, wie Hafis, dein Heil,Durch den Koran hab' ich allesWas mir je gelang, gemacht

[10]  Sitz ich im Diwan der LiebeOben an, so staune nicht.Jahre lang hab' ich den DienerVon des Diwans Herrn gemacht.

[1]  From us ,wherefore seeketh thou peace ,when ,to the intoxicated ,an invitation we uttered
At the revolution of thy intoxicated eye ,farewell to safety we uttered .

[2]   Open me the door of the wine - house of love and drink wine that divine mysteries may be revealed to thee for ,from the monastery ,naught is revealed
If thine be belief of my word if not ,this was the speech ,we uttered .

[3]   O Saki by thy eye ,ruined intoxicated I have fallen .But ,
A calamity that cometh from the friend ,to it ,a thousand welcomes we uttered .

[4]   If me thou forgive not ,thou wilt at last suffer regret ,
In thy heart ,keep this matter ,where a complaint in thy service we uttered

[5]   We said Thy stature is the lofty box - tree much shame it bringeth to fruit
To the box - tree this similarity why made we and this calumny why is it that we uttered

[6]   Like a bloody musk - pod ,blood became my liver and for me was fit not less than this ,
Its requital because ,in comparison with His glorious ,beperfumed tress the word of the mean musk of Chin by mistake ,we uttered .

[7]   O Hafiz fire through grief of separation thou hast become but ,with the true Beloved ,it took no effect
From infidelity to the covenant of the rose ,thou mayst say the tale to the wind we uttered .

[1]  Was suchest du bei uns das Heil? Bewillkommt haben wir die Trunkenen, Wir haben zur Narzißenzeit Zu deinem Heil Gebete hergesagt.

[2]  Ich steh' am Schenkenthor, mach auf! Das Kloster hat uns wahrlich nichts genützt. Glaub' oder nicht, dies ist das Wort, Das wir so oft dir haben vorgesagt.

[3]  Es hat o Schenke! mich dein Aug' Zerstört, ich bin verwüstet und dahin! Dem Unglück, das vom Freunde kam, Hab' ich mit Lust Willkommen hergesagt.

[4]  Wenn du dich meiner nicht erbarmst, So wirst du einst bereuen deine That, Bewahre stets in dem Gemüth, Was deinem Dienst zu Liebe ich gesagt.

[5]  Ich sprach ein Buchsbaum ist dein Wuchs, Deß schämte sich vor mir der traute Freund, Er sprach: Was soll denn der Vergleich, Welch' eine Kinderey hast du gesagt.

[6]  Mein ganzes Herz ist voll von Blut, Wie Blasen, die der reine Moschus füllt, Und dies ist Strafe, wohl verdient, Weil ich von krummen Locken hab' gesagt.

[7]  Hafis du wurdest zwar zur Gluth, Jedoch ergreift sie deine Freundinn nicht, Ich habe von der Rose Thun, Dem Ostwind die Geschichte hergesagt.

[1]  Permit us to pass by the highway of the tavern
For ,for a draught ,in need of this tavern - door ,we are all .

[2]   On the first day of eternity without beginning when ,of profligacy and of love ,we boasted ,
Its condition was that ,no path save the Path of this way of love we tread .

[3]   The place this world where the masnad of Sulaiman goeth to the wind of destruction
Pleasant ,it is not if we suffer grief .Best ,that we drink wine .

[4]   Let us see ,it may be that ,in his girdle ,one's hand one can fix
Seated in the heart's blood ,like the red ruby ,are we .

[5]   Admonisher to us make not the counsel of the distraught .For we ,
With possessing the glorious dust of the Friend's street ,look not at Paradise .

[6]   Since by sama' the Sufis are in the mystic state of the dance ,
We also by the sorcery of love - play a hand uplift in rapture

[7]   From thy draught sprinkling earth gained the rank of the mighty ruby
Before Thee ,less than the dust are we helpless lovers because ,to us Thou inclinest not

[8]   Hafiz when there is no path to the turret of the palace of union ,
Our head ,with the dust of the threshold of this door ,let us take .

[1]  Laßt uns vorbeigehn, an der Schenke Thür, Denn wir bedürfen all' ein wenig Rest von Wein.

[3]  Wo man Dschemschid's und Salomon's gedenkt. Dort seyd nicht traurig, dorten trinket Wein.

[4]  Um an den Freund zu legen meine Hand, Bin ich in Blut getaucht wie der Rubin.

[5]  O Prediger ermahne Trunkne nicht. Der Staub des Freund's ist uns den Himmel werth.

[7]  Dein Hefen macht aus bloßem Staub Rubin. Weh! daß du mich verachtest wie den Staub?

[8]  Hafis! kein Weg führt zum Pallast der Lust, Wohlan begnüge dich mit Schwellenstaub.

[1]  O Beloved Thou whose purpose in the world whatever it be ,Thou hast ;
Of the state of the feeble and of the powerless ,what grief is it that Thou hast

[2]   From Thy slave ,life and heart ,demand the soul ,take
For over the free ,the current order Thou hast .

[3]   No waist ,hast Thou and momently I wonder how ,
In the midst of the assembly of lovely ones ,thou displayest exaltation .

[4]   Fit ,is no picture for the whiteness of Thy face because ,
From the musky dark line of down blackness ,upon the ruddy arghavan the ruddy cheek Thou hast .

[5]   O graceful one ever drink wine ,for light of soul thou art
Especially ,at this moment ,when the heavy head through wine thou hast .

[6]   More than this ,against my heart ,make neither reproach ,nor violence
Do whatever thou canst ,when room occasion for it ,- thou hast .

[7]   If ,in thy power ,be a hundred thousand arrows of violence ,
Them with the intention of taking the life of me ,shattered ,thou hast .

[8]   The tyranny of the watchers ,ever endure ; happy of heart ,be ;
For 'tis easy ,if the kind Beloved thou hast .

[9]   If ,one moment ,to thy hand ,union with the Friend reacheth ,
Go do thy work For ,whatever desire is in the world ,thou hast .

[10]   Hafiz when ,in the border of this garden ,thou takest the rose ,
Of the weeping and the lamenting of the gardener ,what grief hast thou

[1]  Du, welche was hienieden Du immer wünschest, hast, Ich weiß nicht, welchen Schmerzen Du ob uns Armen hast.

[2]  Begehr' das Glas, und raube Das Herz dem Sklaven weg, Weil Freye zu beherrschen Du keinen Anstand hast.

[3]  Du kennest keine Mitte, Daher verwundr' ich mich, Wie in der Schönen Mitte Du stets das Mittel hast.

[4]  Es ist der Wangen Weiße, Gemalt nach den Huris, Indeß du schwarze Zeilen Auf Purpurblättern hast.

[5]  O trinke Wein, es gehet Dir alles leicht von Hand, Zumal im Augenblicke, Wo du den Schwindel hast.

[6]  Hör' auf, mich auszuschelten, Doch tränke stets mein Herz, Thu' was dir nur beliebet, Weil du die Vollmacht hast.

[7]  Lanzetten hunderttausend Gebrauch nach deiner Lust, Wenn ob dem Blut des Kranken Du einen Zweifel hast.

[8]  Vergiß die Nebenbuhler, Sey heitern frohen Muths, Denn leicht sind alle Dinge, Wenn einen Freund du hast.

[9]  Wenn du zu dem Genusse Des Freundes einst gelangst, So weiß'st du, daß du alles, Was du nur wünschest, hast.

[10]  Hafis, nimm Ros' und Becher, Nimm um die Mitte sie, Weil auf des Gärtners Launen, Du nicht zu schauen hast.

[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 .