[1]  'Tis the fresh spring .In this strive that joyous of heart thou mayst be
For ,again ,blossometh many a rose when in the clay of the grave thou shall be .

[2]   I say not now ,with whom ,sit what drink
For thou knowest ,if wise and learned thou be .

[3]   Within the veil ,thee ,the harp keepeth giving counsel .But ,
Thee ,counsel profiteth at that time when worthy thou mayst be .

[4]   In the sward ,every leaf is a book of a different state
Woe is it if ,careless of the state of all ,thou be .

[5]   In excess ,the world's anguish taketh life's cash ,
If ,night and day ,in this difficult tale ,of journeying to the Friend thou be .

[6]   Though ,from us to the Friend ,is a Path the path of ma'rifat full of fear ,
Easy is the going ,if acquainted with the stage the Shaikh thou be .

[7]   O Hafiz if ,from lofty fortune ,aid be thine ,
The prey of that true Beloved ,impressed with excellences ,thou shalt be .

[1]  Frühlings ist's! höre mich, sey' nun fröhlich; Rosen blüh'n noch einst, wenn du Rasen bist.

[2]  Soll ich dir sagen, mit wem zu trinken, Da du selber es weißt und weise bist?

[3]  Höre den Rath, den die Leier tönet, Doch er nützet nur, wenn du fähig bist!

[4]  Jegliches Blatt ist ein Buch der Weisheit, Schade, daß du so träg' und sorglos bist!

[5]  Hin ist die Summe des Lebens, Wenn du Tage und Nächte durch verlegen bist.

[6]  Voll von Gefahr ist der Weg zum Freunde, Leicht ist's, wenn du der Posten kundig bist!

[7]  Wenn dich das Glas, o Hafis! begünstigt, Kanns seyn, daß du der Raub des Falken bist!

[1]  Efforts ,a thousand ,I made that ,my true Beloved ,Thou shouldst be ;
That the desire - giver of my sorrowful heart ,Thou shouldst be .

[2]   O true Beloved since the lamp of my eye ,Thou madest night alive keeper watchful
The consoler of my hopeful heart ,Thou shalt be .

[3]   When to slaves ,Khusraus of darkish beauty behave kindly ,
In the midst ,the Lord of my work thou shouldst be .

[4]   By that cornelian mouth by the way whereof ,bloody of heart ,I am ,
If complaint ,I make ,my mystery - keeper ,thou shalt be .

[5]   In that sward where idols beloved ones the hand of lovers take ,
If ,from thy hand ,this hand - taking take place ,my idol ,thou shall be .

[6]   That a moment into the hut of sorrowful lovers ,Thou shouldst come
And ,a night ,the consoling friend of my sorrowful heart ,Thou shouldst be .

[7]   My slender prey becometh the rays of the sun ,
If ,a moment ,a deer like thee ,my prey thou be .

[8]   The three kisses that of Thy two lips ,my portion Thou hast made ,
If Thou give not ,my debtor ,Thou shalt be .

[9]   In sleep of midnight ,this desire I see
In place of streaming tears ,in my embrace ,thou shalt be .

[10]   Though I am the Hafiz the guardian of the city ,not worth a barley - corn I am
Perchance ,out of thy own liberality ,my beloved ,thou shalt be .

[1]  Tausend Mühe gab ich mir, Daß du meine Freundinn seyst, Daß du nach dem Wunsch Des verstörten Herzens seyst.

[2]  Daß die Lampe meines Aug's Vor dir angezündet sey, Daß dem hoffenden Gemüth Du Gefährt' und Leiter sey'st.

[3]  Wenn ein Kaiser voller Huld Sich herabläßt zu dem Knecht, Ist es sicher, daß indeß Du mein Herr und Kaiser sey'st.

[4]  Wenn ich einen Ballen mach' Aus des Herzens Blutrubin, Will ich, daß du mir hierob Tief und treu verschwiegen sey'st.

[5]  Daß wo Schöne auf der Flur Greifen um der Freundinn Hand, (Lieget es in deiner Hand) Du mir Augenweide sey'st.

[6]  Daß du einen Augenblick Zum Betrübten Herzen kommst, Daß du nur auf eine Nacht Meines Herzens Trauter seyst.

[7]  Mager, wie ich bin, ich fang' Ganz gewiß den Sonnenhirsch, Daß den jungen Hirschen gleich Du von mir erjaget sey'st.

[8]  Wenn die Küsse, welche mir Deine Lippen schuldig sind, Du nicht zahlest, weißt du wohl, Daß du dann mein Schuldner sey'st.

[9]  Keine Mittel find' ich auf, Meinen Wunsch erfüllt zu seh'n, Daß du nur durch eine Nacht Meiner Thränen Zeuge sey'st.

[10]  Hochberühmet wie Hafis Wäg' ich nicht erst Körner ab, Daß aus eignem Antrieb du Freund und Herzgeliebter sey'st.

[1]  The tale of my desire ,I wrote and weeping was my eye :
Come for ,through sorrowfulness without thee ,I am ready to die .

[2]   Through desire ,to my two eyes ,much I have said
O dwellings of Salma thy Salma is where

[3]   'Tis a strange event and a wonderful occurrence this ,
Afflicted ,was I and in the palpitating ,quivering ,fluttering state of one slain .Yet ,against me the slayer was complainer .

[4]   Reacheth to whom the power that ,at thy pure skirt ,he should carp
For ,like the dew - drop that ,on the rose - leaf droppeth ,pure thou art .

[5]   From the dust of thy foot ,it gave honour to the tulip and to the rose ,
When creation's reed wrote the decree on the watery and the dusty .

[6]   O Saki arise ambergris - scattering ,hath become the breeze
Bring the juice of the grape ,wine perfumed and pure the antidote of the lover's poison

[7]   Idleness ,abandon successful ,thou shalt be .For the proverb is
The road - provision of way - farers is alertness and expertness .

[8]   Without seeing thy praised qualities ,trace of me remaineth not .Yes
From thy face O Salma I behold the traces of life

[9]   Of the description of thy beauty ,how may Hafiz speak
For ,like the divine qualities ,beyond comprehension ,thou art .

[1]  Meiner Sehnsucht Trauerkleid Schrieb ich auf, die Thränen floßen, Komm' denn, ohne dich bin ich Ganz entseelt von Gram und Leiden.

[2]  Sehnsuchtsvoll nach dir entflammt Sprach ich oft zum blut'gen Auge, Stete meiner Selma sag', Sage, wo ist deine Selma!

[3]  Aeußerst wunderlich fürwahr, Und ein nie gehörtes Ding wär's, Wenn der Mörder selbst den Schmerz Des Ermordeten beklagte.

[4]  Darf sich Einer unterstehn, Deinen reinen Saum zu schmähen? Rein bist du wie Tropfen Thau's, Die auf Rosenblättern hangen.

[5]  Von dem Staube deines Gau's, Gab der Herr der Ros' und Tulpe Glanz, als Er am Schöpfungstag' Erd' und Wasser formend mischte.

[6]  Ambra hauchend gieng vorbei Jetzt der Ostwind, auf! o Schenke! Bring' mir einen Becher Weins Lauter und Gerüche duftend.

[7]  Sag' dich von der Trägheit los, Nütz' die Zeit, es geht das Sprüchwort: List und Schlauheit suche du Bei dem Wanderer des Weges.

[8]  Ohne deine Milde bleibt Einst von mir kein Denkmal über, Meinen Thaten kannst nur du Leben in die Zukunft geben. Sieh' der Rose Wangenglanz, Und der Füßestaub der Ceder, Danken solchen Zauberreiz Nicht dem Wasser, nicht dem Staube.

[9]  Wie vermöchte wohl Hafis Deine Schönheit zu beschreiben, Da die göttliche Natur Unsre Hoffnung übersteiget?

[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 .

[69]   Like the humble and worthless stone at thy foot be ,not like the water of the cloud glorying in sublimity
All colour of deceit ,thou mixest and wet of skirt lust - stained thou art .

[70]   To wine ,bind the heart ,so that ,like a man ,
The neck of hypocrisy and of piety thou mayst shatter .

[71]   Arise ,and ,like Hafiz ,an effort in the service of the Pir of tarikat make so that ,perchance ,
Thyself ,at the true Beloved's foot ,thou mayest cast .

[72]   Tis morning ; and ,droppeth hail from the cloud of the winter - month Bahman
The requisites of the morning cup ,prepare and give a cup of one ' man .'

[73]   The blood red wine of the cup ,drink for lawful is its blood
In the work of the cup ,engaged be ; for 'tis a work fit to be done .

[74]   If ,at dawn ,thee ,wine - sickness give headache ,
Verily ,best ,that the forehead of the vintner ,thou shatter .

[75]   Saki at hand to give the cup be for ,in ambush for us ,is grief
Minstrel so that grief may not reach us keep this very path of song that thou singest .

[76]   Give wine for ,the secret to my ear ,the harp hath brought and said
Happily pass life and ,hear this bowed Pir the harp

[77]   Hafiz by the independence of profligates ,I conjure thee drink wine ,
So that ,thou mayst hear the song of the Singer ,God the Independent One .

[78]   Into the sea of self and self - praise ,I am fallen .Bring
Wine ,so that freedom from self and self - praise me ,it may give .

[79]   Hafiz in the rivulet of the eye ,the plant of thy stature
Drank blood ,and established fruit .It thou wishest to up - pluck .

[80]   O thou who ,in our slaughter ,mercy exercisest not
Profit and capital ,thou consumest manliness ,thou showest not .

[81]   Deadly poison ,the sorrowful ones of calamity lovers ,sorrowful through sepa - ration from thee drink
The design of slaying this tribe of lovers is dangerous .Take care that it ,thou doest not .