[1]  O Saki murshid arise ; and give the cup of wine of desired
Strew dust on the head of the grief of time .

[2]   In my palm ,place the cup of wine so that ,from my breast ,
I may pluck off this patched garment of blue colour .

[3]   Although in the opinion of the apparently wise ,ill - fame is ours ,
Not name nor fame ,do we distraught with love for God desire .

[4]   Give wine with this wind of pride ,how long ,
Dust on the head of useless desire

[5]   The smoke of the sigh of my burning heart
Consumed these immature ones hypocrites ; fathers of lust

[6]   Of the secret of love of my distraught heart ,a friend ,
Among high and low ,none ,I see .

[7]   Glad is my heart with a heart's ease a lovely one
Who ,from my heart ,once took ease .

[8]   At the cypress in the sward ,again looketh not
That one ,who beheld that cypress of silvern limb .

[9]   Hafiz day and night ,be patient ,in adversity :
So that ,in the end ,thou mayst ,one day ,gain thy desire .

[1]  Schenke steh auf, und reiche das GlasBegrabe die Sorgen mit Wein!Reiche das Glas und schenke den WeinDie bläuliche Kutte hinweg!

[3]  Uebel zwar klingt dieß weiserem Ohr;Doch kümmert der Ruf mich nicht viel.Bringe mir Wein! Das Uebrige istVerlust der verderblichen Zeit.

[5]  Rauch von der Gluth der flammenden BrustHat diese Gefrorenen zerschmelzt.Närrisches Herz! Noch find ich im Volk'Nicht einen Vertrauten für dich.

[9]  Wenigstens bleibt noch übrig der TrostDas Alles verloren auf einmal!Früh' und auch spät geduld' dich Hafis,So gehet dir Alles nach Wunsch.

[1]  O idol with grief of love for thee what plaint ,shall I make
In grief for thee ,till when the night - seizing wail^ shall I make

[2]   Passed to the true Beloved my distraught heart on that account that a remedy it might accept
Perchance ,with Thy tress - tip ,its chain I may make .

[3]   In the time of separation from Thee ,what I endured alas
'Tis impossible that ,in one letter ,writing thereof I should make ,

[4]   With on account of Thy own tress - tip is all my perturbation
Where the power that ,all at once ,all the narrative ,I should make

[5]   That time when the desire of beholding the beloved is mine ,
In the vision ,the picturing of Thy lovely face ,imagining I make .

[6]   If I know that ,in this way ,union with Thee ,aid ,
Heart and faith ,all I will play away and lose and yet increase thereof I will make .

[7]   O admonisher far from me go foolishness ,utter not
Not that one am I who ,again ,the ear of attention to thy hypocrisy will put .

[8]   O Hafiz hope of freedom from iniquity is none :
Since fate is like this ,what plan is it that I should make

[1]  Mein Abgott, wie soll ich deinen Gram Mit Arzneien heilen? Wie lange soll ich ob deinem Gram, Die Nacht hindurch noch weinen!

[2]  Mein närrisches Herz verlor sich so, Daß mir kein Mittel bleibet, Als es an die Ketten deines Haars Gewaltsam anzufesseln.

[3]  Die Schmerzen, die ich, von dir getrennt, Ertragen mußte leider! Sind lang', ja so lang', daß ich sie kaum In Büchern fassen könnte.

[4]  Die Spitzen des Haares haben all Dies Unheil angerichtet, Wie ist es wohl möglich, alles dies Im Kleinen zu beschreiben.

[5]  Wenn es mich von Ungefähr verlangt, Zu schauen meine Seele, So bildet in meinem Auge sich Dein Wangenbild sich wieder.

[6]  O könnte auf deinen Hochgenuß Ich mit Gewißheit rechnen, Ich würde den Glauben und mein Herz Mit frohem Sinn dir opfern.

[7]  O Prediger ferne, ferne bleib', Von mir und schwatz' nicht weiter. Ich bin nicht der Mann, der aufs Geschwätz Der falschen Zeugen horchet.

[8]  Die Hoffnung des guten Weges ist Hafis nun einmal verloren, Mein Schicksal, es ist nun einmal so Was willst du anderes machen?

[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]  When to reach His skirt the dust of His path ,I become ,His skirt He shaketh from me
If I say : In love my heart ,return ,His face ,He turneth from me ,

[2]   To every one ,He displayeth His hued cheek like the red rose ,
If I say : Thy face from others conceal : In grief at that His face ,He concealeth from me

[3]   To my eye ,I spake saying At last ,Him once fully behold
It the eye said Perchance thou wishestthat a stream of blood should pour from me .

[4]   Thirsty for my blood ,He and for His blood ,I .So that when it happeneth ,
My desire I will take from Him ; or justice revenge He will take from me .

[5]   If ,like Farhad ,my life in bitterness issueth ,there is no fear
Many sweet tales remain behind of me .

[6]   If before Him ,like the candle ,I die ,at my grief ,He laughcth like the morning
If I grieve ,His tender heart is grieved against me .

[7]   Friends for His mouth ,behold ye my life ,I gave
Say : How for a trifling matter ,He keepeth back from me .

[8]   Hafiz conclude .For ,if in this way ,love's lesson thou read ,
In every corner ,love uttereth tales of me .

[1]  Wenn ich der Staub der Freundinn bin, So reinigt sie den Saum von mir, Und wenn ich sage: kehr' dein Herz So kehret sie sich ab von mir.

[2]  Sie zeigt ihr schönes Angesicht Der ganzen Welt den Rosen gleich, Und wenn ich sage: deck' es zu, So decket sie es zu vor mir.

[3]  Ich sprach zu meinem Aug', o schau', Sie einmal an mit einem Blick; Mein Auge sprach zu mir: Willst du Es fließ' ein blut'ger Strom von mir.

[4]  Sie dürstet stets nach meinem Blut, Nach ihren Lippen dürste ich, Erhalte ich vielleicht mein Ziel, Rächt sie sich wohl vielleicht an mir.

[5]  Entflöhe mir aus Bitterkeit Die Seele, wie Ferhaden einst, So macht es nichts, es bleiben einst Der süßen Sagen viel von mir.

[6]  Wenn ich wie Kerzen vor ihr steh', Lacht sie wie's Morgenroth zum Gram; Und wenn ich böse drüber bin, So zeiget sie sich böse mir.

[7]  Ihr Freunde! eines Kusses halb Gäb' ich die ganze Seele hin, Seht! wegen solcher Kleinigkeit Bleibt sie zurück im Lauf mit mir.

[8]  Versiegle doch dein Wort Hafis, Denn wenn du so die Liebe singst, So singet vor in jeder Eck' Die Liebe Zaubereien mir.

[1]  From me ,the beggar ,to kings ,who taketh a message ,
Saying : In the street of the wine - sellers ,they sell two thousand mighty Jamshids for a single cup of wine .

[2]   Ruined and ill of fame ,I have become yet ,hope I have
That ,by the blessing of dear ones those of good name I may escape from ill - fame and reach to good - fame .

[3]   Thou that sellest alchemy ,at our impure gold heart cast a glance of alchemy
For ,a great capital in trade we have not and a snare to captivate the true murshid we have cast .

[4]   At the fidelity of the Beloved ,wonder that He made not an inquiry ,
Neither by the reed ,a salutation nor by letter ,a message .

[5]   If this wine be immature ,and this companion matured ,
By a thousand times ,than a thousand matured ones better is an immature one .

[6]   O Shaikh by the beads of the rosary ,I beseech thee cast me not from the Path ;
For ,when once the wise bird falleth ,he falleth not again into any snare .

[7]   Desire for Thy service ,I have ; in kindness ,me ,purchase and sell not ;
For ,into good fortune ,seldom falleth ,like me the slave a slave .

[8]   My plaint ,I take to where This tale ,I utter to whom
For thy lip was our life and ,Thou hadst not even a little permanency .

[9]   O true Beloved the arrow of Thy eye - lash ,loose and the blood of Hafiz ,spill
For ,in respect of such a slayer ,none maketh even a little revenge .

[1]  Wer bringt dem Schah von mir dem Bettler Kunde? Zweitausend Dscheme geh'n bei uns auf ein Glas Wein.

[2]  Wiewohl ich Hab' und Ruf verlor nähr' ich noch Hoffnung, Durch meiner Freunde Hülf' zu gutem Ruf' zu kommen.

[3]  Schau auf mein Herz, o du, der mit Chemie dich prahlest, Von Kapital entblöst hab' ich das Netz gespannt.

[4]  Es wundert mich gar sehr von des Geliebten Treue, Daß er sich nicht erkundigte durch Brief' und Grüße.

[5]  Bei ungegohrnem Wein, und ganz durchgohrnem Freunde Ist jener lieber mir um tausendmal als dieser.

[6]  O lock' mich Scheich nicht mit Betkorallen, Ein schlauer Vogel wird nicht in das Netz gelocket. Ihr Tugendhaften geht, denn weg ist meine Tugend, Ich schlürfte lautern Wein, verlor den guten Namen.

[7]  Ich sehne mich nach deinem Dienst; verkauf' mich nicht, Denn nimmer findest du so einen treuen Diener.

[8]  Wem soll ich klagen, wem soll dieses ich erzählen? Mein Leben ist der Mund, doch ist es ohne Dauer.

[9]  O mach' die Wimpern auf, vergieß das Blut Hafisens! An solchen Mördern hat noch Niemand sich gerächet.

[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 .