[1]  Who ,for the sight of the true Beloved ,opened my eye ,that one am I
O work - door ,slave cherisher what thanks to Thee ,shall I utter

[2]   To the indigent man of calamity ,say : From dust ,wash not thy face
For the dust of the street of indigency is the alchemy of thy desire .

[3]   O heart from the difficulties of the path ,turn not the rein
For ,of descent and of ascent ,reflecteth not the man of the Path .

[4]   If with the blood of the liver ,purification in love the lover of God make not ,
By the word of the mufti of love ,not true is his prayer .

[5]   In this illusory stage ,save the cup of love for God take naught
In this house the world save love ,a pastime play not .

[6]   Independent of love ,though Thy beauty is ,
Not that one am I who ,from this love - playing ,back will turn .

[7]   To Thee ,how may I utter what ,from the burning of my heart ,I behold
Of my tears ,ask the tale for not the informer am I .

[8]   The desire of beauty's glance is his If not ,is no need
Of the tress of Ayaz to the beauty of Mahmud's fortune .

[9]   The ghazal - singing of Nahid Venus ,the minstrel of the sky taketh not the lead .
In that place ,where forth his voice of song Hafiz bringeth .

[1]  Zwey Thränen, welche du, o Aug'!Geweinet hast,Versichern die LiebkosungenVon deinem Glück.

[2]  Ich bins, der's Auge aufgethanDen Freund zu seh'n,Wie dank' ich dir, o Gott,Vermitteler!

[3]  Wisch' nicht von deinem AngesichtDer Bitte Staub,Denn er ist für den WünschendenDer Weisen Stein.

[4]  O Herz! Lenk' nicht ob schlechtem WegDen Zügel ab,Es denken Reisende nicht aufBerg auf, Berg ab.

[5]  Wenn sich der Liebende mit BlutNicht reiniget,Gilt sein Gebet vor dem MuftiDer Liebe wohl? Was nützet mir der SchwätzermundDes Frühlingswind'sWenn die Cypreße selber nichtGeheimniß birgt.

[6]  In diesem Fabelort ergreiff'Nichts als das Glas,In diesem Spielerhause spiel'Nun Minnespiel.

[7]  Mit einem halben Kuß erkauf'Ein Herzgebet,Daß du an Seel und Leibe freyVon Banden seyst.

[1]  When His the true Beloved's tress ,ambergris - diffusing ,the breeze fate and destiny dishevelled ,
Every shattered one ,with whom it the breeze joined ,his life fresh became .

[2]   A fellow - breather is where so that to him explanation of my grief ,I may give
From the time of separation from Him ,what torments my heart endureth .

[3]   Of the leaves of the rose the limbs of man time made a token of Thy face O true Beloved
But on looking - well through shame of Thee ,concealed it man in the rose - bud the closed tomb

[4]   Thou asleep and no limit appeared
Thanks be to God for this Path of love that hath no end

[5]   Perchance ,the beauty of the Ka'ba the true Beloved desireth excuse for want of union of the way - farer to the Ka'ba
For ,in its desert ,consumed the soul of those alive of heart lovers of God

[6]   To this shattered house of sorrow the lover's body who bringeth .
From the pit of the true Beloved's chin trace of the Yusuf of the heart

[7]   That tress - tip the world of evidence ,or this world I take and it to the khwaja's hand ,I give ,
That ,perchance ,my justice from its hands he may take and ,holding me excused ,may not drive me away

[8]   In the morning ,by the border of the sward ,from the bulbul I heard
His melody of Hafiz ,sweet of voice ,sweet of song .

[1]  Ach wer bringt in mein Haus die TrauerkundeVon dem Jusuf des Herzens aus dem Kinnbrunn!

[2]  Als der Ostwind aus ihren Locken hauchte,Lebten Kranke, die er umfloß, von Neuem.

[3]  Wo sind Freunde, daß ich den Gram erzähle,Den mein Herz von der Trennung erlitten.

[4]  Nachgeahmt hat Natur dein RosenantlitzUnd ihr Werk dann beschämt versteckt in Knospen.

[5]  Sorglos bist du, die Liebe hat kein Ende;Preis den Herrn, denn er ist auch unendlich!

[6]  Nachsicht Kaaba der Schönheit hast du nöthig,Denn die Wüste verbrennt beseelte Herzen.

[7]  Ihre Locken ergreif' ich, leg' sie in dieHand des Herren, damit er mich doch räche.

[1]  Joyous that day when from this desolate abode this world I go
The ease of soul the true Beloved I seek and for the sake of the Beloved I go .

[2]   Though I know that to such a place the stranger findeth not the path ,
To the sweet perfume of that dishevelled tress ,I go .

[3]   From dread of the prison of Sikandar this fleeting world my heart took contraction
I bind up my chattels and to the Land of Sulaiman the lasting world I go .

[4]   With the sick heart ,and powerless body ,like the swift breeze ,
For the love of that moving cypress ,I go .

[5]   In His path ,like the pen ,if on my head it is necessary to go ,
With the heart ,wound - enduring and weeping eye ,I go .

[6]   If of this grief one day come to an end ,I have vowed that
To the wine - house door ,joyous and song - singing ,I will go

[7]   That like a mote ,in love for Him ,
To the lip of the fountain of the resplendent sun ,I will go .

[8]   Since ,to the Arabs those gone before ,who rest in proximity to God and who have escaped from time's tumult grief for us of heavy loads is none ,
Persians murshids of the faith guides of the Path of certainty A little help ,that happy and easy of heart in that Path I may go .

[9]   And if ,out from the desert ,I take not the path like Hafiz
Along with the constellations of the Asaf of the age I go .

[1]  O froher Tag! an dem aus diesem Zerstörten Haus ich werde gehen! An dem ich Seelenruhe suchen, Und nach der Freundinn werde gehen.

[2]  Wiewohl ich weiß, daß diese Straße Zu Nichts den fremden Wandrer führet, So will ich doch nach Wohlgerüchen, Der tief verwirrten Locken gehen.

[3]  Ein Schrecken hat mein Herz ergriffen, In diesem Kerker Alexanders. Ich werde nun mein Bündel schnüren, Zum Thron der Salomonen gehen.

[4]  Ich will mit meinem kranken Herzen, Und mit dem kräftelosen Körper Dem Ostwind gleich, blos aus Begierde Nach dieser schwanken Ceder gehen.

[5]  Und müßt' ich wie die Schreibefeder Sogar auf meinem Kopfe gehen, Ich würde doch mit wundem Herzen, Mit Thränen in den Augen gehen.

[6]  Ich that ein heimliches Gelübde, Wenn ich von diesem Scherzen einstens Befreiet bin, mit frohem Herzen Und Sang zur Schenke hinzugehen.

[7]  Aus Lust zu ihr und aus Begierde, Vermöchte ich wie Sonnenstäubchen Bis an den Rand des Aug's der Sonne Im Tanz und Glanz hineinzugehen.

[8]  Weil jene leicht geschnüret sind, Die auf arabischen Hengsten reiten, So wollen wir zu frommen Männern, Ganz leicht und frohen Muthes gehen.

[9]  Und wenn ich wie Hafis die Straße Nicht finden kann aus Trennungswüsten, So will ich immer mit dem Heere Des Großwesir's der Zeiten gehen.

[1]  O murshid come sq that the rose of ease and of pleasure we may scatter ,and ,into the cup of existence or of the heart the wine of love and of divine knowledge cast ,
By our inward strength the roof of the sky we rend and to the height of another heaven a new way ,cast .

[2]   If an army ,that sheddeth the blood of lovers ,grief raise
Content together are I and the Saki and up its foundation ,we cast .

[3]   Into the cup of ruddy wine ,rose - water ,I pour
Into the censer of the wind ,'itr - revolving ,sugar ,I cast .

[4]   Minstrel since in thy hand is a sweet instrument ,a sweet song sing
So that ,hand - waving ,we may sing the love - song ,and dancing ,our head down may cast .

[5]   O breeze to that lofty quarter of the Beloved ,the dust of our existence cast
It may be that on the spectacle - place of that king of lovely ones 'arifs our glance ,we may cast .

[6]   Of reason ,one boasteth another idle talk weaveth
Come before the just Ruler God these disputes ,let us cast .

[7]   If the paradise of Adn ,thou desire ,come with us to the tavern of love and of profligacy
So that ,from the foot of the wine - jar the murshid of love thee ,at once into the pool of Kausar ,we may cast .

[8]   In Shiraz ,the understanding of verse ,and the speaking well ,they practise not
Hafiz come that ,into another land ,ourselves we may cast .

[1]  Komm' laß uns Rosen streuen, Und Wein in Becher werfen, Des Himmels Dach zertrümmern, Und neue Formen werfen.

[2]  Sobald des Kummers Heere, Der Treuen Blut vergießen, So will ich mit dem Schenken, Den Bau des Grams zerwerfen.

[3]  Wir wollen Rosenwasser In Weingeschirre gießen, Und Zucker in das Rauchfaß, Voll Moschusduftes werfen.

[4]  Dein Saitenspiel ist lieblich, O spiele süße Weisen, Damit wir Lieder singen, Und unsre Köpfe werfen.

[5]  Bring' Ost den Staub des Körpers, Zu jenem großen Herren, Daß wir auch unsre Blicke, Auf seine Schönheit werfen.

[6]  Der Eine prahlt mit Weisheit, Der Andere mit Tugend, Komm' laß uns diese Dinge Dem Richter unterwerfen.

[7]  Verlangest du nach Eden, So komm' mit mir zur Schenke, Wir wollen aus dem Weinfaß In den Kewßer Dich werfen.

[8]  Gesang und Kraft des Wortes Blüht in Schiras nicht weiter. O komm' Hafis, wir wollen Wo anders hin uns werfen.

[1]  Torment of envy to the violet ,giveth the musk - exhaling tress - ^ of thine ;
The fold of the rose - bud ,rendeth the heart - alluring laughter of thine .

[2]   O my rose ,sweet of perfume the beloved thy bulbul thy lover ,in separation consume not ;
For ,night ,all night ,with the essence of sincerity ,it makfth prayer for the welfare of thine .

[3]   I who ,with the breathing murmuring of angels used to be vexed so delicate was my nature
Now the disputation of a whole world high and low I endure for the sake of Thee .

[4]   Love's fortune behold ,how ,for the desire of pomp and glory ,
The corner of the crown of sovereignty aslant placeth ,the beggar of Thine .

[5]   The ragged garment of the beggar of love hath treasure in the sleeve
To sovereignty ,quickly reacheth whoever was the beggar of Thine .

[6]   Goeth from my head ,wine's clamouring and love's consuming at that moment ,
When this head full of passion becometh the dust of the door of the abode of Thine .

[7]   My eye's king - seat is the resting - place of Thy image
A place of prayer it is .O my sovereign ,without thee ,be not the place of Thine

[8]   A pleasant sward is Thy cheek ,especially when in the spring of beauty ,
Hafiz ,sweet of speech ,became the bird ,song - singing ,' of Thine ,

[1]  Veilchen brennet der Neid ob deinen Locken, Rosenschleier zerreißt dein holdes Lächeln.

[2]  Süße Rose verbrenn' die Nachtigall nicht, Welche Nächte hindurch für dich nur betet.

[3]  Ich, dem ehmals der Engel Hauch zur Last ward, Trage nun das Gerede deinetwegen. Deine Huld ist mein Loos, dein Staub mein Eden, Meine Ruh' dein Gebet, mein Seyn die Wangen.

[4]  Einen Schatz in dem Aermel tragen Bettler Deine Bettler gelangen schnell zur Herrschaft.

[5]  Zwar vereinen sich nicht der Wein, die Kutte, Doch vereine ich beide dir zu Liebe.

[6]  Wein und Liebegekos entflieh'n zur Stunde, Wo mein Haupt voll Begier zu deinem Staub wird.

[7]  Freund! gebrauche das Aug' als Erker; Laß es niemals allein, es ist ein Betort.

[8]  Wahrlich! schön ist der Wangen Flur, besonders Wenn Hafis der geliebte Sänger bleibt.

[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 .