[1]  In the dawn ,when ,from the private chamber of the palace of wonders ,
On all sides ,the candle of the east the sun casteth splendour - rays

[2]   When from the pocket of the horizon ,the juggler or the dancer draweth forth the mirror
And in a thousand ways ,displayeth the world's face ,

[3]   In the recesses of the joy - house of the Jamshid of the sky ,
The organ ,to the melody of sama' ,Zuhra tuneth .

[4]   Into twang ,cometh the harp ,saying : The denier of love is where
Into juggling laughing cometh the cup ,saying The forbidder of wine is where

[5]   The way of revolution of the sphere behold pleasure's goblet ,take with God's lot ,be content
For ,in every state ,the best of ways is this .

[6]   All snare and deceit ,is the tress of the mistress of the world
As to the end of this thread ,no strife of opinion do Arifs seek .

[7]   The king's long life ,seek ,if the world's profit thou seek
For ,it is an existence ,gift - giver and a generous one ,favour - conferring .

[8]   The place of evidence of the grace of eternity without beginning ,the luminosity of hope's eye
The summation of science and action ,and the world's soul ,are Shah Shuja' .

[9]   O Hafiz J with the usage of the slave ,dweller at his door ,be
For he Shah Shuja' is an obedient king ,and Shahinshah of those who are obeyed all other kings

[1]  Hafis steh Sklaven gleich an seiner Thür beständig,Denn er gehorchet Gott, und ich gehorch' dem Schahe.

[2]  Des Morgens, als aus dem geheimen Köschk des AufgangsDie Sonne Strahlen Pfeile schoß auf alle Seiten,

[3]  Als aus dem Sack den Spiegel zog der Kreis des HimmelsUnd als darin die Welt erschien in tausend Formen;

[4]  Als in dem Hoch-Pallast des himmlischen DschemschidsDer Sohre Orgel schlug, gleich meiner Lauten Tönen,

[5]  Da scholl die Leyer laut: Wo ist der Liebesläugner?Da lächelte das Glas: Wer kann es mir verwehren?

[6]  O Schenke schau' den Gang der Welt ergreif' die Freude,Für jeden Fall ist dies das beste Thun und Lassen.

[7]  Betrug und Schlingen sind die Locken der Geliebten,Die Weisen sind zu klug in Streit sich einzulassen.

[8]  Wenn du das Wohl der Erde wünschest, wünsch' dem KönigEin langes Leben, denn sein Körper ist allgnädig.

[1]  In the morning for the perfume of the rose ,I kept going into the rose - garden ;
So that ,like the bulbul heart - bereft ,remedy for my brain ,I might make .

[2]   At the face of a rose ,red of hue ,I gazed ,
That ,in the night of darkness ,shone with a luminosity like the lamp :

[3]   Of her beauty and youth ,so proud ,
That ,from the heart of the bulbul of a thousand notes ,repose she kept

[4]   In envy ,the beautiful narcissus let loose water night - dew from her eye
In passion ,the tulip planted a hundred streaks stains in her soul and heart :

[5]   In reproof ,the lily extended her tongue like a sword
Like the man of two women ,the anemone opened her mouth .

[6]   Sometimes ,like the wine - worshipper ,in the hand ,a goblet :
Sometimes ,like the Saki of the intoxicated ,taken in the hand ,a glass .

[7]   The joy of youthful pleasure ,plunder like the rose ,reckon
For ,O Hafiz to the envoy is naught save what is brought the message

[1]  Vom Duft des Rosenbeets gelock'tGieng ich heut' früh in Gärten,Um Nachtigallen gleichMein trunknes Hirn zu heilen.

[2]  Ich sah mit unverwandtem BlickDer Rose in die Augen,Die in der DämmerungWie eine Lampe flammte.

[3]  Sie war auf ihre Schönheit stolzUnd stolz auf ihre Jugend,Weil sich das Herz Bülbül'sIhr ganz ergeben hatte.

[4]  Die liebliche Narziße schloßMit Sehnsucht auf das Auge,Die Tulpen brannten sichAus Neid ein Maal in Busen.

[5]  Die Lilien verlängertenDer Zunge Schwerdt zum Schnupfe,Die Anemone sprachLeis wie ein Ohrenbläser.

[6]  Bald hielt ich Flaschen in der HandGleich wahren Weinverehrern,Bald nahm ich wie der Schenk'Der Trunkenen den Becher.

[7]  Benütze die Gelegenheit,Die Zeit der Lust und Jugend,Hafis braucht ausser demPropheten keine Botschaft.

[1]  With the true Beloved ,a covenant is mine that As long as in body ,life I have
The well - wishers of His street ,dear like my own precious life 1 hold .

[2]   By that candle of Chigil the true Beloved the purity of the khilvat of my heart ,I behold
From that moon of Khutan ,the splendour of my eye and the luminosity of heart ,I have .

[3]   When to the desire and wish of my heart ,a khilvat ,I have gained ,
Of the malice of evil - speakers in the assembly ,what care is it that I have

[4]   In the house ,mine is a cypress the murshid ,perfect and excellent in the shade of whose lofty stature ,
Independence of the cypress of the garden ,and of the boxtree of the sward I have .

[5]   If in design upon my heart ,a hundred armies of lovely ones ambush make ,
Ba hamd - i - llahu va - 1 - minnat ,an idol ,army - shatterer the true Beloved I have .

[6]   Of the seal - ring of His ruby lip ,it is fit that a Sulaiman - like boast I should express
When mine is the ism - i - a'zam the great name of Ahriman ,what fear is it that I have .

[7]   O learned Pir Ho the wine - house ,forbid me not
For ,in abandoning the wine - cup ,a heart ,promise - shattering I have .

[8]   O watcher for God's sake ,to - night ,a while ,thy eyes close
For ,with His silent ruby lip ,a hundred secret words ,I have .

[9]   When in the rose - bed of his favour ,I proudly move Praise be to God
Inclination neither for the tulip and the wild white rose nor for the narcissus ,I have .

[10]   After abstinence like this ,notorious for profligacy Hafiz became ,
What grief have I ,when as patron in the world Aminu - d - Dm Hasan ,I have .

[1]  Ich schloß ein Bündniß mit dem Liebchen, Daß ich, so lang ich Leben habe, Die Liebenden, die sie besuchen, So werth, wie meine Seele habe.

[2]  Hiemit sey kund: daß meine Freuden Durch diese Tschügilskerze leuchten, Daß ich das Licht des Aug's, des Herzens Von diesem Monde Chotens habe.

[3]  Wenn ich nach meines Herzens Wünschen Mich in der Einsamkeit befinde, Was ist's, was ich von bösen Zungen Der Neider dann zu fürchten habe?

[4]  In meinem Haus steht eine Ceder, In deren hohen kühlen Schatten, Ich weder Cedern noch Cypreßen, Noch Buchs und Ahorn nöthig habe.

[5]  Wenn wider mich im Hinterhalte Sich hundert Heere Schöner lagern, So dank' ich Gott, daß ich ein Liebchen, Das hundert Heere tödtet, habe.

[6]  Es ziemt sich, daß an ihrem Ringe Die Kräfte Salomons ich preise, Ich weiß nicht, was mit diesem Namen Vom Satan ich zu fürchten habe.

[7]  O du verständ'ger guter Alter, O halte mich nicht ab von Schenken, Weil ich im Punkt der Becher-Untreu, Ein kitzliches Gewissen habe. Mir perlet süßer Wein in Bechern, Ein Liebchen habe ich zum malen, Ich weiß wohl, es besitzet Keiner Ein Liebchen, wie ich eines habe.

[8]  Bey Gott dem Herrn! o Nebenbuhler, Schließ diese Nacht durch deine Augen, Weil ich mit ihrem Mundrubin Viel Heimliches zu sprechen habe.

[9]  Wenn ich in ihrem Rosenbeete Herumgeh', so ist Gott mein Zeuge Daß ich nach Tulpen, nach Narzißen, Nach Lilien kein Verlangen habe.

[10]  Es lebte lang Hafis im Stillen, Nun kennet ihn die Welt als Trinker, Was fürchte ich, so lang' ich Schönheit Auf dieser Welt zum Hüter habe.

[1]  O Thou that hast the resplendent sun ,the mirror - holder of the beauty of Thine ;
And the musk dark fragrant tress ,the censer - circulator of the dark mole of Thine

[2]   The court - yard of the palace of the eye ,I washed .But what profit
Not fit is this retired corner for the troop of the fancy of love of Thine .

[3]   O sun of beauty in the height of grace and graciousness ,thou art
O Lord till the up - standing the resurrection be no decline of Thine

[4]   More agreeable than Thy picture ,no picture ,delineated ,
The Tughra - scribe God ,great and glorious the musky dark beperfumed eye - brow like the eye - brow of Thine .

[5]   O poor heart in the curl of His tress ,how art thou
For perturbed ,the morning breeze uttered the circumstances of thine

[6]   O beloved hath risen the perfume ,of the rose by the door of friendship come and union choose
O fresh spring of ours the auspicious face is the omen of Thine .

[7]   So that of the crowd of our beringed ones slaves the sky may be ,
Where ,the charm of an eye - brow like the new crescent moon of Thine

[8]   So that offering congratulation ,I may go back to fortune ,
Where ,the glad tidings of the approach of the 'idd of the union - of Thine

[9]   This dark spot ,that became the centre of luminosity ,
Is in the fold of vision ,only a reflection of the dark mole of Thine .

[10]   Before the Khwaja ,which hardship shall I represent
The explanation of my own need was the displeasure of Thine .

[11]   Hafiz in this noose the beloved's tress is the head of many a headstrong one ;
Crude passion ,indulge not ; for it is not the power of thine .

[1]  Die Sonne ist der Spiegelhalter Von deiner Schönheit, Der Moschus ist das schwarze Rauchfaß Von deinem Maale.

[2]  Ich habe meiner Augen Hofraum Zwar rein gewaschen, Allein, was nützt es, dieser Winkel Ist deiner unwerth.

[3]  Es stehet im Zenith der Anmuth Die Schönheits-Sonne! O Herr! bis an das End' der Welten Geh' sie nicht unter!

[4]  Es mahlte der Diplomenmahler Von Moschusbrauen, Bisher kein schöneres Gemählde, Als deine Formen.

[6]  Es steigen auf des Friedens Düfte, O komm' zu mir her! Du bist für uns mit deinen Wangen Der junge Frühling.

[7]  Wann werden deine Augenbrauen Mir wieder schmeicheln? Damit ich selbst den Himmel zähle Zu meinem Sklaven.

[8]  O gieb beim Feste des Genusses Mir Freundenkunde, Damit ich zu dem Schicksal wieder Mit Menschen kehre.

[9]  Der schwarze Punkt des Augenapfels, Des Lichtes Ausfluß, Ist nur des Licht, das wiederstrahlet Von deinem Maale.

[10]  Wie soll ich wohl vor meinem Herren Mein Leiden klagen! Wo fang' ich an bei meinen Bitten? Bei deinen Härten?

[11]  Hafis, der Närrischen sind Viele In diesen Banden, Laß dir nichts Wildes träumen, Das dir nicht ziemet.

[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 .