[1]  The breeze of love's perfume ,I perceived and ,expectant of the flashing of the lightning of union ,became
O cool breeze of the north come for ,for the perfume of thy body ,I die

[2]   O song - uttering driver of the camels of the Beloved stand ,and alight
For ,in desire of the Beloved's beauty ,no patience is mine .

[3]   O heart the complaint of the night of separation ,let go
In thanks that the day of union hath up - cast the screen of the night of separation

[4]   O Friend come .For the seven - fold - rose tear shedding screen of the eye ,
On the writing of the workshop of Thy tender fancy ,I have drawn .

[5]   When the Beloved is in desire of peace ; and excuse asketh ,
In every state ,one can pass by and pardon the violence of the watcher .

[6]   In my straitened heart ,is naught save the fancy of Thy small mouth
Like me ,in pursuit of vain fancy ,be none

[7]   Slain by love for Thee ,became the stranger ,Hafiz ,but ,
By our dust ,pass for lawful to Thee is our blood .

[8]   Trodden by the foot of grief ,perturbed ,is my heart
Even as acquainted with its state is none .

[1]  Ich hab' den Schleier des Auges

[2]  Ich roch der Liebe Gerüche,Ich roch den Blitz des Genußes.Komm Morgenwind, denn ich möchteVor deinem Dufte vergehen.

[3]  Kameltreiber, der singendKamele locket, o warte!Denn voll von Sehnsucht nach SchönheitKann ich unmöglich dir folgen.

[4]  Mein Herz mach' einmal ein EndeDer Klagen über die Trennung,Es hat der Tag des GenußesZurückgeworfen den Schleier

[5]  Den siebenfachen verwendet,Der Fantasien Gemächer,Mit selben schön zu bekleiden.

[6]  Sobald das Liebchen sich freundlichErzeigt und Frieden begehret,Ist's leicht sich über die UnbildDes Nebenbuhlers zu trösten.

[7]  Es liegt im Winkel des HerzensNach deinem Munde die Sehnsucht;O laß' sich's Keiner gelüstenSolch einen Wunsch zu verfolgen!

[1]  Saki true Beloved come back ; for of Thy service ,desirous I am :
Of Thy service ,and of prayer - uttering for Thy fortune ,desirous I am .

[2]   O perfect murshid from that place ,where is the common bounty of the cup of happiness of thy splendour .
From the zulmat of astonishment ,me the path of going out ,show .

[3]   Drowned in the sea of sin from a hundred sides ,though I be
Since I became love's friend ,of the people of mercy am P .

[4]   O Fakih me ,for profligacy or for ill - fame ,censure not
For ,from the Court of Fate ,pre - ordained was this .

[5]   Drink wine .For ,neither by acquisition ,nor by choice ,is the being a lover
Me ,this gift reached from the heritage of creation* ..

[6]   I ,who ,in my life ,chose not travelling from my native land ,
In the love of seeing Thee ,desirous of travelling am .

[7]   In love's path ,the mighty river and the lofty mountain and I ,shattered and battered
Khizr .auspicious of foot by thy prayer ,aid give me .

[8]   Far from the door of fortune of Thy shelter ,apparently am I
But ,with soul and heart ,of the crowd of dwellers of Thy presence ,am I .

[9]   Before Thy eye ,Hafiz will sacrifice his life
In this fancy ,I am ,if respite me life will give .

[10]   In Thy eye - brow bow vision's arrow up to the ear of sense
Is brought and drawn for an opportunity for Thee to shoot an arrow delaying ,I am .

[1]  O Morgenwind, wenn du durchhauchstDie Moschuslocken,So sollst du meiner EifersuchtJa nicht vergessen.

[2]  Komm' Schenke, denn ich möchte dirSo gerne dienen,Ich sehne mich nach deinem Dienst,Und wünsche deinen Segen.

[3]  Vom Orte wo dein Becher strahlt,Mich zu entfernen,Dünkt mir so finster als das LandDer Finsterniße.

[4]  Bin ich auch hundertmal versenktIn's Meer der Sünden,So wird mir doch verziehn, wenn ichDie Liebe kenne.

[5]  O Frommer! schmäh' nicht meinen RauschUnd bösen Namen,Denn dieses war von EwigkeitMir so bestimmt.

[6]  O trinke Wein, die Lieb' ist nichtIn meiner Willkühr,Von Ewigkeit her gab man sieMir zum Geschenke.

[7]  Nie gieng ich aus dem VaterlandIn meinem Leben,Doch sieh', ich gehe dir zu liebNun in die Fremde.

[8]  Auf meinem Weg liegt Berg und Meer,Ich bin erkranket,O Chiser, du Gesegneter,Komm' mir zu Hülfe.

[9]  Zwar bin ich fern dem Anschein nachVon deiner Pforte,Allein ich bin mit Geist und HerzStets gegenwärtig. Ich führe meinen BlickpfeilVon meinen BrauenZum Ohre der Vernunft hinan,Und laure dorten.

[1]  Than the thought of wine and of the cup ,more pleasant - ^ what will be
Let us see the end^ what will be .

[2]   The heart's grief how can one suffer ,when time remaineth not ,
Say Be neither heart nor time ,what will be

[3]   To the bird of little spirit ,say Thy own grief ,suffer .For ,on it the bird
The pity of that one who planteth the snare what will be

[4]   Wine ,drink grief ,suffer not the counsel of the imitator the adviser of the people hear not
To the speech of the common people of this world credit what will be

[5]   Verily 'tis best that thy hand - toil be expended according to desire
Thou knowest that ,at last ,to one desire un - attained what will be .

[6]   Last night ,the Pir of the tavern the murshid kept uttering an enigma
Of the line of the cup of love 'Tis necessary to see the end ,what will be .

[7]   From the Path ,Hafiz's heart I took seduced with the drum ,the harp ,and the ghazal
Let us see ,the requital of me of ill - name what will be .

[1]  Was kann wohl schöner als die Trinkgedanken seyn? Ich will nun sehen, was das End' hievon wird seyn,

[2]  Der Gram zerfrißt mein Herz, hinschwindet theure Zeit, Ist einst kein Herz, und keine Zeit, was wird dann seyn?

[3]  Du sag' dem armen Vogel, iß den eignen Gram, Kann bei dem Netzesteller wohl Erbarmung seyn?

[4]  Trink' Wein, nicht Gram, und hör' nicht auf der Künstler Rath, Was für ein Werth kann wohl im Wort des Pöbels seyn?

[5]  Weit besser ist's, du weihest deinem Wunsch den Schmerz. Du weißt, was, wenn den Wunsch du nicht erreichst, wird seyn.

[6]  Es gab der alte Wirth uns gestern Räthsel auf Von Becherschrift. Was wird hievon das Ende seyn?

[7]  Mit Liedern und mit Lauten ward Hafis verführt, Ey was wird wohl der Lohn des bösen Namens seyn!

[1]  O beloved glance make and the market of enchantment shatter
With the glance of splendour ,the face of the enchanter Samiri ,shatter ,

[2]   To the wind of destruction the head of pride and the turban of pomp of a whole world give .That is >
In the way of heart - ravishingness ,the cap aslant over thy ear place .

[3]   To the tress ,say The way of arrogance ,abandon
To the glance ,say Oppression's army ,shatter .

[4]   O beloved forth from thy abode gracefully move and from every one ,the ball of beauty take
Punishment to the lovely Hur ,give the splendour of beauty of the Pan ,shatter .

[5]   With thy deer - eyes ,take the glance of captivate the lion of the sun the mansion of Leo
With thy curved eye - brows ,the bow of Jupiter the mansion of Sagittarius shatter .

[6]   When ,from the breath of the breeze ,'itr - exhaling ,becometh the hyacinth ,
Its worth ,with the tip of thy beperfumed tress ,shatter .

[7]   O Hafiz when the bulbul boasteth of eloquence ,
Its worth ,by uttering the courtly Darl ,do thou shatter .

[1]  Liebkose mich, vernicht' hiedurch Den Markt der Zaubereien, Mit einem einz'gen Wimpernwink Beschäme die Somire.

[2]  Vernicht' mit einem Glase Wein Den Kopf, den Bau der Welten, Das ist, vernicht' durch deinen Reiz Die heuchelnden Kapuzen.

[3]  Sag' deinem Haar: Gieb einmal auf Halsstarrige Gebräuche, Den Wimpern sag', daß sie einmal Des Unrechts Heer vernichten.

[4]  Komm'! trag' hervor den Schönheitsball Vor allen andern Leuten, Beschäm' die Reize der Huris, Vernichte die Perien.

[5]  Stell' eine Jagd auf Löwen an Mit deines Auges Hirschen, Zerbrich den Bogen Jupiters Mit deinen Augenbrauen.

[6]  Des Morgenwindes Hauch durchwürzt Das Haar der Hyacinthen. Beschäme sie mit einer Spitz' Von deinen Ambralocken.

[7]  Verkauft, Hafis! die Nachtigall Wohlredenheit in Liedern, Vernichte ihrer Waaren Preis Mit persischen Gesängen.

[1]  O breeze the perfume of that musk - scented tress thou hast
As the token ,thou stayest for its perfume thou hast .

[2]   My heart ,wherein is the jewel of the mysteries of beauty and of love ,
To thy hand ,one can give ,if it ,well thou keepest .

[3]   In respect of those pleasant innate qualities of thine one cannot speak at all ,
Save this ,that watchers ,austere of nature ,thou hast .

[4]   O rose the beloved agreeable to thee how falleth the melody of the bulbul the lover
When ,to the birds the watchers nonsense - uttering ,thy ear thou hast

[5]   Distraught ,became my head by thy draught .Sweet be it to thee
Of what wine is this indeed that in the pitcher ,thou hast

[6]   O cypress of the rivulet of thy arrogance ,boast not
For ,if to him thou reach ,low with shame thy head ,thou wilt have .

[7]   Of kingdoms of beauteousness like the sun ,to boast
Reacheth befitteth thee for slaves ,moon of face ,thou hast .

[8]   O beloved befitteth thee a kaba ,beauty - boasting and that only ,
For ,like the rose ,all the way of colour and of perfume ,thou hast .

[9]   Hafiz from the cloister - corner ,seek not love's jewel
Outside the cloister plant thy foot ,if inclination for search ,thou hast .

[10]   If ,to the wind ,time give all the musk of Khutan ,
A sacrifice for thee ,who ,the line of down and the musky black mole hast .

[1]  Morgenwind hast einen Duft Von den Moschuslocken? Komm' und bleibe fein bei mir, Mich ganz durchzudüften.

[2]  Das Geheimniß meiner Brust, Lieb' und Schönheitskunde, Kann ich, findest du's für gut, Deiner Hand vertrauen.

[3]  Deine angeborne Huld Zeiget sich hierinnen, Daß du leidest mit Geduld, Nebenbuhlerinnen.

[4]  Wie kann wohl die Nachtigall Dir, mein Herz, gefallen! Wenn du des Verstandes Ohr Schwätzerzungen leihest.

[5]  Deine Hefen haben ganz Meinen Kopf berauschet, Sag', von welchem Faße ist Deiner Kanne Neige?

[6]  Stattliche Cypresse, Denn aus Schaam mußt du den Kopf Vor ihr niederbeugen.

[7]  Dir, der Mondgesichter Herrn, Ziemt es, wie der Sonne, In der Schönheit Lustrevier Durch und durch zu ziehen.

[8]  Nur dein Aeußres zeigen uns Deines Lob's Verkäufer, Denn von Rosen nimmst du an Farb' und Wohlgerüche.

[9]  Such' der Liebe Kleinod nicht In dem Zellenwinkel, Willst du's suchen, trag' Hafis Deine Füße weiter.

[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 .