[1]  Last night ,me ,from power took and ruined the languishing sickness of Thy eye ;
But ,from the bounty of Thy lip ,the form of new life ,I established .

[2]   Not of to - day ,is my love for Thy musky tress
Long time 'tis ,since that with this cup ,like the new moon ,intoxicated I was .

[3]   From my own constancy ,happily came this subtlety : With violence ,
At the head of Thy street ,down from the foot of search ,I sate not .

[4]   From me ,wine - house - sitter ,ease expect not
For ,since I was of the service of profligates ,boasted have I .

[5]   In love's path ,from that quarter of effacement ,are a hundred dangers
Take care thou sayest not that ,when to an end in effacement hath come my life ,from these calamities I have escaped Nay before the heart ,after death ,are a hundred thoughts of danger

[6]   After this ,of the arrow of torment of the envious ,mine what care ,
When ,to my Beloved of bow - eyebrow ,joined I am

[7]   Lawful to me ,is the kiss on the casket of Thy cornelian lip
For ,despite Thy tyranny and oppression ,love and fidelity ,I shattered not .

[8]   My heart ,a warrior - idol plundered and departed
Pity ,if the grace of the king the murshid take not my hand and justice give me

[9]   To the lofty sky ,had ascended the grandeur of Hafiz's knowledge
Me ,grieving for Thy lofty box - tree the true Beloved's stature made low .

[1]  Gestern hat mir dein schmachtendes Auge die Seele geraubet,Doch der Lippen Reiz gab sie mir wieder zurück.

[2]  Nicht seit heute bin ich in den Moschus des Bartes verliebet,Lange berauschte ich schon mich aus des Nuemonds Pokal.

[3]  Meiner Festigkeit kömmt ein einziger Umstand zu Guten,Daß ich nie in dem Gau hinter dem Fuße herlief.

[4]  O erwarte kein Heil, von mir, der die Schenken besuchet,Denn seitdem ich bin, dien' ich den Trunkenen stets.

[5]  Tausend Gefahren des Untergangs hat die Straße der Liebe,Glaube nicht, daß der Tod dich schon von allen befreyt.

[6]  Ha! was kümmern mich wohl die Bogen und Pfeile der Neider,Da mich der Hochaltar meines Geliebten empfängt.

[8]  Mit der geplünderten Brust ist der Krieger von hinnen gegangen,Weh! o wehe mir, wenn sich der Schah nicht erbarmt!

[9]  In den Himmel erhöht die Wissenschaft zwar Hafisen,Aber die Liebe zu dir hat ihn erniedrigt zu Staub.

[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]  The Shah of those box - tree of stature ,Khusrau of those sweet of mouth ,
Who ,with His eye - lash ,the centre of an army all rank - shatterers ,shattereth ,

[2]   Passed intoxicated and ,on me ,the darvfsh ,a glance cast
And said 0 eye and lamp of those all sweet of speech

[3]   Void of silver and of gold ,thy purse how long will be
My slave ,be and ,of those all silver of body ,the fruit enjoy

[4]   Not less than an atom a mote art thou low ,be not love ,practise
So that ,to the sun's chamber of privacy ,whirling ,thou mayst reach

[5]   On the world ,rely not in that goblet ,wine thou hast
The pleasure of those Venus of forehead ,and tender of body enjoy .

[6]   Our Pir ,the wine - measurer whose soul be happy
Said : The society of covenant - breakers ,shun .

[7]   Into the hand ,the Friend's skirt bring ; from the enemy break away
The man oi God ,be by Ahriman ,safely pass .

[8]   In the morning ,in the parterre of the red streaked tulips ,to the breeze ,I spake ,
Saying Martyrs for whom are these ,all of bloody shrouds

[9]   He the breeze said Not informed of this mystery are we ,I and thou ,
The tale of the ruby wine ,and of those silver of chin ,mention .

[1]  Der Schah der Schlankgewachs'nen, Der Herr Süßmundichter, Der mit den Wimpern alle Herzen schlaget,

[2]  Vorüber gieng er trunken, Warf einen Blick auf mich, Und sprach: du Aug' und Lampe Süßberedter.

[3]  Wie lang von Gold und Silber Bleibt noch dein Beutel leer? Sey du mein Sklav und laß die Silbergötzen;

[4]  Gering wie Sonnenstäubchen, Verlier' nicht Lieb' und Lust, Daß zu der Sonne auf du kreisend steigest.

[5]  Die Welt ist keine Stütze, Du hast ein Glas voll Wein. O bring's schönstirnichten und zarten Schönen.

[6]  Es sprach's der alte Trinker. (Dafür ergeh's ihm wohl.) Er sprach: o hütet euch vor Bundesbrechern.

[7]  Ergreif' den Saum des Freunds, Sey unbesorgt um Feinde, Sey Gottes Mann und fürchte nicht den Teufel.

[8]  Ich sprach zum Wind des Ostens: Auf tulpenreicher Flur, Von welchem Märtyrer sind die blut'gen Leichentücher.

[9]  Er sprach: Hafis uns beiden Hat man es nicht vertraut; Erzähl' vom Weinrubin, vom Silberkinne.

[1]  O Saki of that pure wine of love for God whereby matured becometh every immature one ,
Although it is the month of Ramazan so that I may escape - from this immatureness and to matureness ,attain bring a great cup .

[2]   Passed days ,since the hand of me miserable clasped not ,
The leg of one box - tree of stature the arm of one silver of limb .

[3]   O heart though the fast of Ramazan be the dear guest ,
Regard its society a gift ; its going a favour .

[4]   Now in the Ramazan to the cloister - door fleeth not the wise bird ,
For ,at every assembly of exhortation ,is placed a snare .

[5]   No complaint ,do I make of the zahids ,ill of nature .The way is this
That ,when a bright morning dawneth ,in its pursuit falleth a dark evening .

[6]   When ,to the spectacle of the sward ,my Friend movetb ,
O footman of the breeze from me to him ,convey a message .

[7]   A companion ,who night and day drinketh pure wine ,where
Is it that he maketh recollection of a dreg - drinker

[8]   O Hafiz if the justice of the heart ,thee the Asaf of the age give not ,
With difficulty ,thou bringest to hand thy desire through a great selfishness .

[1]  Wir sind zwar in der Fasten, Doch gieb mir nur ein Glas, Von jenem Wein der Liebe, Der Rohes kocht.

[2]  Viel Tage schon verflossen, Seit daß ich nicht Ergriff des Buchses Schenkel, Der Schönen Wuchs.

[3]  Mein Herz! es ist die Fasten, Ein hoher Gast, Wohl, wenn sie bleibt, doch besser, Wenn sie sich hebt.

[4]  Ein schlauer Vogel fliegt nicht Zur Kloster-Thür', Die Prediger sie stellen Jetzt Netze auf.

[5]  Ich klag' nicht über Klausner, So ist's ihr Brauch, Denn auf den Morgen folget Der Abend auch.

[6]  Geht, um die Flur zu sehen, Hinaus mein Freund, So bring' ihm von mir Kunde, O Morgenwind!

[7]  Sag' ihm, ein Mensch, der trinket Bei Tag und Nacht, Kann er sich wohl erinnern Auf Andrer Gram?

[8]  Hafis! wenn dir der Richter Nicht Recht erweis't, So kömmst mit deinem Dünkel Du schwer zum Ziel.

[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 .

[57]   On the day of events of death with cheering wine ,'tis necessary to tell one's grief
For ,on none ,is reliance at a time like this .

[58]   Happy of heart ,in a corner sit and behold
That none keepeth in mind so strange a calamity .

[59]   In the hand of the mean the watcher I keep seeing my idol the beloved
Thus ,the vengeful sky recognised the right of service of one like me .

[60]   In the mirror of the Picture - establisher God the hidden form ,behold
If ,for thee out of the country of contentment ,desire maketh a native land .

[61]   O heart strive thou for patience .For God delivereth not
A seal - ring so precious as patience to the hand of an evil one .

[62]   From the fierce wind of vicissitude ,one cannot see ,
That ,in this sward ,hath been even a red rose ,or a wild white rose .

[63]   From this simum blast of lust that ,by the garden - borders ,passed ,
Wonder that from the heart of love's lust the colour of a rose remaineth ,or the perfume of a jessamine .

[64]   I have heard that ,for dogs ,thou appointest a collar
On Hafiz's neck ,why placest thou not a rope

[65]   Hafiz in this calamity ,ruined became time's temper
Where is the thought of a physician or the judgment of a Barhaman