[1]  O breeze with softness speak to the beautiful fawn the murshid
Saying Thou hast given to us desire for the mountain and the desert the hardship and pain of separation

[2]   The sugar - seller the murshid ,seller of the sugar of Divine knowledge whose life be long why
Maketh he no inquiry of the welfare of the parrot Hafiz ,the disciple sugar of divine knowledge devouring

[3]   O rose murshid ,beautiful as the rose perhaps the pride of beauty hath not given thee permission .
That thou makest no inquiry as to the state full of grief ,void of hypocrisy of the distraught nightingale Hafiz

[4]   By beauty of disposition ,people of vision one can captivate
Not by snare and net ,take they the wise bird .

[5]   I know not why the colour of constancy ,they have not
Those straight of stature ,dark of eye ,moon of face the prophets in the garden of the shar'

[6]   O murshid when thou sittest with the beloved Muhammad and drinkest wine the acquisition of divine bounty
Bring to mind the beloved ones ,wind - measuring astoniedand bewildered

[7]   Of defect in thy beauty ,one cannot speak save to this degree
That the way of love and of constancy belongeth not to the lovely face .

[8]   On the sky ,what if ,of Hafiz's utterances
Zuhra's singing should bring to dancing the Masiha Christ

[1]  Sage Morgenwind mit SchmeichelnJener lieblichen Gaselle,Auf die Berge, in die WüstenHat die Liebe mich getrieben.

[2]  Warum frägt der Zuckerhändler(Herr erhalte ihm das Leben)Warum frägt er nicht ums WohlseynSeines Zucker Papageyes?

[3]  Wisse Rose dir geziemt esNicht so stolz zu seyn, auf SchönheitDaß aus Stolz du nach der irrenNachtigall nicht einmal fragest.

[4]  Nur mit guter Art und WeiseWirst du den Geliebten fangen,Denn es gehen kluge VögelNicht ins Netz und in die Schlinge.

[5]  Wer belehrt mich, warum dieseDunkeln Augen, hohe FormenDiese vollen MondsgesichterMir so gar nicht hold seyn wollen!

[6]  Wenn du bey dem Liebchen sitzestWein an seiner Seite trinkest,O erinnre dich der Freunde,Die umher gleich Winden irren.

[7]  Deiner Schönheit fänd' ich wahrlichGar nichts anders auszusetzen,Als daß insgemein die SchönenNichts von Treu' und Liebe wissen. Für den Umgang mit den Freunden,Für die Gunst des Glückes dankbar,Sey auch eingedenk der Fremden,Die durch Heid' und Wüsten streifen.

[8]  Was ists Wunder wenn im Himmel,Durch Hafisens Lied gewecket,Zu dem Lautenspiele Suhre'sDer Messias Reigen tanzet?

[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]  In constancy of love for Thee ,renowned of the lovely ones I am like the candle
Night - sitter in the street of head life - players and of profligates ,I am like the candle .

[2]   Day and night ,to my eye ,grief - worshipping ,sleep cometh not
Since ,in sickness of separation from Thee ,weeping ,I am like the candle .

[3]   With the shears of grief for Thee ,severed became the thread of my patience
So ,in fire's separation from Thee ,laughing consuming I am like the candle .

[4]   If hot moving impetuous had not been the steed of my rose - hued bloody tear ,
In the world ,when would my hidden mystery love for Thee have become luminous like the candle .

[5]   In the midst of water and of fire ,even so ardent of desire for Thee is
This my heart ,poor ,feeble ,tear - raining guttering like the candle .

[6]   In separation's night ,me a letter of union ,send
If not ,in grief for Thee ,a great world I will cause to consume - like the candle .

[7]   Night is my day without Thy beauty world - adorning
With the perfection of love for Thee ,in the very essence of loss ,consuming I am ,like the candle .

[8]   From the power of grief for Thee ,soft like wax became the mountain of my patience ,
Since ,in the water and the fire of love for Thee ,melting I am like the candle .

[9]   Like the morning ,without a sight of Thee ,is left only a breath of life
O heart - ravisher Thy face ,display so that ,on Thee ,my life I may scatter in love's consuming like the candle -

[10]   O neck - extender in grandeur head - exalting make me ,one night ,by union with Thee
That ,by the sight of Thee ,luminous may become my hall like the candle

[11]   Wonderful in his head ,Hafiz caught love's fire for Thee
With the water tear of the eye ,how may 1 quench the heart's fire like the candle .

[1]  Durch Treue bin ich berühmt bei Schönen wie die Kerze,Ich sitze bei der Nacht mit Trunknen, wie die Kerze.

[2]  Bei Nacht und Tage kommt kein Schlaf in meine Augen,Ich weine, und bin krank durch Trennung, wie die Kerze.

[3]  Den Faden der Geduld zerschnitt die Scheer des Grames,Ich lach' in der Gluth der Liebe, gleich der Kerze.

[4]  Wenn blut'ge Thränen nicht dem Auge heiß entströmten,So wär' der Welt nicht kund mein Innres wie die Kerze.

[5]  Mein weinend Herz, o schau' es zwischen Gluth und Wasser,Beständig klaget es, es jammert wie die Kerze.

[6]  Den Schmetterling der Lust send' in die Nacht der Trennung,Sonst werde ich die Welt verbrennen wie die Kerze.

[7]  Mein Tag ist finster ohne deine Weltenschönheit,Doch unvollkommen ist die Liebe wie die Kerze.

[8]  Der Felsen der Geduld zerschmilzt wie Wachs vor Schmerzen,Seit deine Liebe mich zerschmelzet wie die Kerze.

[11]  Ergriffen hat Hafisen deiner Liebe Flamme,Wann löschet Wasser diesen Brand aus wie die Kerze.

[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]  O thou that ,in the tavern - street ,thy dwelling hast
The Jamshid of thy own time ,thou art ,if ,on the cup ,thy hand thou hast .

[2]   O thou that ,night and day ,with the tress and the face of the Beloved ,passest
Be opportunity thine ,so that a happy morning and evening thou mayst have .

[3]   O morning breeze at the head of thy path ,those consumed with love ,are expectant ,
Whether ,from that true Beloved many a journey made ,a message thou hast .

[4]   Thy dark mole ,fresh of head ,is a pleasant grain of pleasure .But ,
On the border of its sward face alas what a snare the tress thou hast .

[5]   From the laughing lip of the goblet ,the soul's perfume ,I perceive
O Khwaja smell if ,for that ,a perfume - place thou hast .

[6]   O true Beloved though ,at the time of fidelity ,stability constancy is not thine
Thanks ,I offer that ,against violence ,stability thou hast .

[7]   If ,from thee ,a name a stranger seek ,what a wonder it will be ,
To - day ,in this city ,thou art one ,who a great name hast .

[8]   The guardian of thy soul will be many a prayer of dawn
For ,like Hafiz ,night - rising ,a slave thou hast .

[1]  Der du in allen wüsten Häusern Dein Plätzchen hast, Du herrschest, wenn du in den Händen Ein Gläschen hast.

[2]  Du der mit Locken und mit Wangen Die Zeit zubringst, O welchen Abend, welchen Morgen Du Froher hast! Du, der zu dem Genuß im Stillen Zurück dich ziehst, Halt' theuer jegliche Minute, Die du noch hast!

[3]  Ostwind, es harren auf dem Wege Verbrannte dein, Weil du von dem gereisten Freunde Die Kunde hast.

[4]  Dein grünes Maal ist ohne Zweifel Ein Liebeskorn, Doch weh der Netze, die am Rande Gestellt du hast.

[5]  Ich rieche an dem Rand des Busens Der Seele Duft, O rieche diesen Duft, wenn anders Geruch du hast.

[6]  Wiewohl du zu der Zeit der Treue Verstand nicht hast, Dank' ich doch Gott, daß du im Zürnen Verstand noch hast.

[7]  Was ist's, wenn dich um deinen Namen Ein Fremder frägt, Du bist es, der allein den Nahmen Im Volke hast.

[8]  Es soll die Seele dir bewahren Manch Zauberwort, Dir, der zu deinem wahren Diener Hafisen 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 .