[1]  For our pain ,is no remedy ,Justice
For our separation is no end ,Justice

[2]   Religion and the heart ,they ravish and make design upon our life
Justice against the tyranny of lovely ones ,Justice

[3]   As the price of a kiss ,the demand of a life ,
These heart - ravishers make ,Justice

[4]   These of Kafir - heart drink our blood
O Muslims what remedy Justice

[5]   Day and night ,self - less ,like Hafiz .
Weeping and consuming with grief I have gone ,Justice

[6]   Every moment ,another pain arriveth .
Against this companion ,heart and soul bereft ,Justice

[1]  Schäferstunde, schaffe Recht den Armen;Wider der Tyrannen Trennung; Hülfe!

[2]  Meine Schmerzen stillt kein Mittel; Hülfe!Meine Trennung hat kein Ende; Hülfe!

[3]  Weg ist's Herz, nun suchen sie die Seele;Wider die Gewalt der Schönen, Hülfe!

[4]  Für den Kuß begehren sie die Seele;Wider diese Seelenräuber, Hülfe!

[5]  Unser Blut verzehren sie, die Gauern.O Moslime, wo sind Mittel, Hülfe! Jeden Augenblick drängt neues Leiden,Wider Herz und Seelenlose – Hülfe!

[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]  From the true Beloved ,is my pain and my remedy ,also :
A sacrifice for Him ,became my heart ,and my life ,also .

[2]   Those that say That elegance is better than beauty To them ,say
This beauty hath our Beloved and that elegance also .

[3]   Be memory of that one ,who ,with desire for our blood ,
Shattered the covenant ,and the oath ,also .

[4]   Friends within the veil ,we utter speech
It will be uttered with tales ,also .

[5]   When ,to an end ,have come the nights of union ,
Passeth away the time of separation also .

[6]   Only one splendour of His face is the glory of both worlds ,'
To thee ,I uttered this matter evident and hidden ,also .

[7]   Not ,on the world's work ,is reliance
Nor ,on the revolving sphere whereto is attributed the world's work also .

[8]   10 .Not the judge ,doth the lover fear ,wine ,bring
Nor the punishment of the Sultan ,also .

[9]   Knoweth that Hafiz is a lover of God the muhtasib
And the Asaf of Sulaiman's court ,also .

[1]  Mein Schmerz kommt von der Freundinn, Und auch die Arznei dazu. Mein Herz ist aufgeopfert, Und meine Seele auch dazu.

[2]  Die Leute sagen: dieses Ist besser als die Schönheit noch, Doch sie besitzet Schönheit, Und dieses Andre auch dazu.

[3]  Erinnert Euch der Freundinn, Die blos aus Durst nach meinem Blut Den Bund zuerst gebrochen, Und die Verträge auch dazu.

[4]  Ihr Freunde, ich erzähle Verhüllt im Schleier Euch das Wort, Doch sagt es immer wieder Und macht Erzählungen dazu. Die trunkene Narzisse, Die Locken helfen auch dazu.

[5]  Die Nächte des Genusses Mit ihrem Himmel sind vorbei, Doch tröstet Euch, die Nächte Der Trennung schwinden auch dazu. Das Bild von ihrem Maale, O weh! vergoß so oft mein Blut, Zuerst vor allen Leuten, Und später heimlich auch dazu.

[6]  Der beiden Welten Schimmer Ist nur ein Abglanz ihres Lichts, Dies sage ich vor Allen, Und sag' dies heimlich auch dazu.

[8]  Es fürchten sich Verliebte, Nur keinem Richter bringe Wein, Und wenn du willst, so bringe Des Sultans Wein-Verboth dazu.

[9]  Es weiß des Weines Wächter, Er weiß, Hafis sey tief verliebt, Und nicht allein der Weinvogt, Es weiß es der Wesir dazu.

[1]  If ,in the street of that moon the true Beloved the sword of calamity rain ,
Beneath it the neck ,we have placed .The order is of God .

[2]   The regulation of piety ,we also know
But ,with our road - lost fortune ,remedy is what

[3]   The shaikh and the admonisher ,we seldom recognise
Either give the cup of wine or make the tale short .

[4]   I profligate and lover then repentance
seek pardon from God from God ,I seek pardon

[5]   Upon us ,not a reflection the glory of manifestations from the sun of Thy face fell :
O mirror of face Alas Thy hard heart ,alas

[6]   Bitter ,is patience fleeting is life
This being doomed to live how long shall I experience

[7]   Hafiz why complaineth thou ,if union thou desirest
In season and out of season ,it is necessary forthee to drink the blood of grief

[1]  Und regnet es Schwerter im Gau des Monds, So halte ich immer den Nacken hin.

[2]  Wir wissen nicht minder, was Sitte ist, Doch was ist mit bösem Gestirn zu thun!

[3]  Die Alten und Pred'ger versteh'n wir nicht, Den Becher und kurze Geschichten wohl.

[4]  Verliebt und betrunken nun Reue thun, Der Himmel bewahre, bewahre mich!

[5]  Von deinem Gesichte her schien kein Glanz, Ach Spiegelgesicht du bist zart und hell!

[6]  Das Dulden ist bitter, das Leben kurz, O fänd ich ein Mittel, zu ihr zu geh'n!

[7]  Was weinst du, Hafis, wenn du Liebe suchst? Muß es dir gefallen zu trinken Blut.

[1]  Union with the Beloved than everlasting life ,better ;
O Lord me that union give for that is best .

[2]   Me ,with the sword ,He struck and to none ,I spake
For ,concealed from the enemy ,the Beloved's mystery best .

[3]   With the mark of service ,at this door of the Beloved to die ,
By His soul I swear that ,than the region of the whole world ,it is better .

[4]   For God's sake ,ask my physician ,the Beloved
Saying : At last ,when by the remedy of union becometh this powerless one through separation better .

[5]   That rose ,that foot - trodden of our cypress the Beloved becometh
Its dust trampled leaf than the blood of the ruddy arghavan ,better .

[6]   O Zahid me ,to paradise invite not
For this apple of the chin dimple of the Beloved than that garden of paradise better .

[7]   O heart be ever a beggar of His street ,
By the decree Perpetual fortune best .

[8]   O youth from the counsel of old men ,turn not thy head
For ,the old man's counsel than youthful fortune ,better .

[9]   One night He said My eye hath seen none
In the world ,than the pearl of my ear better .

[10]   Although the Zinda river of Isfahan is the water of life
Yet our Shlraz than Isfahan ,better .

[11]   In the Beloved's mouth ,speech is the jewel
But ,Hafiz's utterance than that ,better .

[1]  Fort ewiges Leben! ihr Genuß ist besser. Verleih' ihn mir, o Gott! denn er ist besser.

[2]  Sie schlug mich mit dem Schwert, ich sagt' es Keinem, Denn vor dem Feind geheim zu seyn, ist besser.

[3]  Gebrandmarkt mit dem Maal des Sklavendienstes, Für sie zu sterben ist vieles besser.

[4]  O fraget meinen Arzt um Gotteswillen, Wann wird es dann mit diesen Schwachen besser?

[5]  Das Blut des Safrans ist zwar schön und lieblich, Der Staub von ihrem Fuß zermalmt, ist besser.

[6]  Lad' in die Einsamkeit mich nicht, o Frommer, Der Apfel dieses Kinns ist vieles besser.

[7]  Mein Herz sey ewig in dem Gaue Bettler, Denn jedes Glück, das ewig währt, ist besser.

[8]  O wende dich vom Greisenrath nicht ab. Denn er ist mehr als Jünglingsgunst und besser.

[9]  Sie sprach einst bei der Nacht: wo sind die Perlen, Die schöner sind, als mein Gehäng', und besser.

[11]  In meiner Freundinn Munde sind die Perlen, Doch ist Hafisens Wort um vieles besser.

[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