[1]  Openly ,I speak ; and of my own utterance ,heart - happy am I
Love's slave ,I am and of both worlds ,free am I .

[2]   The bird of the holy rose - bed paradise am I .Explanation of separation from paradise what shall I give ,
And into this disaster's snare - place ,how I fell

[3]   The angel ,t was and loftiest paradise was my abode
Into this ruined cloister this world me ,Adam brought ,

[4]   The shade of the Tuba tree ,and the heart - seekingness of the Hur ,and the marge of the pool Kausar
All in desire of the head of Thy street ,passed from my mind .

[5]   On my heart's tablet is naught save the straight alif of the Friend's stature
What may I do Me ,recollection of other letter the teacher the murshid gave not .

[6]   Recognised the star of my fortune ,astrologer none
O Lord of mother - earth ,beneath what natal star ,born was I

[7]   Since ,in love's wine - house ,beringed enslaved I became ,
Momently ,cometh anew a great grief saying Welcome .

[8]   The little man pupil of my eye drinketh the heart's blood in grief Tis fit
For ,to the liver lobe the darling of man ,why gave I my heart

[9]   With the tress - tip ,pure of tear ,make the face of Hafiz
If not ,my foundation ,this torrent momently flowing will take .

[1]  Erstens sag ich es laut, und freue mich dann des Gesagten.Ich bin der Liebe Sklav, frey in dem Leben, im Tod.

[2]  Ich bin ein Vogel der höheren Welt, was soll ich erklären,Wie in dieses Netz, gählinger Weile ich fiel.

[3]  Einstens war ich ein Engel, und wohnte hoch in dem Himmel,Vater Adam hat mich in die Wüste geführt.

[4]  Doch den edenischen Baum, die Fluth Selsebils und die Huris,Alles, alles vergaß ich aus Erinn'rung an Dich.

[5]  In dem Herzen steht nur die Eins des Freundes geschrieben,Was zu thun? ich ward sonst nichts vom Meister gelehrt.

[6]  Noch hat kein Sternenkundiger mir mein Schicksal enträthselt,Herr! o sage mir, was ist das Loos der Geburt?

[7]  Als ich ein treuer Sklave die Schenken der Liebe besuchte,Brachte jeglicher Tag neue Beschwerden für mich.

[8]  Blut beströmet den Stern des Aug's, und dieses wohl billig.Warum gab ich mein Herz anderen Herzen wohl hin!

[9]  Trockne Hafisens Gesicht mit den Spitzen der Locken des Haars ab,Sonsten führet der Strom ganz mein Gebäude hinweg.

[1]  Through my short feeble arm ,beneath grief's load ,am I
For ,of those of lofty stature ashamed ,am I .

[2]   Perchance ,my hand ,the chain of the hair of Thy tress will take
If not ,in distraughtness ,my head I bring forth .

[3]   Of my sleepless eye ,ask the plane of the spheres ,
For ,night to day ,the stars ,I count .

[4]   Thankfully ,the cup of the lip ,I kiss for this ,
That ,me ,it acquainted with time's mystery .

[5]   If ,for the wine - sellers ,a prayer I uttered ,
What is it the duty of favour ,I offer .

[6]   Thanks many ,I owe to my feeble arm
In that the strength of the man - in jurer ,I have not .

[7]   A head like intoxicated Hafiz ,I have But ,
Hope ,in the grace of that chief I have .

[8]   At me ,for drinking my own blood through affliction in this plain ,carp not
For ,the pupil of the deer the lovely one of the Tatar ,I am .

[9]   From love's wine - house ,what strong ,bitter ,wine I drank ,
That ,neither sensibleness nor wakefulness ,have I .

[1]  Du hebst mich nicht auf vom Staube,Wenn ich auch blos Perlen weinte.Schmähe nicht auf meinen BlutdurstDenn ich lehre Moschushirschen.

[2]  Unter meiner Armuth seufz' ich,Schäme mich vor den Gewalt'gen

[3]  Haltet mich in Lockenbanden,Sonst ergreifet mich die Narrheit.

[4]  Frag' mich um den Lauf der WeltenIn der Nacht zähl' ich die Sterne,

[5]  Dankbar küße ich den BecherDenn er lehrte mich mein Schicksal.

[6]  Wenn ich die Betrunknen lobe,Ist's aus dankbarem Gemüthe,

[7]  Dankbar bin ich meinem Arme,Der kein Unrecht ausgeübet,

[1]  Arise so that by the wine - house door ,an opening of the heart we may seek .;
In the path of the Friend ,may sit ; and our purpose seek .

[2]   Road - provisions for the path of travel to the Friend's fold ,we have not ,Perchance ,
By begging ,from the wine - house door ,road - provisions ,we may seek .

[3]   Though running ,are our blood stained tears ,yet ,
For despatching them to Him ,one of pure nature ,we seek .

[4]   To our heart ,forbidden be the taste of the stain of grief for Thee ,
If ,for the violence of the grief of love for Thee ,justice we seek .

[5]   On vision's tablet ,the point of Thy dark mole ,one cannot cast ,
Unless ,from the dark pupil of the eye ,ink we seek .

[6]   From Thy sweet lip ,my heart with soul sought the way
With sweet smile ,Thy lip said A purpose ,let us seek .

[7]   As long as the beperfumed prescription shall be for the distraught stricken heart ,
From Thy perfume - diffusing hair ,a passion we seek -

[8]   Since ,save in the joyous heart ,one cannot gain grief for Thee ,
In hope of grief for Thee ,a joyous heart ,we seek .

[9]   Hafiz at the college - doer ,how long sittest thou
Arise so that by the wine - house door ,an opening of the heart we may seek .

[1]  Steh' auf! man öffne die Schenkenthür, Wir wollen es begehren. Wir wollen sitzen am Weg des Freunds Und unsern Wunsch begehren.

[2]  Der Vorrath mangelt uns auf dem Weg, Der zu dem Freunde führet, Wir wollen bettelnd am Schenkenthor Den Vorrath uns begehren.

[3]  Es fließen blutige Thränen zwar Aus meinen Augen immer, Allein gereiniget sey der Both Den wir für ihn begehren.

[4]  Nie soll mein Herz den Geschmack des Maals Von deinem Grame kosten, Wenn ich im Fieber der Lieb' vielleicht Ein Mittel soll begehren.

[5]  Um auf das Blatt des Gesichts den Punkt Von deinem Maal zu mahlen, Muß man die Schwärze vom Dintenschwarz Des Aug's dazu begehren.

[6]  Das Herz verlangte für Seelenpreis Liebkosung von den Lippen, Doch lächelnd sagten die Lippen ihm: Das heißt zu viel begehren.

[7]  Um einen Balsam für's wunde Herz Nach Regeln zu bereiten. Geschieht es, daß wir vom Schwarz des Barts Für uns etwas begehren.

[8]  Weil mir im fröhlichen Sinn dein Schmerz Sich pfleget einzunisten, So wollen wir mit des Schmerzes Wunsch Nur frohen Sinn begehren.

[9]  Wie lange sitzest du noch Hafis Hier an der Thür der Schenke, Steh' auf! man öffne das Schenkenthor Wir wollen es begehren.

[1]  That one ,am I who am renowned for love - playing ;
Not that one ,am I who have stained my eye with ill seeing .

[2]   Fidelity ,we practise reproach ,endure and happy are
For ,in our shari'at ,infidelity is grieving .

[3]   To the Pir of the wine - house ,I spake saying Salvation's path is what
The cup of wine ,he demanded and said 'Tis mystery of love concealing .

[4]   From the spectacle of the garden of the illusory world ,our object is what
He said From thy ruddy face ,by means of the pupil of the eye ,rose - plucking .

[5]   For wine - worshipping ,the picture of self self - worshipping and self - seeing on the water I dashed ,for the reason ,
That I might destroy the picture of self - worshipping .

[6]   To the mercy of thy tress - tip ,trusting I am .If not ,
When from that side is no attraction ,what profit striving .

[7]   From this assembly of those without work to the wine - house love's stage the rein will we turn
For the counsel of those without work ,improper is the hearing .

[8]   From the down of the friend ,love for the lovely cheek of the Beloved learn
For ,about the cheek of lovely ones ,pleasant is wandering .

[9]   Hafiz save the lip of the Beloved and the cup of wine ,naught kiss ;
For ,the hand of austerity - boasters ,sin is kisshig .

[1]  Ich bin durch Liebeleien Zum Stadtgespräch geworden, Ich bins, der nie sein Auge Mit bösem Seh'n befleckt hat.

[2]  Wir sind getreu und traurig, Und sind dann wieder fröhlich. Dem Nächsten Böses thuen, Erkennen wir als Sünde.

[3]  Ich sagte zu dem Wirthe, Wo ist der Weg des Heiles? Er nahm ein Glas, und sagte: Geheimnisse bewahre!

[4]  Was ist wohl unsre Absicht, Wenn wir die Welt betrachten? Wir sammeln Wangenrosen Durch unsre Augenapfel.

[5]  Ich Weinverehrer habe Mein Bild in Naß gemahlet, Damit die Eigenliebe Um so viel eh' zerfließe.

[6]  Ich baue und vertraue Auf deiner Locken Milde, Wenn diese mich nicht heben, Was nützet mein Bemühen?

[7]  Ich möchte meinen Zügel Von hier zur Schenke lenken, Denn Pred'ger ohne Beispiel Ziemt sich nicht anzuhören.

[8]  Von ihren Flaumen lerne Die schönen Wangen lieben, Denn schön ist es die Wangen Der Schönen zu umkreisen.

[9]  Du küß' der Schönen Lippen, Du küß' das Glas Hafisens, Denn Sünde ist's, die Hände Der Heuchelnden zu küssen.

[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 .

[61]   O heart strive thou for patience .For God delivereth not
A seal - ring so precious as patience to the hand of an evil one .

[62]   From the fierce wind of vicissitude ,one cannot see ,
That ,in this sward ,hath been even a red rose ,or a wild white rose .

[63]   From this simum blast of lust that ,by the garden - borders ,passed ,
Wonder that from the heart of love's lust the colour of a rose remaineth ,or the perfume of a jessamine .

[64]   I have heard that ,for dogs ,thou appointest a collar
On Hafiz's neck ,why placest thou not a rope

[65]   Hafiz in this calamity ,ruined became time's temper
Where is the thought of a physician or the judgment of a Barhaman

[66]   Drink the cup of the wine of unity of a man
So that ,by it grief's root ,up from the heart ,thou mayst pluck .

[67]   Expanded ,keep the heart ,like the cup of wine
Head closed how long like a large jar

[68]   When ,from the jar of selflessness ,a ritl thou drinkest ,
Less of thyself voluntarily thou boastest of self .