[1]  A piece of advice ,I make thee listen make no excuse
Whatever the kind admonisher saith to thee ,accept .

[2]   With those of youthful face ,the enjoyment of union take up
For ,in ambush of life ,is the deceit of the old world .

[3]   Before lovers of God the affluence of both worlds is as a barley - corn
For ,that world is of little merchandise and this world of little value .

[4]   A pleasant companion ,I desire ; and some music with an instrument
That ,to the wail of bass and of treble ,I may utter my pain .

[5]   On that ,I am intent that I drink no wine ,and commit no sin ,
If fate be concordant with my desire .If not ,I am helpless

[6]   When ,without my presence ,they Fate and Destiny made God's decree of eternity without beginning ,
If a little ,not in accordance with fate ,be from me carp not .

[7]   O Saki into my cup ,pour pure wine like the ruddy tulip ,
That ,from my mind ,depart not the picture of the idol's mole .

[8]   The ruby cup of bounty ,bring ; and the pearl of beautiful water lustrous verse
Tell the envious one The liberality of an Asaf ,behold and die

[9]   A hundred times ,with the resolve of repentance ,out of my hand the goblet ,I put :
But ,desisting from wine ,the Saki's glance maketh not .

[10]   Wine two years old the Kuran and the beloved fourteen years old
For me ,this indeed is enough ,the society of the small the two years and of the great the fourteen years

[11]   Our affrighted heart ,who hindereth
To Majnun ,escaped from chains ,give ye news .

[12]   Hafiz in this banquet - place ,utter not the tale of repentance as to wine
For ,thee ,with the arrow ,the Sakis of bow eye - brow will strike .

[13]   For the utterance of Khaju and the verse of Salman what room
For ,better than the beauteous verse of Zahir is the verse of Hafiz .

[1]  Sagt ich nicht o Herz! vor den Locken hüt' dich,Denn es werden Winde drinnen gefesselt.

[2]  Einen Rath will ich dir ertheilen, hör' michKeine Ausflucht, was dir der Freund sagt, thue.

[3]  Mache zum Gewinn den Genuß der Schönen;Denn das Schicksal lauert im Hinterhalte.

[4]  Erd' und Himmel gilt bei Verliebten wenig;Denn der Preis ist groß und die Waare winzig.

[5]  Einen Trauten wünsch' ich und eine Flöte,Daß ich beiden meine Gefühle klage.

[6]  Nimmer Wein zu trinken entschlossen bin ich,Wenn nur auch das Loos den Entschluß begünstigt

[7]  Da das Schicksal uns nicht um Rath gefragt hat,Will ich, wenn es mir nicht behagt, nicht schmälen.

[8]  Gieß' mir Moschuswein in den Becher Schenke!Daß aus meinem Innern dein Maal nicht schwinde.

[9]  Bring' des Wein's Rubin, des Sorbets Perlen,Sag' zum Neid: betrachte die Großmuth, sterbe!

[10]  Reuig setzt ich oft den Becher nieder;Doch der Schenke hört nicht auf zu schmeicheln.

[11]  Wein von zwey und Mädchen von vierzehn JahrenSind mein Umgang, Alte und Junge sprech' ich.

[12]  Wer vermag zu halten mein Herz! nun so schreyt denn:Aufgeschaut! ein Rasender ist entlaufen. Wer vergleicht meinen Gedichten Selman'sVerse? Sie besingen Soheir's Lieder.

[1]  Ruby wine love for the true Beloved drink ; and the face of those moon of forehead Arifs of God behold
Contrary to the religious order of those Abids ,and Zahids ,outward worship .pers the beauty of these the Arifs of God behold .

[2]   Beneath the gilded garment ,nooses of prayer they the Arifs and the recognisers of God have
Notwithstanding their poverty the long - handedness loftiness of spirit of these short of sleeve the Arifs poor of resource behold .

[3]   For the harvest of both worlds ,their head ,they lower not
The brain and pride of beggars ,corn - gleaners ,behold .

[4]   The frown from the eye - brow full of frown ,the Friend looseneth not
The need of people of heart ,and the grace of the dainty beloved ones ,behold

[5]   From none ,the tale of the covenant of love ,I hear :
The non - fidelity of the society of friends and of fellow - sitters behold .

[6]   The means of release from imperious lust is to become captive to love
The fore - seeing mind of the fore - seers behold .

[7]   Love's polish ,the dust of Hafiz's heart taketh .
The purity of the pure mirror of those pure of faith behold .

[1]  Sieh röthlichen Wein, Sieh Mondengesichter, Sieh jenen zum Trotz Die Schönheit von diesen.

[2]  Sie tragen ein Band, Versteckt in der Kutte, Die Aermel sind kurz, Doch lang sind die Hände.

[3]  Sie beugen den Kopf Um Himmel und Erd' nicht, Ey siehe den Stolz Der kleinlichten Bettler. Es öffnet der Freund Die trotzigen Brau'n nicht O sieh wie darum Ihn Liebende bitten.

[5]  Noch hörte ich Nichts Vom Bunde der Liebe, O schaue die Treu' Der Freunde und Trauten.

[6]  Durch Liebe geknüpft Erhalt ich die Freiheit, So sorget der Sinn Vorsichtiger Liebe.

[7]  Es reinigt den Staub Hafisen die Liebe, O schaue, wie rein Der Spiegel des Sinns ist.

[1]  The beloved said Forth ,thou wentest for the spectacle of the new crescent moon
Thine ,be shame of my crescent moon eye - brows that are more glorious go

[2]   'Tis a life time since ,of the crowd of captives of our tress ,thy heart was
Of keeping the side of thy friends ,careless be not .

[3]   For the blackness of the friend's tress ,sell not the 'itr of reason
For ,there ,they sell a thousand musk - pods of musk for half a barley - corn .

[4]   In this old sown - place this world the seed of fidelity and of love ,
At that time becometh manifest when arriveth the time of reaping .

[5]   Saki wine bring for to thee ,a mystery ,I will tell ,
Of the mystery of the old star ; and of the wandering of the new moon .

[6]   The end of every month ,the waning form of the moon giveth trace ,
Of the end of the diadem of Siyamak ,and of the abandoning of the crown of Zhu .

[7]   Hafiz the threshold of the Pir of the magians is the fortress of fidelity
To him ,read the lesson of love's tale and from him counsel hear .

[1]  Sie sprach: du giengst hinaus den neuen Mond zu schauen, Als ob er nicht von meinen Brau'n beschämet würde.

[2]  Sie sprach: dein Herz ist längst in meinem Haar gefangen, Nicht sorglos sey deßhalb, die Freunde zu bewahren.

[3]  Verkauf' nicht den Verstand um's schwarze Haar der Freundin, Ihr gelten tausend Moschusblasen nicht ein Körnlein.

[4]  Es schießt empor der Treue und der Liebe Saamen. Sobald der Duft von dem Genuß der Freundinn wehet.

[5]  O Schenke bring' den Wein, ich will dir Etwas sagen, Vom alten Glücksgestirn, vom Lauf des neuen Mondes.

[6]  Es lehrt der neue Mond am Aufgang jeden Monats Die Krone Siameks und Schews sey längst verschwunden.

[7]  Hafis! beim alten Wirth ist alter Treue Zuflucht, Lies ihn, und hör', was er von Liebe lehret.

[1]  The green expanse of sky ,I beheld and the sickle the crescent of the new moon
To me ,recollection came of my own sown - field and of the time of reaping the judgment - day

[2]   I said fortune thou hast slept and appeared hath the sun
He said Despite all this ,hopeless of the past ,be not .

[3]   If ,like the Masiha the anointed one to the sky heaven thou go pure and free of the body
To the sun ,will reach many a ray of thy splendour .

[4]   On the star ,the wandering thief of night ,rely not .For this knave
Took the crown of Kay Ka ,us and the girdle of Kay Khusrau .

[5]   Although the ear be heavy with dull to the ear - ring of gold and of ruby profitable counsel
The season of beauteousness youthfulness is passing counsel ,hear .

[6]   From thy mole ,far the evil eye For ,on the chess - board of beauty ,
It thy mole moved a pawn that ,from the moon and the sun the moles of the sky the bet won .

[7]   Tell the sky Boast not of this pomp .For ,in love ,
They sell the moon's harvest the halo for a barley - corn and the cluster of the Pleiades for two barley - corns .

[8]   The fire of hyprocrisy and deceit will consume the harvest of religion ,
Hafiz this woollen khirka ,cast away and go .

[9]   Be - ringed like the tambourine ,in this circle be
Even though beating thou suffer out from thy own circle ,go not .

[1]  Siehe die grünende Flur des Himmels, die Sichel des Mondes, Sie erinneren mich an meine Saaten und Ernten.

[2]  Auf! so sprach ich zum Glück, du schläfst, und schon leuchtet die Sonne Ob dem Vergangnen, so sprach's, verzweifle du nicht an der Zukunft.

[3]  Fahrst du von allem Irdischen rein in den Himmel, wie Jesus, Hundert Strahlen verleiht dann deine leuchtende Sonne.

[4]  Traue du nicht zu viel dem Gestirne des nächtlichen Diebes, Denn er stahl die Krone von Kaus, und von Chosrewen den Gürtel.

[5]  Wenn gleich Rubin und Gold dein Ohr als Gehänge beschweret. Höre du immer den Rath, und wisse, die Schönheit vergehet.

[6]  Weit von deinem Maal sey die Bosheit der Augen entfernet, Denn es hat an Schönheit den Mond, die Sonne bestohlen.

[7]  Sage dem Himmel: o rühme dich nicht mit solchem Getöse, Um ein Körnlein verkauft die Liebe dem Mond die Plejaden.

[8]  Siehe die Heuchlergluth wird zuletzt den Glauben verbrennen. Wirf, Hafis! das wollende Kleid weg, gehe von hinnen.

[1]  Efforts ,a thousand ,I made that ,my true Beloved ,Thou shouldst be ;
That the desire - giver of my sorrowful heart ,Thou shouldst be .

[2]   O true Beloved since the lamp of my eye ,Thou madest night alive keeper watchful
The consoler of my hopeful heart ,Thou shalt be .

[3]   When to slaves ,Khusraus of darkish beauty behave kindly ,
In the midst ,the Lord of my work thou shouldst be .

[4]   By that cornelian mouth by the way whereof ,bloody of heart ,I am ,
If complaint ,I make ,my mystery - keeper ,thou shalt be .

[5]   In that sward where idols beloved ones the hand of lovers take ,
If ,from thy hand ,this hand - taking take place ,my idol ,thou shall be .

[6]   That a moment into the hut of sorrowful lovers ,Thou shouldst come
And ,a night ,the consoling friend of my sorrowful heart ,Thou shouldst be .

[7]   My slender prey becometh the rays of the sun ,
If ,a moment ,a deer like thee ,my prey thou be .

[8]   The three kisses that of Thy two lips ,my portion Thou hast made ,
If Thou give not ,my debtor ,Thou shalt be .

[9]   In sleep of midnight ,this desire I see
In place of streaming tears ,in my embrace ,thou shalt be .

[10]   Though I am the Hafiz the guardian of the city ,not worth a barley - corn I am
Perchance ,out of thy own liberality ,my beloved ,thou shalt be .

[1]  Tausend Mühe gab ich mir, Daß du meine Freundinn seyst, Daß du nach dem Wunsch Des verstörten Herzens seyst.

[2]  Daß die Lampe meines Aug's Vor dir angezündet sey, Daß dem hoffenden Gemüth Du Gefährt' und Leiter sey'st.

[3]  Wenn ein Kaiser voller Huld Sich herabläßt zu dem Knecht, Ist es sicher, daß indeß Du mein Herr und Kaiser sey'st.

[4]  Wenn ich einen Ballen mach' Aus des Herzens Blutrubin, Will ich, daß du mir hierob Tief und treu verschwiegen sey'st.

[5]  Daß wo Schöne auf der Flur Greifen um der Freundinn Hand, (Lieget es in deiner Hand) Du mir Augenweide sey'st.

[6]  Daß du einen Augenblick Zum Betrübten Herzen kommst, Daß du nur auf eine Nacht Meines Herzens Trauter seyst.

[7]  Mager, wie ich bin, ich fang' Ganz gewiß den Sonnenhirsch, Daß den jungen Hirschen gleich Du von mir erjaget sey'st.

[8]  Wenn die Küsse, welche mir Deine Lippen schuldig sind, Du nicht zahlest, weißt du wohl, Daß du dann mein Schuldner sey'st.

[9]  Keine Mittel find' ich auf, Meinen Wunsch erfüllt zu seh'n, Daß du nur durch eine Nacht Meiner Thränen Zeuge sey'st.

[10]  Hochberühmet wie Hafis Wäg' ich nicht erst Körner ab, Daß aus eignem Antrieb du Freund und Herzgeliebter sey'st.

[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 .