[1]  The morning of ecstatic state blossometh ; and the cloud bindeth a veil obscuring the sun of truth
O companions the morning cup the morning cup

[2]   From the trickling cloud the hail of death droppeth on the face of the tulip people of the world
O companions the wine of love the wine of love

[3]   From the sward the society of the murshid bloweth the breeze of Paradise God's blessing
Then ,ever drink pure wine ask for God's blessing

[4]   In the sward ,the rose the murshid causing bounty to arrive hath fixed its emerald throne
Get wine ruddy and fiery like the fiery ruby

[5]   Again ,they have closed the door of manifestations of the tavern the heart and the brain
O Opener of doors God open

[6]   Rights of salt ,thy ruby lip
Hath against the wound of roast - hearts that have gathered salt from thy lip

[7]   At such a time ,'tis wonderful
That hastily they close the tavern .

[8]   O zahid drink wine of freedom from the work and care of the world like the profligate
O ye wise ones fear God .

[9]   If thou seek the trace of the water of life ,
Seek the sweet wine of love to the sound of the harp for the lovers of God are ever living

[10]   If ,like Sikandar ,thou seek life in ease and in joy
Get the ruby lip mysterious of utterance of the true Beloved .

[11]   To the cheek memory of the Saki of Par form ,
Drink the pure wine of truth in the season of the rose .

[12]   Hafiz suffer no grief .For fortune ,the beloved
Uplifteth in the end the veil of hindrance to thy desire from off his face .

[1]  Schon lächelt der Morgen,Und Wolken ziehn herDen Wein! den Wein! Ihr Freunde!

[2]  Auf Wangen der TulpenEntglänzet der Thau,Den Trunk! den Trunk! Ihr Freunde!

[3]  Es wehet von FlurenEdenischer Hauch;Verbergt den reinen Wein nicht.

[4]  Schon sitzet die RoseAuf smaragdenem Thron,Bring feurige Rubinen.

[5]  Versperrt ist die Schenke,Ein anderesmalO thut Euch auf ihr Pforten!

[6]  Es bleibt den RubinenDes Mundes ihr RechtAuf die verbrannten Busen.

[7]  In Tagen des FrühlingsIst's wunderlich dochSo bald das Thor zu schließen!

[8]  Hafis du vor AllemBekümmere dich nichtDas Loos wird sich entschleiern.

[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]  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]  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]  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 .