[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]  Passed have forty years and more since I expressed this boast :
Of the servants of the Pir of the Magians ,the least am I .

[2]   Ever by the felicity of the favour of the Pir ,the wine - seller ,
Empty of wine ,pure and luminous ,became not the cup of mine .

[3]   In the majesty of love ,and in the fortune of profligates ,pure - players ,
Ever the chief seat of the wine - houses was the abode' of mine .

[4]   For dreg - drinking ,bear not an ill opinion of me Hafiz
For ,with wine the khirka is stained but pure of skirt am I .

[5]   The mighty falcon of the King's hand am I .O Lord in what way ,
From my recollection ,have they taken the desire of the dwelling of mine

[6]   A great bulbul like me ,in such a sward ,pity 'tis ,
That ,with this sweet tongue verse silent like the ten - tongued lily am I .

[7]   A wonderful cherisher of the mean is the water and the air of Persia :
A fellow way - farer ,where ,that ,from this land ,my tent ,up - pluck I may

[8]   Haflz 1 beneath the guise of the khirka ,how long drinketh thou the goblet
God willing at the Khwaja's banquet ,the veil from thy work of drinking upcast will I .

[9]   The auspicious Turan King ,who ,towards me ,increased his favour
The favour of his gifts became the collar of the neck .of mine .

[1]  Vierzig Jahr, und drüber prahl' ich, Daß von jenes alten Wirthes Dienern, Ich der Kleinste bin!

[2]  Durch des alten Weinverkäufers Gnade, Ist mein reines Glas von hellem Weine Nie geworden leer.

[3]  Auf dem Pfad der Liebe und der Trunknen Reiner Hand, saß ich Armer immer Auf dem ersten Platz.

[4]  Hege nicht von mir die falsche Meinung, Daß ich trinke; Fleckig ist die Kutte, Rein der Saum.

[5]  Bin ich nicht des Kaisers Falke? Sage Weßhalb man die Liebe meines Nestes, Forttrug aus dem Sinn.

[6]  Weh! daß Nachtigallen süßer Zunge, Daß ich wie die Lilie still und schweigend, Sitzen auf der Flur.

[7]  Wunderbar! es nähret Persiens Sonne, Nur Nichtswürd'ge, rufe dem Gefährten, Weg! von hier das Zelt!

[8]  Du versteck' Hafis! im Kleide Länger nicht das Glas, ich will's entdecken, In dem Herrenkreis.

[9]  Herr ist mir Turanschah, Er der Gnäd'ge, Dank für seine Huld und seine Gnaden, Sind des Nackens Schmuck.

[1]  In the morning ,with the desire of repentance to my heart I said I seek the counsel of God ,
Spring ,repentance - shatterer ,arriveth what remedy may I make

[2]   True speech ,I utter : I cannot see that this state is very difficult
For the companions drink wine and lookiug on^ I make .

[3]   To the memory of the King's assembly ,like the rose - bud with laughing lip ,
The cup ,I take and ,through desire ,my raiment ,rent I make .

[4]   By the cup's circulation ,remedy ye my brain
If ,from the midst of the banquet of joy ,retirement I make .

[5]   Through the Friend's face ,blossomed my purpose like the rose
To the hard stone ,consignment of the enemy's head that separation recur not I make .

[6]   The tavern - beggar am I but at the time of intoxication ,behold
Against the lofty sky ,loftiness ; and against the ordering star ,order ,I make

[7]   Not mine ,is the way and usage of morsel - abstaining .For ,
The reprobation of the profligate ,the wine - drinker ,why do I make

[8]   On the throne of the rose ,I place a beauteous idol like a Sultan
With the hyacinth ,and the lily ,the glory of collar and of bracelet I make .

[9]   Through wine - drinking ,distressed became Hafiz ;
With the sound of the harp and with wine ,his mystery of distress evident I make .

[10]   Not the ka'zi ,nor the mudarris ,nor the muhtasib ,nor the fakih are we
Mine ,what profit that forbidding of the wine - drinker I should make .

[1]  Ich will, so sprach ich reuig, Nun Buße thun, Der Frühling bricht die Reue, Was ist zu thun?

[2]  Ich spreche nur die Wahrheit, Ich kann's nicht seh'n, Die Freunde sollen trinken, Ich soll's nicht thun.

[3]  Ich will auf die Gesundheit Des Schahs das Glas Ergreifen, und es lachend In Stücke thun. Wenn von des Freunds Rubinen, Ein Kuß mir wird, Will ich den Lauf des Lebens Von Neuem thun.

[4]  Heilt mein Gehirn mit Bechern, Wenn ich vielleicht In dieser Zeit der Freuden Will Buße thun.

[5]  Weil vom Gesicht die Rose Des Wunsches blüht, Will ich den Kopf des Feindes Auf Steine thun.

[6]  Ich bin der Schenke Bettler Allein im Rausch Soll mein Gebeth, der Himmel, Die Sterne thun.

[7]  Ich der auf einen Bißen, Mich nicht versteh', Soll ich wohl einen Vorwurf Den Trunknen thun.

[8]  Mein Liebchen soll erhöhen Der Rosenthron, Ich will dann mit Jasminen Den Hals umthun.

[9]  Es schmerzt Hafisen heimlich Zu trinken Wein, Wir wollen's kund mit Pfeifen Und Lauten thun.

[1]  Like the rose ,momently ,by thy fragrance ,the garment of my body ,
Rent ,I make from collar to skirt .

[2]   Thou mayst say The rose in the garden ,beheld thy body
Since like the intoxicated ,, the garment on its body ,it rent .

[3]   From the power of grief for thee ,with difficulty ,I bear life
But ,from me ,the heart easily thou tookest .

[4]   At the word of enemies watchers away from the friends lovers thou turnedest ;
With the friend ,enemy none becometh .

[5]   Thy body in the garment ,like sparkling wine in the cup :
Thy head in the chest ,like hard ,red iron in pure white silver .

[6]   O candle from thy eye ,rain tears like the cloud
For ,manifest to the people ,hath become the consuming of thy heart .

[7]   Do not ,so that ,from my breast ,the sigh liver - consuming
May ascend like smoke by way of the window .

[8]   My heart ,shatter not ; it ,under foot ,cast not ;
For in thy tress - tip ,its dwelling it hath .

[9]   Since to thy tress ,Hafiz hath bound his heart ,
In this way ,his work under foot ,cast not .

[1]  Deinem Geruche zu lieb, weil die Rose den Schleier zerreißet, Zerreiß' auch ich mein ganzes Kleid.

[2]  Auf den Fluren ersah dich die Rose, und ohne Besinnen Zerriß wie trunken sie ihr Kleid.

[3]  Schwer befrey' ich mein Herz aus der Hand der Schmerzen und Leiden, Und du befreiest so leicht dein Herz!

[4]  Ich verließ den Freund, von meinem Feinde beredet, O niemand sey den Freunden Feind.

[5]  Deinen Körper umhüllt das Gewand, wie den Nektar der Becher, Das Herz die Brust, das Gold der Stein.

[6]  Träufle, Kerze, herab! o träufle Thränen in Fluthen! Dein Herzensbrand sey allen kund!

[7]  Thue mir Nichts, sonst steigt von meinen verbrennenden Seufzern Der Rauch empor wie vom Kamin.

[8]  Brich nicht das arme Herz, und wirf es mir nicht vor die Füße, Es ist geknüpfet an dein Haar.

[9]  Da Hafis sein Herz an deine Locken geknüpft hat, So wirf es mir nicht vor den Fuß.

[1]  The skirt - trailer damsel kept moving in cloth ,gold - embroidered ,
In envy of her ,a hundred moon - of - face ,the collar of hempen cloth rent

[2]   From the heat of the fire of wine ,round about her cheek ,sweat ,
Like drops of night - dew on the rose - leaf dropped .

[3]   A pronunciation ,eloquent and sweet a stature ,tall and beautiful
A face ,gracious and heart - alluring ; the eye in a bow sweetly drawn .

[4]   Her soul refreshing ruby lip of the water of grace born
The boxtree stature sweetly moving ,in daintiness cherished .

[5]   That heart - alluring ruby lip of hers ,behold and that laughter full of ripple
That sweet moving of hers ,behold and that gait reposed .

[6]   Forth from our snare ,that mistress ,dark of eye ,hath gone
Friends what remedy may I make with this heart affrighted

[7]   Take care so far as thou canst ,injure not people of vision
No fidelity ,hath the world .O light of both eyes

[8]   On account of that heart - fascinating eye ,reproach how long shall I endure
One day ,glance ,O friend well chosen

[9]   If ,on account of Hafiz thy noble heart be grieved ,
Come back .For ,repentance ,we have made of that uttered and heard .

[10]   On account of the Khwaja's service ,many the thanks that I shall utter ,
If to my hand fall that fruit matured .

[11]   Every evil that ,in respect of us ,the enemy uttered thou heardest
O Lord the adversary's tongue be severed

[1]  Er schleppte nach die Schleppe Vom goldgestickten Hemd, Und hundert Mondgesichter Zerrissen ihr Gewand.

[2]  Der Schweiß trof auf die Wangen Von heißer Gluth des Weins, Wie auf die Rosenblätter Ein Tropfe frischen Thaus.

[3]  Voll süßer schöner Worte, Hochstämmig und gewandt, Vom lieblichen Gesichte Und anmuthsvollem Blick.

[4]  Es war aus Lebenswasser Geformt des Munds Rubin, Sein Buchs war aufgewachsen, Genährt mit Schmeichelei'n.

[5]  O schaue die Rubinen Und dieses Lächelns Reiz, Den Gang voll Huld und Anmuth, Den wohlgemeßnen Schritt.

[6]  Der Hirsch mit schwarzen Augen Entkam aus unsrem Netz, Was ist zu thun, o Freunde, Für ein zerschlagnes Herz!

[7]  Hüt' dich, bist du's im Stande, Rühr' Liebende nicht an, Die Welt hat keine Treue, O du mein Augenlicht!

[8]  Wie lang schilt mich dein Auge, Das alle trüget, aus? Wann wirst du mir dann schmeicheln, Mein auserwählter Freund?

[9]  Hat deine edle Seele Beleidiget Hafis, So komm', denn That und Worte Will herzlich ich bereun.

[10]  Ich will den Herren loben Aus schuld'ger Dankbarkeit, Wenn diese Frucht gereifet In meine Hände fällt.

[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 .