[1]  IF into the curl of Thy two tresses ,my hand again should reach ,
With Thy chaugan ,what heads there are that like a ball ,I shall play .

[2]   Long life to me is Thy long tress but there is not
In my hand ,a hair - tip of this long life .

[3]   O candle Beloved give the order for rest .For ,to - night ,
From the heart's fire ,before Thee ,like the consuming candle I melt .

[4]   That moment when ,with a laugh ,life I give up like the flagon ,
I would that a prayer for me Thy intoxicated ones should offer .

[5]   Since the prayer of me stained is not an acceptable prayer
In the wine - house ,on that account less are not my burning and consuming .

[6]   In the masjid and in the wine - house ,if Thy image come ,
Of Thy two eye - brows ,I make the prayer - arch of praying and the lute of wailing

[7]   If ,one night with Thy face ,my khilvat ,Thou illumine ,
Like the morning in the horizons of the world ,my head ,I exalt .

[8]   In this path of love laudable is the end of love's work ,
If ,in desire of passion for Ayaz the true Beloved my head goeth .

[9]   Hafiz the heart's grief ,to whom shall I utter
Not fit is it that ,save the cup ,the confidant of mystery be mine .

[1]  Wenn ich zur Spitze der Locken gelangte, Schlug' ich viel Köpfe als Schlägel davon.

[2]  Wohl wird durch Locken das Leben verlängert, Aber noch ward mir kein Härchen davon,

[3]  Kerze, o gieb mir des Schmetterlings Ruhe, Denn ich zerschmelze vor dir wie das Wachs.

[4]  Wenn ich wie Flaschen die Seele verlache Wünsch' ich, daß Trunk'ne leben für mich.

[5]  Weil mein Gebet nicht befreyt ist von Mackeln, Hör' ich nicht auf in den Schenken zu fleh'n,

[6]  Wenn ich in Schenken, in Tempeln dich sehe, Mach' ich die Brauen zum hohen Altar.

[7]  Wenn dein Gesicht mein Gemach einst erleuchtet, Heb ich den Kopf wie der Morgen empor.

[8]  Endlich gelingt es mir doch wie Mahmuden Wenn ich verliere den Kopf für Ajas.

[9]  Könnte Hafis sein Geheimniß vertrauen, Da zum Vertrauten das Glas Er nur hat?

[1]  In the tavern of the Magians ,God's light I see
This wonder ,behold what the light is and where it ,I see .

[2]   O King commander of the Hajj to me ,boast not of dignity .For ,thou
Seest the house the Ka'ba and God's house ,I see .

[3]   From the tress of idols ,musk - loosening perfuming I will make ,
Far ,is thought from realisation verily ,Khata Cathay ,a mistake 1 see .

[4]   O true Beloved the heart's consuming ,the streaming tears ,the night - weeping ,the morning - sigh
All this calemity of grief from the sight of Thy grace ,I see .

[5]   Momently ,my fancy a picture of Thy face way - Iayeth
To whom ,shall I utter what things within this veil of thought I see .

[6]   Of the musk of Khutan and of the musk - pod of Chin ,none hath seen
What ,from the fragrant morning breeze of the east every morning 1 see .

[7]   Friends at Hafiz's glancing ,carp not
For ,him of the crowd of the lovers of God I see .

[1]  Ich werde in der Magenschenke Das Licht des Herren sehen. O schau' das Wunder! welcher Schimmer, Und wo kann ich ihn sehen? O Herr wer trinkt in dieser Schenke, Wer trinket wohl der Hefen? Denn Flehende sind an der Thüre, Wie am Altar zu sehen. Das Amt der Liebenden, der Trunknen Und süße Schmeicheleien, Dieß alles werde ich durch Eure Gefälligkeit noch sehen.

[2]  O prahle nicht du Fürst der Pilger Zu viel mit deinem Glücke, Du hast den Tempel, ich hingegen Des Tempels Herrn gesehen.

[3]  Ich möchte aus der Schönen Locken Den Moschus gerne ziehen. Doch dieses heißt weit in die Ferne Bis nach Chataja sehen.

[4]  Des Herzens Brand und Thränenströme Und Seufzer bis am Morgen, Dies Alles werde ich durchs Eure Gefälligkeiten sehen.

[5]  Mit jedem Augenblicke stellet Dein Bild sich mir im Wege; Wem kann ich sagen, was im Träume Vergönnt mir ist zu sehen?

[6]  Noch Keiner hat von Moschusblasen, Und von dem Morgenwinde Gesehn, was ich an jedem Morgen Im Stande bin zu sehen. Ein Mittelpunkt im Kreis der Einheit Besteht; nicht mehr nicht minder. Und ohne wie und ohne welches Vermag ichs einzusehen.

[7]  O Freunde tadelt nicht Hafisen, Weil er so liebeäugelt, Ich hab' in Ihm zu allen Zeiten Nur Euren Freund gesehen.

[1]  At the head of the wine - house ,the morning - lesson prayer aside we have laid
In the path of the true Beloved ,the in - gathering of prayer ,we have placed .

[2]   To the harvest of existence of ahundred learned wise ones Zahids settethfire
This mark of branding that ,from love on our distraught heart ,we have placed .

[3]   To us ,the treasure of love's grief ,the Sultan of eternity without beginning the true Beloved gave ,
Since ,towards this desolate stage this world our face we have placed .

[4]   After this to the love of idols ,the path into our heart ,we give not
On the door of this house the heart the seal of His lip we have placed .

[5]   More than this ,in the khirka the garment of austerity one cannot be a hypocrite
On account of this ,profligately ,its the khirka's foundation we have placed .

[6]   At last ,how goeth this battered bark the body
In desire of which peerless jewel ,our life we have placed .

[7]   Thanks to God that like us ,without heart and religion ,was
That one ,whom as wisdom - cherisher and learned ,we have placed .

[8]   With only an image of Thee ,contented we were like Hafiz ,
O Lord whether beggar or friendless one ,reliance on Thee we have placed .

[1]  Wir haben die Lehren der Zauberei In Schenken niedergeleget, Wir haben den guten Erfolg des Flehn's Vor's Liebchen niedergeleget.

[2]  Wohl hundert vernünftige Köpfe setzt Das Maal des Liebchens in Flammen. Ich habe in's närrische Herz das Maal Mit Liebe niedergeleget.

[3]  Es hat mir der ewige Herr den Schatz Des Grams der Liebe gegeben, Seitdem ich auf diesem zerstörten Platz Die Stirne niedergeleget.

[4]  Ich öffne der Liebe der Schönen nun In meinem Herzen den Weg nicht, Ich habe das Siegel von ihrem Mund Auf meine Thüre geleget.

[5]  Unmöglich erreicht die Verstellungskunst In Kutten höhere Stufen, Ich habe den Grundbau des Ordenskleids Wie Trunkne niedergeleget. Es reichte der fromme Geselle mir Die Hände hin, sie zu küssen, Ich habe den Kuß auf den Becherrand Des Schenken niedergeleget.

[6]  Wie könnte dies störrige Schiff zuletzt Wohl weiter segeln im Meere? Ich habe mein Herz aus Begierde nach Den Perlen niedergeleget.

[7]  Gedankt sey's dem Herren, ich bin ein Wirth, Beraubt des Herzens und Glaubens, Allein die Verständigen habe ich Jedoch zur Erde geleget.

[8]  Mit Schatten begnüge ich mich von dir, Hierin Hafisen vergleichbar, Ich habe die bettelnde Art vor dir, O Herr! längst niedergeleget.

[1]  Friends in the rose - season ,that best that for pleasure we strive
This the word of the Plr of the Magians the murshid is .With soul ,let us listen .

[2]   In none ,is liberality that we may have even a groat wherewith to drink wine passeth joy's time
Its remedy is this ,for wine ,the prayer - mat ,we sell .

[3]   Tis a pleasant air ,joy - giving .O God send
One of gracious form ,to whose face ,wine ,rose of hue ,we may drink .

[4]   One of skill Zuhra is the organ - player of the sky ,highway - robber
Of this grief ,bewail we not how and clamour we not ,why

[5]   Into tumult of blossom came the rose and its lustre ,we dashed not with wine ,
Therefore ,with the fire of regret and of desire ,we clamour .

[6]   From the tulip's cup ,illusory wine we draw
Far ,the evil eye For without the minstrel and wine ,distraught are we .

[7]   Hafiz to whom can one utter this wonderful state For ,we
Are bulbuls that ,in the rose - season ,silent are .

[1]  Freunde die Tage der Rosen sind da, Besser ist's sich zu erfreuen. Höret so spricht der erfahrne Wirth, Höret mit Seele die Worte:

[2]  Keiner erbarmet Anderer sich, Zeiten der Freude verstreichen, Wahrlich ich kenne nicht besseren Roth, Kaufet Euch Wein für den Teppich.

[4]  Höret! der Himmel was orgelt er auf? Stiehlt er nicht ehrlichen Leuten? Sollen wir dieses mit Schweigen ansehn, Sollen hierob wir nicht schreyen?

[5]  Sehet! die Rose wie ist sie entflammt, Wein ist uns nöthig zum Löschen. Deßhalb entbrennen wir selber vor Lust, Flammen empor vor Begierde.

[6]  Denn im Gedanken nur trinken wir Wein, Schlürfen denselben aus Tulpen; Ferne die Neider! denn ohne den Wein, Ohne den Sänger behagt Nichts.

[7]  Welchem Vertrauten erzählst du Hafis, Dieses erstaunliche Wunder, Daß du wahrhaftig die Nachtigall bist, Schweigend in Tagen der Rosen.

[1]  The down the world's up - springing of the true Beloved's cheek ,eclipsed is the moon by which ,
Is a joyous ring ; but path is none out from it .

[2]   The eye - brow the world ,the stage of acquisition of love of the Friend God is the corner stone of the prayer - arch of fortune
There ,thy face rub thy need the degrees of the first and the last world and the ladders of loftiest stages ask from Him .

[3]   O thou that art the draught - drinker the holy traveller of the assembly of Jamshid the murshid ,perfect and excellent thy heart keep pure
For a mirror this is the cup world - viewing the heart of the murshid Alas for it .

[4]   The hypocritical conduct of the men of the monastery abids and the austere ones ,who for deceiving men ,made wailing me ,a wine - worshipper ,made .
Behold this smoke of their hypocritical wailing and sighing black with wine - worshipping became my book by which

[5]   To the Shaitan of grief ,whatever is possible say and do
With the wine - sellers to whom no access is his I have taken shelter from him .

[6]   Saki the luminous lamp of wine on the sun's path keep
Say : the torch of the morning enkindle from it .

[7]   O murshid on the day - record of our deeds ,a little water of thy kindness scatter
Perchance ,the letters of sin ,one can efface with it .

[8]   Hafiz ,who ,the arrangement of the assembly of the lovers straight made ,
The space of this banquet - place be not void of him

[9]   In this fancy ,that a city - beggar hath ,
May it be that ,one day ,the king may make recollection of him .

[1]  Der Freundes Wangen Flaum, Der selbst den Mond ergriffen, Ist zwar ein schöner Ring, Doch hat er keinen Ausweg.

[2]  Der Freundinn Augenbrau'n Sind stets des Glückes Wohnort, Dort reibe deine Stirn', Dort klage deine Nöthen.

[3]  Du Hefentrinker Dschems, O halte rein den Busen, Ein Spiegel ist er, ach! Vor dem sich nichts verstecket.

[4]  Der Zellenmänner Thun Macht mich zum Weinverehrer, Sieh' diesen Rauch nur an, Der meine Schriften schwärzet.

[5]  Sag' zu dem Teufel gram: Thu', was dir nur beliebet, Ich habe mich vor dir Zu Trunknen schon geflüchtet.

[6]  O Schenke, halt' das Glas Als Leuchte zu der Sonne, Und sag': hier zünde an Die Fackel deines Morgens.

[7]  O schütte Wasser aus Auf's Tagbuch unsers Thuns, Wegwaschest du vielleicht Damit der Sünden Zeiten.

[8]  Hafis hat angestellt Der Liebenden Versammlung, Daher sey dieser Platz Nie leer von seinem Daseyn!

[9]  Wird sich der Träumerei'n, Mit der sich Bettler schmeicheln, Wird sich derselben wohl Der Fürst einmal erinnern?

[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 .