[1]  Even as in the rose - season the time of manifestations of glories of mysteries of repentance of wine love I became ashamed ,
So of un - upright conduct abandoning wine - drinking let none be ashamed .

[2]   My counsel the circulation of the cup is all the snare of the Path and ,of the argument ,
On account of the lovely one ,or of the Saki ,in no way am I ashamed .

[3]   It may be that ,through His compassionate nature ,the true Beloved asketh not my sin
For ,of question I am vexed and of answer ,ashamed .

[4]   Of the blood ,that ,last night ,went flowing from the pavilion of the eye ,
In the sight of the night - prowlers of sleep that come upon the path of the eye we were ashamed .

[5]   Lawful it is ,if the intoxicated narcissus cast down its head
For ,of that Beloved's eye full of wrath ,it became ashamed .

[6]   Than the resplendent sun ,more beauteous of face ,thou art .Thanks to God
That ,in the sun's face ,of thee O murshid I am not ashamed .

[7]   The veil of the Zulmat darkness the gleaming water of life of Khizr established for the reason that it became ,
Of the pure nature of Hafiz and of this his poetry lustrous like water ,ashamed .

[8]   Beneath the lip ,poison - laughter ,why expresseth the cup ,
If ,of Thy ruby lip ,the ruddy wine became not ashamed

[9]   Its face in the veil of the shell ,it the pure pearl concealed on that account ,
That ,of the pearls of my lustrous verse ,the pearl of pure water became ashamed .

[1]  Ich habe nie vor deiner ThürNoch meine Wangen abgewendet,Durch Gottes Gnade hab' ich michDerselben nicht zu schämen.

[2]  Ich fieng an in der RosenzeitDer Reu' des Trinkens mich zu schämen,Und doch soll Niemand deß, was erNicht recht gethan sich schämen.

[3]  Es ist die EingezogenheitAuf meinem Wege nur ein Fallstrick,Denn ich will mich der Schönen nichtUnd nicht der Schenken schämen.

[4]  Die Freundinn wird ob ihrer HuldMit Fragen mich vielleicht verschonen,Mich kränkt die Frage und ich mußDer Antwort mich nur schämen.

[5]  Des Blutes halb, das gestern nachtsGeflossen ist von meinen Augen,War vor den Nachtgesichtern ichIm Falle mich zu schämen.

[6]  it allem Recht hängt die NarzißDen Kopf auf eine Seite nieder,Sie muß sich vor des Liebchens Aug'Sobald es zürnet, schämen.

[7]  Es überscheint der Sonnenglanz,Der Glanz von deinem Angesicht,Gott sey gelobt! ich habe michVor dir doch nicht zu schämen. Warum, lacht wohl das Glas voll WeinSo giftig zwischen deinen Lippen?Es muß vor dem Rubin des MundsDer Wein gewiß sich schämen. Die Perle hat ihr AngesichtVersteckt im Schleier einer Muschel;Denn vor den Perlen des GesangsMuß sie sich billig schämen. D

[1]  If ,to Thy street ,the power of arriving be mine ,
By the fortune of union with Thee ,to foundation arriveth my work .

[2]   From me ,took rest ,those two beauteous hyacinth tresses
From me ,took tranquillity ,those two narcissi eyes tricked with kuhl .

[3]   When ,at Thy door ,without resource ,without gold or force ,I
Have ,in no way ,the path of egress or of ingress .

[4]   I go where I do what I am how Remedy ,I make what
For ,from grief of time's violence ,sorely vexed I am become .

[5]   Battered with ill - fortune ,life ,I obtain
At that moment when ,with the sword of grief for Thee ,slain I become .

[6]   Worse than my heart ,grief for Thee found no place ,
When ,in my straitened heart ,it made its place of alighting .

[7]   Since from the jewel of Thy love ,a great polish hath my heart ,
Verily ,from the rust of vicissitude ,polished it was .

[8]   O soul and heart the true Beloved in Thy presence ,what sin have committed ,
That ,accepted ,becometh not the devotion of me ,heart - bereft

[9]   Hafiz with love's pain ,be content and be silent
Love's mysteries ,reveal not before people of reason .

[1]  Wenn ich so glücklich binZu deinem Dorf zu kommen,So wird der HochgenußAuf sichern Gründen ruhen.

[2]  Von DoppelhyacinthWard mir Geduld geraubet,Und die Ergebung nahmDie doppelte Narzisse.

[3]  Der mittellose MannEntblößt des Gold's und Silbers,Vermag bei deiner ThürNicht aus und ein zu gehen.

[4]  Wohin? was soll ich thun?Und was soll ich beginnen?Der Gram der Zeit hat michIn Traurigkeit versenket.

[5]  Ich ausgezehrter MannErlange neues LebenIm Augenblicke, woMich deine Wimpern morden.

[6]  Dein Schmerz fand's nirgends soWie in dem Herzen wüste,Deßwegen hat er sichIns enge Herz genistet.

[7]  Da deiner Liebe SteinDes Herzens Formen glättet,So ist es spiegelreinVon allem Unglücksroste.

[8]  Was that ich denn vor dirO Herz! O meine Seele!Daß schlichte HuldigungVon dir nicht anerkannt wird.

[9]  Begnüge dich HafisMit Liebesgram und schweige,Entdeck' VerständigenNicht deine stille Liebe.

[1]  A thousand breaches in my faith ,with Thy dark eye - lashes ,Thou hast made :
Come ,so that ,out of my heart on account of Thy sick languishing eye ,a thousand pains ,of mine I may pluck .

[2]   Ho ,O fellow - sitter ,of my heart the true Beloved from Whose memory ,friends who ,in this world of non - existence are Thy companions and slumber in Thy unity have passed
Not a day be mine ,the moment when ,void of recollection of Thee ,I sit .

[3]   Old and foundationless ,is the world of this Farhad - slayer ,justice
Me ,vexed with sweet life ,its craft and sorcery made .

[4]   Drowned in sweat like the rose ,I became through the torment of the fire of separation
O breeze ,night - seizing the perfect murshid a breeze ,from the sweat - seizer of mine the true Beloved bring .

[5]   The world ,transitory and permanent ,a ransom for the true Beloved and the Saki I make
For ,the world's sovereignty ,love's humble companion ,I deem .

[6]   If ,in my place ,the Friend God choose a stranger ,He is judge
If ,in place of the Friend ,I choose my life ,it ,unlawful be

[7]   Sabahu - l - khair shouted the bulbul .Saki murshid where art thou Arise bring wine
For ,in my head ,tumult maketh the intoxication of the wine of last night the day of A last

[8]   From me ,not from the admonisher ,hear the mysteries of love and of intoxication
For ,with the cup and the goblet every night ,the companion of the moon and of the Pleiades ,I am .

[9]   The tale of longing that ,in this volume ,is become verified ,
Verily is void of error for me ,the dictation Hafiz gave .

[1]  Deine Wimpern haben meinen Glauben tausendmal durchstochen, Komm', daß ich vom kranken Auge, Tausend Leiden für mich sammle.

[2]  Herz! das mir so nah' verwandt ist, Deiner Freunde denkst du nimmer, Ferne, fern von mir die Stunde, Wo du meiner nicht mehr denkest.

[3]  Wer kann auf die Welt noch bauen, Diese Mörderinn Ferhardens, Wehe! ihre Streiche bannen, Mich von meiner süßen Seele.

[4]  Unsrer Trennung Gluthen haben, Mich versenkt in Schweiß wie Rosen, Komm' o Nachtwind bring' mir einen Duft vom Freund der Schweiß austrinket.

[5]  Beider Welten Seligkeiten, Opfere ich auf dem Schenken, Denn es sind die Herrn der Erde, Knaben auf dem Weg der Liebe.

[6]  Wählt mein Liebster andre Freunde, Soll dies frey zu thun ihm stehen, Aber mir ist's streng verbothen, Andre Freunde mir zu wählen.

[9]  Alle Sagen der Begierde, Welche diese Blätter füllen, Sind kein Fehler, denn dieselben Hat Hafis mir eingegeben.

[1]  Heart given from the hand ,lovers ,void of grief ,intoxicated ,selfless and powerless we are
Fellow - associate of love ,boon - companions of the cup of wine ,we are .

[2]   On us ,the bow of reproach ,many have drawn
Since ,from the eye - brow of the true Beloved ,our work we have loosed .

[3]   O rose last night ,the morning cup thou drankest
That anemone ,that from eternity without beginning with the stain of love was born ,we are .

[4]   If vexed with our repentance became the Pir of the Magians ,
Say Pure ,make the wine for with apology for our conduct standing ,we are .

[5]   O guide of the path the perfect murshid from thee ,goeth the work .A glance make
That ,me ,justice thou mayst give for fallen away from the Path ,we are .

[6]   In the midst of work ,behold not ruddy wine like the red - streaked tulip and the goblet
Behold this stain of love that ,on our bloody heart ,' we have placed .

[7]   Thou spakest ,saying : Hafiz all this colour of fancy imaginary pictures is what
Hafiz replied Say not a false picture for ,verily ,the tablet smooth like a mirror ,void of picture we are .

[1]  Wir haben ohne Gram und trunken Das Herz aus den Händen gegeben. Wir sind der Liebe Eingeweihte, Wir sind die Vertrauten des Glases.

[2]  Ich muß ja leiden! von den Leuten So Vieles dulden und leiden, Seitdem ich all mein Thun und Lassen Empfehle den Brauen der Augen.

[3]  O Rose mit dem Feuermaale, Du hast dich erst gestern gefärbet, Ich aber bin die Anemone, Die schon mit dem Maale zur Welt kam.

[4]  Der alte Herr der Schenke sollt' er Sich über die Reue betrüben, Ich bin bereit die Ehrenabbitt' Mit Gläsern voll Weines zu machen.

[5]  O Wegweiser! einen Blick nur, Denn alle Geschäfte vollbringst Du, Und ich gesteh' es herzlich gerne, Ich habe vom Weg mich verirret

[6]  O schau' nicht auf des Weines Tulpe, O schau' nicht auf's Glas in der Mitte; Du schau' vielmehr auf's Brandmaal, das du Ins blutige Innre gebrannt hast.

[7]  Du fragst mich, Hafis: was haben Denn diese Gemälde zu sagen? Ich sprach: Laß dich hiedurch nicht trügen, Denn rein ist die Tafel des Herzens.

[1]  Torment of envy to the violet ,giveth the musk - exhaling tress - ^ of thine ;
The fold of the rose - bud ,rendeth the heart - alluring laughter of thine .

[2]   O my rose ,sweet of perfume the beloved thy bulbul thy lover ,in separation consume not ;
For ,night ,all night ,with the essence of sincerity ,it makfth prayer for the welfare of thine .

[3]   I who ,with the breathing murmuring of angels used to be vexed so delicate was my nature
Now the disputation of a whole world high and low I endure for the sake of Thee .

[4]   Love's fortune behold ,how ,for the desire of pomp and glory ,
The corner of the crown of sovereignty aslant placeth ,the beggar of Thine .

[5]   The ragged garment of the beggar of love hath treasure in the sleeve
To sovereignty ,quickly reacheth whoever was the beggar of Thine .

[6]   Goeth from my head ,wine's clamouring and love's consuming at that moment ,
When this head full of passion becometh the dust of the door of the abode of Thine .

[7]   My eye's king - seat is the resting - place of Thy image
A place of prayer it is .O my sovereign ,without thee ,be not the place of Thine

[8]   A pleasant sward is Thy cheek ,especially when in the spring of beauty ,
Hafiz ,sweet of speech ,became the bird ,song - singing ,' of Thine ,

[1]  Veilchen brennet der Neid ob deinen Locken, Rosenschleier zerreißt dein holdes Lächeln.

[2]  Süße Rose verbrenn' die Nachtigall nicht, Welche Nächte hindurch für dich nur betet.

[3]  Ich, dem ehmals der Engel Hauch zur Last ward, Trage nun das Gerede deinetwegen. Deine Huld ist mein Loos, dein Staub mein Eden, Meine Ruh' dein Gebet, mein Seyn die Wangen.

[4]  Einen Schatz in dem Aermel tragen Bettler Deine Bettler gelangen schnell zur Herrschaft.

[5]  Zwar vereinen sich nicht der Wein, die Kutte, Doch vereine ich beide dir zu Liebe.

[6]  Wein und Liebegekos entflieh'n zur Stunde, Wo mein Haupt voll Begier zu deinem Staub wird.

[7]  Freund! gebrauche das Aug' als Erker; Laß es niemals allein, es ist ein Betort.

[8]  Wahrlich! schön ist der Wangen Flur, besonders Wenn Hafis der geliebte Sänger bleibt.

[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 .