[1]  O true Beloved by the door enter ; and our chamber luminous > make
The air of the assembly of souls perfumed make .

[2]   If a Faklh advise saying Love practise not ,
Him ,the cup of the wine of unity give say : Thy brain ,fresh make .

[3]   O true Beloved to the eye and the eye - brow of the illusory beloved ,heart and soul ,I have entrusted
Come ,come and with the glance of blessing viewing of the arch the eye - brow and of the spectacle - place the eye make .

[4]   Light scattereth not the star of the dark night of separation the illusory be - loved
To the palace - roof the existence of Hafiz come and the lamp of the moon the beauty of the true Beloved uplifted^ make .

[5]   To the treasurer of Jannat ,speak ,saying : The dust of this assembly ,
As a present to Firdaus take and it the aloe - fuel of the censer make .

[6]   From this one associated with me the wife and the khirka much in strait I am
With a glance Sufi - slaying ,me Kalandar make .

[7]   Since beneath Thy hand are the lovely ones the flowers of the sward ,
At the jessamine ,the glance and towards the cone - tree ,grace make .

[8]   O Saki Murshid excess of many a tale ,the spirit maketh
From the hand ,thy own work the explanation of truths to holy travellers give not ; wine the delight that surgeth in the traveller's heart into the cup put .

[9]   The splendour - rays of beauty of illusory love the veil of the eye of understanding ,became
Come the sun's pavilion the elemental body effulgent make .

[10]   Not our limit ,is desire for the cash of union with Thee
With that ruby lip like sugar ,me a kiss give .

[11]   The lip of the cup ,kiss subtleties of divine knowledge ,acquire then to the intoxicated holy travellers give
With this subtlety ,wisdom's train ,beperfumed make .

[12]   After the service of pleasure and of love ,of those moon of face ,
Of deeds that thou doest ,the verse of Hafiz exalted make .

[1]  Herein zur Thür! Erleuchte nächtliches Dunkel, Durchwürz' die Luft Des Kreises geistiger Männer.

[2]  Räth dir der Mönch Nicht Liebesspiele zu spielen, Reich' ihm das Glas, Befeucht' damit sein Gehirne. Mit deiner Huld, Mit deiner lieblichen Tugend Heb' wie die Kerz' Empor das Haupt in Gesellschaft.

[3]  Dem Geist das Herz Empfehl' ich Augen und Brauen, O komm', o komm', Und schaue die Aussicht, den Bogen.

[4]  Der Stern der Nacht Der Trennung sendet nicht Strahlen. Steig' auf das Dach, Zünd' an die Leuchte des Mondes.

[5]  Bring' einen Staub Von uns edenisches Lüftchen Ins Paradies Und würz' die Düfte desselben.

[6]  Die Kutte setzt Mich in nicht kleine Verwirrung. Mach' mich zum Mönch Mit einem schmeichelnden Blicke.

[7]  Es weichen dir An Reiz die Schönen der Fluren, Drum sprich mit Huld, Jasminen, Pinien an.

[8]  Der Schenke spricht Viel überflüssige Dinge, Dich kümmr' es nicht, Du füll' den Becher mit Wein an.

[9]  Der Schönheit Schein, Verhüllt das Licht des Verstandes, O komm'! erleucht' Damit die Fackel der Sonne.

[10]  Uns ziemt es nicht, Nach dem Genusse zu geizen, Du weise uns An zuckersüße Rubinen.

[11]  Du küß das Glas Und giebs den Trunkenen über, Mit diesem Wort Durchwürz' den Duft des Verstandes.

[12]  Nachdem du viel Mit Mondgesichtern geliebelt, Präg' deinem Sinn Hafisens Lieder mit Fleiß ein.

[1]  O light of my eye the holy traveller a matter there is ,hear
Since thy cup of love for God is full cause others to drink ; and thyself drink .

[2]   In love's path ,Ahriman's temptations are many
Sense keep and to Surush's message the ear of the heart put .

[3]   Ruined became subsistence remaineth not the means of joy
O harp the wail of grief draw out O drum exult .

[4]   Thee ,intoxication's delight ,the rosary and the khirka men of outward forms hypocrites give not
In this matter ,of the wine - seller the murshid ,perfect and excellent blessing demand .

[5]   With experience ,old men utter words to thee ,I said
Ho O son that old thou mayst become ,counsel hear .

[6]   On the sensible one the philosopher and the man of reason the chain ,love's hand placeth not
Thou wishest to draw through thy hand the tress of the Friend ,sense abandon .

[7]   In respect to life and property ,for friends lovers of God need is none
A hundred lives ,the ransom for the true Beloved make counsel hear .

[8]   O Saki perfect murshid void of pure wine ,be not thy cup
On me ,dreg - drinker ,an eye glance of favour make .

[9]   When ,in the gold scattering kaba ,thou ,intoxicated ,passest ,
To Hafiz ,wool - wearer ,Safi one kiss ,present .

[1]  The door threshold of the magians' house was swept and water - sprinkled
At the door the Pir sat ,and to old and to young ,salutation gave .

[2]   In his service ,the cup - lifters topers all loin - girt
But ,with the cap - crown ,the canopy above the cloud was fixed .

[3]   The splendour of the cup and the goblet holy travellers ,possessed of excellence concealed the light of the moon the qualities of the young magians ,Sakis of the tavern
The path of the young magians to the sun the splendour of the glory of unity the cheeks of the holy travellers ,possessed of excellence ,joined with the qualities of God waylaid .

[4]   In that chamber of privacy ,notwithstanding all her graces ,the bride of fortune
Placed indigo and ,on the tress of dark ,fragrant musk ,musk shed .

[5]   The angel of mercy the perfect murshid took the cup of delight ma'rifat
And from the dregs ,on the face of Hur and of Pari seekers of God rose - water ,dashed .

[6]   From the grace and the strife in state of restlessness of the Sakis the seekers possessed of excellence sweet of work ,
Sugar broke asunder ; its petals the lily shed its cords the harp snapped .

[7]   To the bride of fortune salutation ,I made and ,with laughing face ,she spake
Saying O sufferer of wine - sickness ,poor ,wine stricken

[8]   Who doeth this that thou ,with weak judgment and reason ,hast done
From the treasure wine - house ,thou hast gone and thy tent on the waste hast pitched .

[9]   Thee ,union with wakeful fortune ,I fear that they fate and destiny will not give ;
For thou art asleep in the embrace of fortune ,sleep stricken/'

[10]   Hafiz to the wine - house ,come that to thee ,I may present
Of those whose prayers are answered a hundred ranks arrayed

[11]   The sky is the led - horse leader of king Nasratu - d - Din
Come ; his hand in his stirrup ,behold the angel hath fixed .

[12]   For the sake of gaining honour ,wisdom ,that is inspired of the Hidden ,
From the vault of the ninth heaven ,a hundred kisses on his majesty cast .

[1]  Die Schenke war gekehrt und rein gewaschen, Er setzte sich mit Alt und Jung dort nieder.

[2]  Die Trinker standen all zum Dienst bereitet, Doch ohne Haube flog er hoch in Himmel.

[3]  Der Mond wird von des Bechers Glanz verdunkelt, Die Sonnenstraße war des Knaben Wange.

[4]  In diesem Winkel hat die Braut des Glückes Die Brauen und das Haar sich schwarz geschmücket.

[5]  Ein Engel übergoß Huris, Perien Mit Wollustnecktar statt mit Rosenwasser.

[6]  Die Buhlerinn der süßen Schenken haben Zerstört den Kreis, verstreuet die Jasminen.

[7]  Ich grüßte ihn und lächelnd gab er Antwort: Du ohne Geld und Gut, der dich berauschest,

[8]  Wer hat so was wie du gethan? Aus Schwäche, Vom Hause fern das Zelt zu Grund zu richten.

[9]  Ich fürcht', es wird das wache Glück dich fliehen, Weil du das schlafbefleckte hast umarmet.

[10]  In's Weinhaus komm' Hafis, ich will dir zeigen Zehntausend Reihen von erhörten Wünschen.

[11]  Der Himmel führt des Schahs Paradepferde, Die Engel legen Hand an seinen Bügel.

[12]  Sieh die Vernunft, die das Verborgne kennet, Sie wirft dir Küsse zu vom Himmelsdache.

[1]  To the adversary ,utter not the mysteries of love and of intoxication ,
So that ,without knowledge of love in pain of self - worshipping ,he may die .

[2]   O Zahid the lover of the true Beloved be if not ,one day ,the world's work endeth
And from the workshop of existence the world the picture of thy purpose unread unattained ,thou shall die

[5]   Veiled in the corner of safety ,how can one be ,
As long as ,to me ,the mysteries of intoxication thy narcissus eye uttereth

[6]   At the threshold where humbleness is greatness of the true Beloved ,of the lofty sky loftiness of rank think not
God foroid that ,from the summit of loftiness to the dust of lowliness ,thou shouldest fall

[7]   Although the thorn diminisheth life ,pardon for it the rose seeketh ,
By the side of intoxication's delight ,easy is the bitterness of wine .

[8]   Sufi the cup ,drink Hafiz the great flagon prepare
O ye short of sleeve ,how long practise ye long - handedness

[1]  Saget nicht dem Nebenbuhler Rausch und Liebegeheimniß, Sonsten geht voll Eigendünkel Ohne Kund' er zu Grunde.

[2]  Sey verliebt, es werden Welten Einstens gehen zu Grunde, Kommt der Tod, gehst du hinnen Aus dem Hause des Daseyns.

[3]  Mein Götze sprach noch gestern schön Bet Götzen mit den Heiden an.

[4]  O Herr! mich brach entzwei dein Haar, Wie lange raubt der Schwarze noch?

[5]  Wie ist Sicherheit möglich Im verborgnen Winkel, Wenn die trunkene Narzisse, Rauschgeheimnisse plaudert.

[6]  Ich sah das Unheil, was mich traf, Du flohst mich in der harten Zeit.

[1]  Tis a time when expectant ,us thou keepest ;
Not in the way of others ,thy slaves ,thou keepest .

[2]   Not opened towards me became the corner of the eye of thy satisfaction
Like this ,the honour of those possessed of vision thou keepest .

[3]   Best that Thou cover up that arm when ,for the sake of colouring ,
In the heart's blood of those full of skill ,Thy hand Thou keepest .

[4]   O true Beloved from the stain of grief of separation from Thee ,escaped neither the rose nor the bulbul in the garden
All clamouring ,garment - rending ,Thou keepest .

[5]   O thou that ,in the coloured tattered garment of the Sufi seekest the delight of the presence of God it ,how mayst thou obtain
Wonderful by those void of knowledge ,hope of satiation thou keepest .

[6]   O eye and lamp since the narcissus of the garden of vision thou art ,
With me ,heart shattered ,the head heavy wherefore is it that thou keepest

[7]   From the mine of the other world ,is the jewel of the world - viewing cup of Jamshid the Arif acquainted with m'arifat
From the clay of the pitcher - makers dry zahids desire for this jewel vainly Thou keepest .

[8]   O heart the father of experience of the end ,thou art .Wherefore is it that
Desire for the love and the fidelity of these youths thou keepest

[9]   Departed heart and faith but truly I cannot speak ,
For in respect of them heart and faith me ,consumed of heart ,Thou keepest .

[10]   Though ,profligacy and depravity are our sin ,yet ,
A lover spake ,saying : On them profligacy and depravity the slave Thou keepest .

[11]   Hafiz in reproach ,abandon not the day of safety
From the passing world ,what expectation is it that thou keepest

[1]  Es ist schon eine gute Zeit, Daß du mich in Erwartung hältst, Und daß du deinen Diener nicht Auf gleichen Fuß mit Andern hältst.

[2]  Der Winkel deines Auges ward Zu meinem Wohle aufgemacht, Ist's recht, daß du die Liebenden Auf solche harte Weise hältst?

[3]  Weit besser ist's, wenn du den Arm Vor aller Leute Blick versteckst; Du der die Hand stets in das Blut Der Redlichen getauchet hältst.

[4]  Es kann sich nicht die Nachtigall, Die Rose nicht von dir befreien, Weil du sie mit zerrißnem Kleid Und Wehgesang von dannen hältst.

[5]  O du der mit dem blauen Kleid Noch Ruhe und noch Frieden suchst, Ich weiß, daß auf Geheimnisse Unwissender du vieles hältst.

[6]  O meine Lampe, o mein Licht, Narzisse der Betrachtenden, Was treibet dich wohl an, daß du Den wunden Kopf so schwer nur hältst. So lang der Ost, die Nachtigall Den Rosen deine Schönheit liest, So sey versichert, daß du gleich Sie alle in Erwartung hältst.

[7]  Es kam der Stoff zum Glas Dschemschids Hieher aus einer andern Welt, Ich weiß, daß du auf Lehm und Thon Der Kannegießer vieles hältst.

[8]  Der Vater der Erfahrung bist Nur du mein Herz seit langer Zeit, Ich weiß nicht, wie du Lieb' und Treu' Von Jünglingen für möglich hältst.

[9]  Du leer vor allen Andern aus Den Beutel Silber oder Gold, Sobald nach Silberbusichten Du Sehnsucht und Verlangen hältst. Das Herz, der Glaube ist dahin, Doch sprechen kann ich nicht gerad Indem du mein verbranntes Herz Noch immer so von ferne hältst.

[10]  Wiewohl die Trunkenheit, der Rausch Nur meine eigne Sünde ist, So sprach ein Liebender doch jüngst, Daß du dazu uns unterhältst.

[11]  O bringe nicht mit Traurigkeit Hafis! den Tag des Heiles zu, Ich weiß nicht, was auf dieser Welt Du für Erwartung hegst und hältst

[1]  As my love so the work of Thy beauty took a great perfection
Happy be on this account that ,this beauty of love and of form hath not even a little decline .

[2]   In my imagination ,it cometh not that in the vain imaginings of wisdom ,
In any way ,should come more beautiful than this a form .

[3]   Life's delight would have been gained ,if ,with Thee ,for us ,
Ever in life only one day had been the lot of a great union .

[4]   That moment when ,with Thee ,I may be ,the space of one long year is only a short day
That moment when ,without Thee ,I may be the momentary twinkling of the eye is a long year .

[5]   O beloved in sleep ,the image of thy face how may I behold ,
Because ,out of sleep ,my eye seeth naught save an image

[6]   On my heart ,bestow pity .For ,from love for the lovely face ,
My powerless body became slender and_ ,wan like anew crescent moon .

[7]   Hafiz if thou desire union with the Beloved ,make no complaint
For thee ,on account of separation ,is necessary greater than this a load .

[1]  Deine Schönheit, meine Liebe, Beide sind vollkommen; Sey getröstet, meine Seele, Diese Schönheit stirbt nicht.

[2]  Ich begreife keinesweges, Daß noch größre Schönheit, Der Verstand in meinem Bilde, Mir entwerfen könnte.

[3]  Dann erst würde ich erlernen Den Genuß des Lebens, Wann nach meinem Wunsch mir einstens Dein Genuß zu Theil wird.

[4]  Bleibe ich bei dir, so scheinen Mir die Jahre Tage. Bin ich fern von dir, so scheinen Mir Minuten Jahre.

[5]  O Geliebte, sag', wie kann ich Seh'n dein Bild im Schlafe, Da ich von dem Schlafe selber Nur das Traumbild sehe.

[6]  Habe doch mit mir Erbarmen, Denn ob deinen Wangen Ist mein Leib so dumm geworden, Wie der Mond im Neuschein.

[7]  Wünsch'st du den Genuß des Freunds, O Hafis! so klag' nicht, Denn du hast noch mehr zu leiden, Als nur diese Trennung.

[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 .