[1]  Ravished is my heart by one like a singing girl ,clamour - exciter ,
False of promise ,slayer by nature ,and colour of deceit mixer .

[2]   A ransom for the rent garment of those of moon - face ,be
A thousand garments of piety and the khirka of austerity

[4]   In thanks for that that ,in beauty ,thou tookest from the glorious angel the ball of superiority ,
The cup ,demand and on Adam's dust ,a little water sprinkle .

[5]   In my coffin ,put up the cup so that ,on the morning of rising ,
I may ,with wine ,take from my heart the terror of the day up - rising and springing .

[6]   Poor and shattered ,to Thy court ,I have come .A little pity ,
For ,save attachment to Thee ,attachment ,mine is none .

[7]   Come for last night ,to me ,the invisible messenger spake ,
Saying In contentment's stage ,be from destiny ,flee not .

[8]   Between the lover and the Beloved ,veil is none
Hafiz thou thyself art thy own veil .From the midst ,arise and attain unto the Beloved .

[1]  Ich bin ein Freund des Herzen entflammenden Wortes nicht dessenWelches Wasser auf flammende Gluth gießt.

[2]  Weggeführt ist mein Herz von einem schelmischen AugeEinem Lügner, Betrüger und Mörder.

[4]  Mondgesichtern die uns mit zerschlitzten Hemden erscheinenBring' ich der Frömmigkeit Kleider zum Opfer.

[5]  Dankbar dafür, daß eine Schönheit wie du auf die Welt kamGieße Wein auf adamischen Staub aus.

[6]  Bind' mir den Becher aufs Grab, daß in den Stunden des MorgensIch die Furcht des Gerichts mir vertrinke.

[7]  Arm und wund erschein ich vor dir, erbarme dich meinerDeine Liebe nur bring' ich als Gabe.

[8]  Komm! sprach gestern zu mir der leitende Führer der SchenkeDu ergieb dich und flieh nicht das Schicksal. Sey nicht stolz auf eigne Gewalt, die Geschichte erzähltTausend Dinge die Mächtige stürzen.

[1]  If thou be the compassionate friend ,true of covenant ,be :
The companion of the closet in grief and of the hot bath and of the rose - garden in ease be .

[2]   To the power of wine ,the curl of thy dishevelled tress give not so that its perfume may not agitate lovers
Speak not saying Say ,lovers' hearts agitated be .

[3]   If thine be desire to be in exaltation fellow - sitter with Khizr ,
Hidden from Sikandar's eye ,like the water of life ,be .

[4]   Not the work of every bird is the power of love - playing
Come and of the bulbul ,ghazal singing Hafiz the new rose beloved be .

[5]   The path of service ,and the usage of attendance - making
For God's sake ,let go to us and Sultan be .

[6]   On the prey the lovers of God of the sacred fold ,again draw not forth the sword .Take care
Of what thou hast done with our heart ,penitent ,be

[7]   O true Beloved the candle of the assembly Thou art one of tongue ,one of heart ,be
The fancy of the moth's effort in sparing not its own life behold and laughing consuming like the candle be .

[8]   In glance - playing ,is the perfection of heart - ravishingness and beauty of beloved ones
Of the crowd of the rare ones of the age ,in the art of viewing and comprehending others be .

[9]   Hafiz silence and of the Beloved's violence ,bewail not
Who spake to thee saying At the lovely face of the Beloved astonied be

[1]  Hast du einen trauten FreundTreu in Worten sey.So im Bad als RosenbeetSein Begleiter sey.

[2]  Gieb des durchgewühlten Haar'sKrause nicht dem Wind',Daß nicht der Verliebten SinnGanz zerrüttet sey!

[3]  Wünschest du allein zu seynUnd mit Chiser gut.Du für Alexandern dannLebenswasser sey!

[4]  Nicht ein jeder Vogel singtSüßen Liebeston,Komm' und für die NachtigallEine Rose sey!

[5]  Uebertrage mir die PflichtTreu zu seyn als Knecht,Uebertrag' sie mir bey Gott!Und du Kaiser sey!

[6]  Zieh' nicht noch einmal das SchwertIn dem Heiligthum;Und für das was du gethanGanz zerknirschet sey!

[7]  Eine Zunge und ein HerzHaben unsre Kerzen.Sieh' des Schmetterlings Bemüh'n,Ob es nicht zum Lachen sey.

[8]  Aller Reiz und Schönheit liegtIn dem Minnespiel'.Du daher in diesem SpielUnerreichbar sey!

[9]  Schweig' Hafis und klage nichtUeber Freundes Schuld,Wer befahl, daß ihr GesichtAnzustaunen sey!

[1]  Affrighted ,became my heart ; and careless ,I ,the darvish ,am ,
As to what hath happened ,to that great bewildered prey my heart

[2]   For the head of my own faith ,I trembled like the willow
For ,in the hand of one of bow eye - brow ,Kafir in religion ,is my heart .

[3]   From much weeping the fancy of the spirit of the mighty sea ,I a mere drop mature .Alas
In the head of this drop ,absurd of thought HSfiz are what crude fancies

[4]   Of that eye - lash ,bold ,rest - slayer ,I boast
On the tip of whose point ,the wave of the sweet water of life dasheth .

[5]   From the sleeve of a thousand physicians ,trickleth blood ,
If ,for examination ,a hand on my wounded heart ,drowned in blood ,head to foot they place .

[6]   In the street of the wine - house the murshid's threshold weeping and head cast down ,I go
Because ,of my empty ,vain produce ,ever cometh shame to me .

[7]   Remaineth neither the prolonged age of Khjzr ,nor the great dominion of Sikandar
Darvish upon the head of the mean world ,strife make not .

[8]   Hafiz I to that girdle of the true Beloved reacheth not every beggar's hand
The treasury greater than Karun's treasure ,to hand bring .

[1]  O Sklav! beklage dichNicht über deine Feinde,Der Liebe nicht zu sprechen ziemtZu wenig und zu viel.

[2]  Mein Herz ist aufgeschreckt,Ich sorg' nicht als Derwisch,Was vor der Jagd des störrigenVorhergegangen sey.

[3]  Wie Weiden zittre ichAus Furcht vor meinem Glauben,Es hält mein Herz ein BogenschützVon den Ungläubigen.

[4]  Ich trage mich herumMit der Idee des MeeresEin Tropfen ich! was denk' ich Tropf',Was für Unmöglichkeit!

[5]  Ich will ein Opfer seynDem Augenhaar des Mörders,Ich seh', auf seinen Spitzen wogtDes Lebenswassers Fluth.

[6]  Vom Arztesärmel strömtDas Blut aus tausend Strömen,Wenn er die Hand auf's wunde HerzEs zu befühlen leget.

[7]  Ich geh' mit ThränenfluthUnd mit gesenktem HaupteZur Schenke, denn ich schäme michVor meinen Handlungen.

[8]  Das Leben Chisers undDie Herrschaft AlexandersSind längst verschwunden, o DerwischZank' nicht um diese Welt!

[1]  O heart a moment ,void of love and of intoxication ,be not
At that time ,go when ,from non - existence to existence ,thou escapedest .

[2]   If the khirka - wearer ,thou see ,engaged in thy own work be
Every kibla that is better than self - worshiping is .

[4]   In the religious order of tarikat love immatureness is kufr
Yes ,the path of profligacy is expertness and quickness ,

[5]   As long as in thyself the wisdom of excellence thou seest and ,of that wisdom ,art proud thou sittest void of divine knowledge
To thec ,one word I say : Thyself ,behold not ,so that in safety thou mayst escape .

[6]   These calamities that have arisen I had fore - seen that day ,
When ,awhile with us ,through perverseness ,thou satest not .

[7]   O my Sultan for God's sake ,exercise pity us ,thy black tress hath shattered
Long - handedness like this ,how long maketh the black

[8]   Last night ,in the assembly of the magians ,to me how well said that idol
If the idol ,thou worship not ,with the kafirs ,what work is thine

[9]   O soul to the power of the deluge ,thee ,love will consign
Swiftly like lightning ,thou thoughtest that from this tumult ,thou wouldst escape .

[10]   From the Path ,Hafiz gazed till he beheld thy lovely tress ;
Notwithstanding his loftiness ,trodden in lowliness truly humble he became .

[1]  O Lieb' und trinke stets mein Herz! Dann ist dir Seyn und Nichtseyn gleich.

[2]  Siehst du die Frommen, schau' auf dich, Denn Selbstsucht ist das Böseste.

[3]  Freue dich mit deiner Schwäche Wie der Ostwind erfreue dich, Denn die Krankheit ist hienieden Besser als die Gesundheit.

[4]  Die Kälte zeigt von wenig Treu, Der Rausch ist listig und gewandt,

[5]  Du bist unwissend wenn du prahlst, O glaube, liebe dich nicht selbst.

[6]  An den Himmel denke immer In dem Kreis der Geliebten, Denn du fällst vom Glückesgipfel Sonst hinab in Verachtung.

[7]  Zwar verletzen mich diese Dornen, Dennoch verlang' ich Rosen, Bitterkeit des Weins ist lieblich In der Süße des Rausches.

[8]  Mönche trinken aus dem Becher Und Hafis aus den Flaschen, O ihr kurzen Aermel, wann, wann Werden kürzer die Hände.

[1]  O thou that ,in the tavern - street ,thy dwelling hast
The Jamshid of thy own time ,thou art ,if ,on the cup ,thy hand thou hast .

[2]   O thou that ,night and day ,with the tress and the face of the Beloved ,passest
Be opportunity thine ,so that a happy morning and evening thou mayst have .

[3]   O morning breeze at the head of thy path ,those consumed with love ,are expectant ,
Whether ,from that true Beloved many a journey made ,a message thou hast .

[4]   Thy dark mole ,fresh of head ,is a pleasant grain of pleasure .But ,
On the border of its sward face alas what a snare the tress thou hast .

[5]   From the laughing lip of the goblet ,the soul's perfume ,I perceive
O Khwaja smell if ,for that ,a perfume - place thou hast .

[6]   O true Beloved though ,at the time of fidelity ,stability constancy is not thine
Thanks ,I offer that ,against violence ,stability thou hast .

[7]   If ,from thee ,a name a stranger seek ,what a wonder it will be ,
To - day ,in this city ,thou art one ,who a great name hast .

[8]   The guardian of thy soul will be many a prayer of dawn
For ,like Hafiz ,night - rising ,a slave thou hast .

[1]  Der du in allen wüsten Häusern Dein Plätzchen hast, Du herrschest, wenn du in den Händen Ein Gläschen hast.

[2]  Du der mit Locken und mit Wangen Die Zeit zubringst, O welchen Abend, welchen Morgen Du Froher hast! Du, der zu dem Genuß im Stillen Zurück dich ziehst, Halt' theuer jegliche Minute, Die du noch hast!

[3]  Ostwind, es harren auf dem Wege Verbrannte dein, Weil du von dem gereisten Freunde Die Kunde hast.

[4]  Dein grünes Maal ist ohne Zweifel Ein Liebeskorn, Doch weh der Netze, die am Rande Gestellt du hast.

[5]  Ich rieche an dem Rand des Busens Der Seele Duft, O rieche diesen Duft, wenn anders Geruch du hast.

[6]  Wiewohl du zu der Zeit der Treue Verstand nicht hast, Dank' ich doch Gott, daß du im Zürnen Verstand noch hast.

[7]  Was ist's, wenn dich um deinen Namen Ein Fremder frägt, Du bist es, der allein den Nahmen Im Volke hast.

[8]  Es soll die Seele dir bewahren Manch Zauberwort, Dir, der zu deinem wahren Diener Hafisen hast.

[1]  O thou that lawful ,the separation of lovers holdest ;
And apart from thy bosom ,lovers holdest

[2]   With a little water ,the thirsty one of the desert ,aid
By reason of that hope that ,in this Path to God ,thou holdest .

[3]   O soul my heart ,thou ravishedest and thee ,I forgave .But
Guard of it ,keep better than this guard that of me thou keepest .

[4]   Our cup that the other adversaries drink ,
It we endure ,if ,lawful ,thou holdest .

[5]   O contemptible fly the presence of the mighty Simurgh is not thy place of display
Thy own honour ,thou takest and ,our trouble ,thou causest .

[6]   Excluded from this door of the true Beloved by thy own fault ,thou fellest ,
Of whom ,bewailest thou complaint ,wherefore is it that thou hast

[7]   Hafiz from kings ,shelter in service they seek
Work not done ,hope of gift what is it that thou holdest

[1]  Liebende zu entfernen von dir, dies hältst du für billig, Deinen treusten Knecht hast du getrennet von dir.

[2]  Durstig komm' ich aus Wüsten, o reich' mir lauteres Wasser, Gieb mir die Hoffnung, die du deinen Getreuen verleihst.

[3]  Du hast geraubet das Herz, ich verzeihe den Raub dir Geliebte, Besser, es bleibe geheim, als daß es werde bekannt.

[4]  Fremde Gäste betrinken sich frey aus meinem Pokale, Leiden will ich's gern, wenn du für billig es hältst.

[5]  Ameis, wie vermagst du das Nest Simorgs zu erreichen, Wenig geachtet wie ich, bist du belastet wie ich.

[6]  Du bist aus eigener Schuld leer ausgegangen vom Freunde, Wessen beklagst du dich denn, sage, warum du so weinst?

[7]  Fürsten, Hafis! belohnen geleistete Dienste mir Ehren, Welchen Anspruch machst Müßiger du auf den Lohn?

[1]  O thou that art ever proud of thyself f
If love be not thine ,excused thou art .

[2]   Around those distraught of love ,wander not
For ,for the best wisdom ,renowned thou art .

[3]   O father of lust not in thy head is love's intoxication
Go no access to me is thine for ,with the wine of the grape ,intoxicated thou art .

[4]   The yellow grief - stricken face ,and the grief - stained sigh are
For lovers ,the evidence of affliction .

[5]   Hafiz thy own name and fame ,abandon
The cup of wine ,seek for wine - sick ,thou art .

[6]   For thee ,it is necessary to practise love for that moon ,
Though ,like the sun ,famous thou art .

[1]  Dir, auf deine Schönheit Stolzem Ist's verzeihlich, nicht zu lieben;

[2]  Liebenden geh' nicht zu nahe Du durch Weisheit Allberühmter!

[3]  Du kennst nicht den Rausch der Liebe, Kennest nur den Rausch des Weines.

[4]  Blässe und die Seufzer zeugen Von der Liebe schweren Krankheit. Ohne Wein und ohne Mädchen Gäb's in Eden keine Freude. Buhl' um dieses Mondes Liebe, Und wär'st du auch eine Sonne.

[5]  Thu' Verzicht, Hafis, auf Leumund, Fodre Wein, du bist berauschet.

[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 .