[1]  Through my short feeble arm ,beneath grief's load ,am I
For ,of those of lofty stature ashamed ,am I .

[2]   Perchance ,my hand ,the chain of the hair of Thy tress will take
If not ,in distraughtness ,my head I bring forth .

[3]   Of my sleepless eye ,ask the plane of the spheres ,
For ,night to day ,the stars ,I count .

[4]   Thankfully ,the cup of the lip ,I kiss for this ,
That ,me ,it acquainted with time's mystery .

[5]   If ,for the wine - sellers ,a prayer I uttered ,
What is it the duty of favour ,I offer .

[6]   Thanks many ,I owe to my feeble arm
In that the strength of the man - in jurer ,I have not .

[7]   A head like intoxicated Hafiz ,I have But ,
Hope ,in the grace of that chief I have .

[8]   At me ,for drinking my own blood through affliction in this plain ,carp not
For ,the pupil of the deer the lovely one of the Tatar ,I am .

[9]   From love's wine - house ,what strong ,bitter ,wine I drank ,
That ,neither sensibleness nor wakefulness ,have I .

[1]  Du hebst mich nicht auf vom Staube,Wenn ich auch blos Perlen weinte.Schmähe nicht auf meinen BlutdurstDenn ich lehre Moschushirschen.

[2]  Unter meiner Armuth seufz' ich,Schäme mich vor den Gewalt'gen

[3]  Haltet mich in Lockenbanden,Sonst ergreifet mich die Narrheit.

[4]  Frag' mich um den Lauf der WeltenIn der Nacht zähl' ich die Sterne,

[5]  Dankbar küße ich den BecherDenn er lehrte mich mein Schicksal.

[6]  Wenn ich die Betrunknen lobe,Ist's aus dankbarem Gemüthe,

[7]  Dankbar bin ich meinem Arme,Der kein Unrecht ausgeübet,

[1]  A hundred times ,before the dust of Thy foot ,our face we have placed ,
Hypocrisy and dissimulation ,aside we have placed .

[2]   The arch and the corridor of the College ,and the disputation of excellence ,
So that they may go to the wind of destruction in the path of ease and of the true Beloved ,rose of face ,we have placed .

[3]   To those two narcissi of the sorcerer ,our life we have entrusted
In those two Hindu hyacinths black tresses also our heart we have placed .

[4]   Passed hath a long life ,and in hopefulness of a glance ,
On those two narcissi of sorcery ,an eye of hope we have placed .

[5]   Not with the army ,have we taken the country of ease
Not with the powerful arm ,the throne of sovereignty is it that we have placed .

[6]   Let us see what sport the sorcery of the Friend's eye maketh ,for ,again ,
On the glance of sorcery ,our foundation of life ' we have placed .

[7]   Without the grace of His narcissus ,our head of distraughtness from wine of love
Like the dark ,mourning violet ,on the knee we have placed .

[8]   In hope's corner ,like eager spectators of the new moon ,
On that curve of the eye - brow ,hope's eye we have placed .

[9]   Thou spakest saying O Hafiz thy distraught heart is where
In the meshes of that curl of the tress ,it we have placed .

[10]   The fame of so many years generations of ancestors ,good of name ,
So that they may go to the wind of destruction in' the path of the cup and of the Saki of love ,we have placed .

[11]   Sensible and learned ,are we for ,with heart ,on the hand and the foot ,
The chain and the bond of that tress - curl ,we have placed .

[12]   Hafiz for love ,strive .For the cash of wisdom and of sense outward knowledge
For the sake of the true Beloved of chain - tress ,aside we have placed .

[13]   A glance ,make .For our two expectant eyes ,
Ever on the two corners of Thy eye - brow ,we have placed .

[1]  Wir haben hundertmal das Angesicht Vor dir in Staub geleget, Wir haben allen Trug und Gleisnerey Vor dir beiseit geleget. Den guten Namen von so manchem Jahr, Und selbst von unsern Ahnen, Wir haben ihn des Schenken Mondgesicht Zu Liebe weggeleget.

[2]  Der hohen Schule Säulengang und Saal Und allen Streit von Tugend, Wir haben Alles auf den Liebesstand Der Schönen hingeleget. Wir legten keine allzugroße Last Auf unser Herz, das schwach ist. Wir haben, was wir treiben, was wir thun, Nie auf ein Haar geleget.

[3]  Wir haben diesen zwey Narzissen längst Empfohlen unsre Seele, Wir haben auf die süßen Zaubereien Der Liebe Grund geleget.

[5]  Wir haben nicht mit unserm eignen Heer Des Feindes Reich erobert, Und unsrer Herrschaft Krone haben wir Nicht selber abgeleget.

[7]  Wir haben unser ungeliebtes Haupt Erfüllet von Begierde, Und liebberauschet wie Narzissen hin Auf's Knie zur Ruh geleget. Hafis! bemühe Dich um Freund' und Sang, Denn des Verstandes Summe Ist alle auf das schöne lange Haar Des Freundes angeleget.

[8]  Wir haben in der Hoffnung letzten Eck, Gleich Sehern nach dem Monde, Des Wunsches Sehrohr auf den Brückenbau Der Brauen angeleget.

[9]  Du sagtest: O Hafis! wo ist dein Herz, Das sich so sehr empöret? Wir haben's sorgsam in die Ringelein Von jenem Haar geleget.

[1]  The salutation of God as long as nights recur till the judgment day
And as long as the lutes of two ,or three ,strings respond to each other or to the singer

[2]   On the valley of Arak ,and on him who is therein
On my dwelling on the bend of the hill above the sands

[3]   The prayer - utterer for travellers of the world ,I am
Constantly and perpetually ,I pray .

[4]   O God in every stage whereto he turneth his face
Him ,in Thy eternal protection ,keep .

[5]   O heart bewail not .For ,in the chain of His tress ,
The distraught state is all collectedness tranquillity

[6]   From Thy down ,a hundred other beauties increase
Be Thy life a hundred illustrious years

[7]   That thou be is necessary .If not ,easy is
The loss of capital ,of rank ,and of wealth .

[8]   Afarin be on that Painter of power ,
Who ,around the full moon ,draweth the line of a crescent a new moon

[9]   For ,at all times ,love for Thee is my rest
In every state ,remembrance of Thee is my consoler .

[10]   Till the judgment - day ,the black point of my heart
Be it not void of consuming and of distraughtness for Thee

[11]   Union with a King like Thee ,how may gain ,
I ,bad of name ,profligate ,careless

[12]   God knoweth Hafiz's intention
God's knowledge of my wants is sufficient for me without my asking

[1]  Heil über dich, so lange Die Nächt' auf Tage folgen, Heil über dich! so schall' es Dann zwey- und dreymal wieder!

[2]  Heil sey dem Thal Erack Und seiner ganzen Gegend Und allen Fahnenzelten, Die auf dem Sande stehen!

[3]  Ich bete für die Fremden Auf diesem Erdenrunde, O betet so in Chören, Und ohne aufzuhören!

[4]  O Herr! nach welcher Gegend Der Fremde sich auch wende, O halte ihn für immer In deiner ew'gen Obhut.

[5]  Mein Herz hör' auf zu weinen, Du bist in ihren Locken, Was dir verwirret scheinet, Ist in der schönsten Ordnung. Ich sterbe blos aus Sehnsucht, O hätte ich doch Kenntniß, O wann kömmt dann der Bothe Mit Kunde vom Genusse!

[6]  Die Flaumen deiner Lippen Vermehren deine Schönheit. Es daure hundert Jahre In vollem Glanz dein Leben.

[7]  Vor allem Andern bleibe Beständig in Gesundheit, Verlust von Gold und Ehren Ist immer zu ertragen.

[8]  Es sey der Allmacht Mahler Zehntausendmal gepriesen, Daß er um deinen Vollmond Den neuen Mond nachmalte.

[9]  O Freundinn! deine Liebe Ist meine einzige Ruhe, Es ist dein Angedenken, Mein einziger Vertrauter.

[10]  Es soll des Herzens Innres Bis auf die letzten Tage Von Sehnsucht und Begierde Nie leer und ledig bleiben.

[11]  Genuß! wo ist ein solcher, Wie du für mich ein Schah bist, Ich bin im bösen Rufe, Betrunken ohne Sorgen.

[12]  Um was Hafis sich sehnet, Deß ist Gott selber Zeuge, Und kennet Gott die Bitte, So lass' ich's mir genügen.

[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

[66]   Drink the cup of the wine of unity of a man
So that ,by it grief's root ,up from the heart ,thou mayst pluck .

[67]   Expanded ,keep the heart ,like the cup of wine
Head closed how long like a large jar

[68]   When ,from the jar of selflessness ,a ritl thou drinkest ,
Less of thyself voluntarily thou boastest of self .

[69]   Like the humble and worthless stone at thy foot be ,not like the water of the cloud glorying in sublimity
All colour of deceit ,thou mixest and wet of skirt lust - stained thou art .

[70]   To wine ,bind the heart ,so that ,like a man ,
The neck of hypocrisy and of piety thou mayst shatter .

[71]   Arise ,and ,like Hafiz ,an effort in the service of the Pir of tarikat make so that ,perchance ,
Thyself ,at the true Beloved's foot ,thou mayest cast .

[72]   Tis morning ; and ,droppeth hail from the cloud of the winter - month Bahman
The requisites of the morning cup ,prepare and give a cup of one ' man .'

[73]   The blood red wine of the cup ,drink for lawful is its blood
In the work of the cup ,engaged be ; for 'tis a work fit to be done .

[74]   If ,at dawn ,thee ,wine - sickness give headache ,
Verily ,best ,that the forehead of the vintner ,thou shatter .

[75]   Saki at hand to give the cup be for ,in ambush for us ,is grief
Minstrel so that grief may not reach us keep this very path of song that thou singest .

[76]   Give wine for ,the secret to my ear ,the harp hath brought and said
Happily pass life and ,hear this bowed Pir the harp

[77]   Hafiz by the independence of profligates ,I conjure thee drink wine ,
So that ,thou mayst hear the song of the Singer ,God the Independent One .