[1]  Who ,for the sight of the true Beloved ,opened my eye ,that one am I
O work - door ,slave cherisher what thanks to Thee ,shall I utter

[2]   To the indigent man of calamity ,say : From dust ,wash not thy face
For the dust of the street of indigency is the alchemy of thy desire .

[3]   O heart from the difficulties of the path ,turn not the rein
For ,of descent and of ascent ,reflecteth not the man of the Path .

[4]   If with the blood of the liver ,purification in love the lover of God make not ,
By the word of the mufti of love ,not true is his prayer .

[5]   In this illusory stage ,save the cup of love for God take naught
In this house the world save love ,a pastime play not .

[6]   Independent of love ,though Thy beauty is ,
Not that one am I who ,from this love - playing ,back will turn .

[7]   To Thee ,how may I utter what ,from the burning of my heart ,I behold
Of my tears ,ask the tale for not the informer am I .

[8]   The desire of beauty's glance is his If not ,is no need
Of the tress of Ayaz to the beauty of Mahmud's fortune .

[9]   The ghazal - singing of Nahid Venus ,the minstrel of the sky taketh not the lead .
In that place ,where forth his voice of song Hafiz bringeth .

[1]  Zwey Thränen, welche du, o Aug'!Geweinet hast,Versichern die LiebkosungenVon deinem Glück.

[2]  Ich bins, der's Auge aufgethanDen Freund zu seh'n,Wie dank' ich dir, o Gott,Vermitteler!

[3]  Wisch' nicht von deinem AngesichtDer Bitte Staub,Denn er ist für den WünschendenDer Weisen Stein.

[4]  O Herz! Lenk' nicht ob schlechtem WegDen Zügel ab,Es denken Reisende nicht aufBerg auf, Berg ab.

[5]  Wenn sich der Liebende mit BlutNicht reiniget,Gilt sein Gebet vor dem MuftiDer Liebe wohl? Was nützet mir der SchwätzermundDes Frühlingswind'sWenn die Cypreße selber nichtGeheimniß birgt.

[6]  In diesem Fabelort ergreiff'Nichts als das Glas,In diesem Spielerhause spiel'Nun Minnespiel.

[7]  Mit einem halben Kuß erkauf'Ein Herzgebet,Daß du an Seel und Leibe freyVon Banden seyst.

[1]  Bitter strong wine ,whose power is man - overthrowing ,I desire
Perchance ,a moment ,from the world and its iniquity and clamour ,I may rest .

[2]   No time of ease ,hath time's table cherishing the mean
O heart from its bitter and salted victuals ,wash the palate of greed and of avarice .

[3]   O heart wine of love bring .For safe without it from the deceit of the sky the traitor one cannot go :
Deceit caused by the sport of Venus ,its harper ; and of Mars ,its blood - thirsty one .

[4]   The Bahram hunting noose lust's desires let go the cup of love of Jamshid ,uptake
For ,this desert the world we have traversed .Visible is neither Bahram sensual desire nor his wild ass .

[5]   Come so that ,in pure wine ,time's mystery ,we may show
On the condition that ,to those crooked of disposition and blind of heart ,thou show it not .

[6]   To glance at darvishes is not against greatness
With all his pomp ,Sulaiman ,his mercy - glance was with the feeble ant .

[7]   From Hafiz ,turneth not its head the bow of the eye - brow of the true Beloved
But ,at this His arm full of force ,to Hafiz laughter cometh .

[1]  Meine flüßigen RubinenWill ich aus Smaragden trinken,Denn die Mönche sind wie Schlangen,Ich will sie damit verblenden.

[2]  Bittern Wein verlang' ich, dessenStärke selbst die Männer umwirft,Daß ich von den ErdenplagenDoch ein wenig ruhen möge.

[3]  Auf der Tafel dieser ErdeGiebt es keinen Ruhehonig,Herz, gieb auf die lockern Wünsche,Bitters sey dir gleich und Süßes.

[4]  Bringe Wein! wer könnte sicherBleiben vor des Himmels Raubsucht,Wenn dort Sohre Lauten schlaget,Und Merih die Waffen traget.

[5]  Zieh' das Jägernetz Behram's ein,Heb' empor das Glas Dschemschidens.Ich durchlief das Feld, entdeckteNicht Behram und nicht sein Grabmal.

[6]  Komm' daß ich in reinem WeineDir der Welt Geheimniß zeige,Doch mit der Bedingniß, daß duNicht dein Herz den Schiefen zeigest.

[7]  Auf Derwische niederblicken,Ist der Größe nicht zuwider;Salomon mit seiner GrößeBlickte auf die Ameis nieder.

[1]  O Sufi come the khirka of hypocrisy ,off we will draw
On across the head of this picture of hypocrisy ,the cancelling line ,we will draw

[2]   The offering and the alms of the towered building the monastery as the price of wine ,we place
In the water of the tavern of love ,from the pollution of self - beholding and of man - displaying ,we will wash and the garment of hypocrisy drawing ,we will draw .

[3]   To - morrow the resurrection day if to us the garden of Rizvan they give not ,
Youths from the seventh heaven ghurfa and Hur from the garden jannat out we draw .

[4]   Happy of head ,forth from the world we lovers of God will leap and from the banquet of the rival the outward worshipper ; or the denier of love
On the last day the cup ,we plunder ; and ,to the door ,the lovely one we draw .

[5]   A work ,let us do if not ,shame it will bring ,
One day ,when to the other world ,life's chattels ,we draw .

[6]   The mystery of fate that ,in the veil of the hidden ,is hidden ,
Intoxicatedly ,from off its face ,the veil we draw .

[7]   From His eye - brow ,the glance where ,so that ,like the new crescent moon ,
In the chaugan of gold ,the ball of the sphere ,we may draw .

[8]   Hafiz not our limit is it like this to boast
From beyond my blanket ,my foot farther why should we draw .

[1]  Komm' Weiser, laß uns dieses Kleid Des Trugs ausziehen. Laß über's Bild der Gleisnerey Den Schwamm uns ziehen.

[2]  Die Opfer und die Spenden laß Für Wein uns geben, Die Kutte laß uns durch den Bach Der Schenke ziehen.

[3]  Und sollte man das Paradies Uns dann verweigern, So wollen wir selbst die Huris Heraus uns ziehen.

[4]  Berauscht spring' aus der Zell hervor Vom Neiderfeste. Laß uns den Wein, laß Mädchen uns Beim Haar herziehen.

[5]  Wir wollen Nichts als Gutes thun, Sonst wird uns Schande, Am Tage, wo die Seele muß Von hinnen ziehen.

[6]  Und von dem tief verborgnen Loos, Das Keiner kennet, Laß uns den Schleier, der es deckt, Im Rausch wegziehen.

[7]  Wo sind die süßen Schmeichelei'n Von diesen Brauen, Daß wie der Mond den Himmelsplan Nach uns wir ziehen.

[8]  Hafis, es ziemet dir ja nicht, So viel zu prahlen, Und aus des Teppichs Kreis hinaus Den Fuß zu ziehen.

[1]  Happy is my head and with loud shout ,I speak
Saying Life's breeze from the cup of the wine of unity I seek .

[2]   On the face of wine sickness ,sitteth not the sullenness of austerity
The disciple of the khirka ,dreg - drinker ,pleasant of disposition ,murshid of the age ,who hath drunk the pure love of past ones I am .

[3]   For head - bewilderedness ,notorious I became and the Friend's eye - brow
Me ,like a ball ,into the curve of its chaugan ,drew .

[4]   If ,to us ,the Pir of the Magians the perfect murshid open not the door ,
What door ,shall I beat What remedy ,shall I make

[5]   In this sward the world rebuke me not for self - growing
As me ,nurture they Fate and Destiny give ,so I grow .

[6]   In the midst ,behold not thou the monastery and the tavern
God is witness ,wherever He is with Him ,am I .

[7]   The dust of the path of search is the alchemy of well being
The slave of the fortune of that dust of ambergris - perfume am I .

[8]   From desire for one of intoxicated narcissus and of lofty stature ,
With the goblet ,like the tulip fallen ,by the marge of the stream ,am I .

[9]   Wine ,bring that ,by Hafiz's decision ,down from the pure heart ,
Hypocrisy's dust ,with the' goblet's grace ,I may wash .

[1]  Hell ist mein Kopf, und ich sage es laut, Daß ich in Gläsern die Lebenslust suche.

[2]  Trunknen geziemet nicht mönchischer Trotz, Ich bin der Schüler der Trinker der Hefen.

[3]  Ihre Verweigerung macht mich berühmt, Denn statt des Balles bedient sie sich meiner.

[4]  Macht man die Thüre der Schenke nicht auf, Wo soll ich klopfen, und was soll ich machen?

[5]  Schmähe mich nicht auf die eigene Faust, Siehe ich wachse, so wie man mich pflegte.

[6]  Sprich von Moscheen und Schenken nicht viel, Gott ist mein Zeuge, ich bin wo er wohnet.

[7]  Oft wird der Staub philosophischer Stein, Ich bin der Sklave des Staubes von Ambra.

[8]  Voll von Begier nach dem Reiz der Narziß' Stand ich wie Tulpen mit Kelchen am Fluße,

[9]  Bring' mir Wein, wie Hafis es entschied, Lasset vom Staub der Verstellung uns waschen.

[1]  Times I have said and again I say ,
That ,heart bereft ,not of myself ,have I gone this Path of love

[2]   Behind the pure mirror of the holy traveller's heart me ,they have kept like the parrot
What the Teacher of eternity without beginning said Say I say .

[3]   Whether I be the thorn ,or whether the rose ,there is a sward - adorner God
By whose hand ,as it cherished me ,I grew .

[4]   O friends me ,heart - bereft ,astonied ,censure not
A great jewel I have and the master of vision the jeweller God I seek .

[5]   Although to the wearer of the patched darvish garment ,the drinking of wine ,rose of hue ,is a sin ,
Me ,censure not for with it from off the darvish garment the colour of hypocrisy ,I wash .

[6]   From another place cause is the laughing and the weeping of lovers of God
In the night through union with the Beloved I sing ; in the morning - time through separation I moan .

[7]   To me ,Hafiz spake saying The dust of the tavern - door smell not
Say Censure not for the fragrant musk of Khutan ,I smell .

[1]  Oftmals hab' ich's gesagt, und abermal will ich es sagen, Ich Verlorener geh' nicht von mir selber den Weg.

[2]  Einem Papagey gleich wird mir der Spiegel gehalten, Was der Ewige sagt, plaudere lallend ich nach.

[3]  Gebe man mir, was es sey; Ich esse so Disteln als Rosen, Meine Nahrung gemäß, wachs' und gedeihe ich groß.

[4]  Schmähet mich nicht, und wißt, es ist die Perle mein eigen, Und ich suche nur einen Besitzer für sie.

[6]  Lachen und Weinen der Liebenden hat so mancherlei Gründe, Abend lach' ich vor Lust; Morgens bewein' ich mein Loos.

[7]  Riech' nicht, sagte Hafis, o riech' den Staub nicht der Schenke. Sag' ihm: schmähle nicht, denn Moschus entduftet dem Staub.

[1]  On the day of judgment ,thee the sky happily aided
Let us see thanks ,how thou mayst offer ; in thanks ,what thou mayst bring .

[2]   That one who fell and whose hand ,God seized ,
Say So that thy hand ,God may seize on thee ,be it that the grief of the fallen thou mayst suffer .

[3]   In love's street ,kingly rank they purchase not
Here make confession of service and claim of attendance .

[4]   Saki with the reward for tidings of joy enter by my door ,
So that ,one moment ,forth from my heart ,grief thou mayst take .

[5]   In the highway of rank and of lordship is many a danger ,
That is best that by this acclivity ,light of burden ,thou pass .

[6]   Together are the Sultan and the thought of the army ,and the passion for treasure ,and the pomp of the crown
Together are the darvish ,and tranquillity of heart ,and the corner of kalandardom .

[7]   One sufi - istic word ,I will utter permission is there
O light of the eye peace is better than war and dominion .

[8]   To the limit of thought and spirit is the success of desire
From the king ,the liberal gift from the grace of God ,aid .

[9]   Hafiz from thy face ,the dust of poverty and ot contentment wash not
For ,better is this dust than the work of alchemy .

[1]  Es stand der Himmel dir wohl bey Am Tag des Streites, Wie preisest du ihn wohl dafür, Wie zeigest du dich dankbar?

[2]  Der Mann, der fällt, und welchen Gott Dann bei der Hand ergreifet, Dem sage, dir gebühret es, Gefallene zu trösten.

[3]  Man kauft nicht in dem Liebesgau Die Glorie des Schahes, Bekenne dich zum Herrendienst, Zum frommen Sklavendienste.

[4]  O Schenke komm' zur Thür' herein Mit deinen Liebeswimpern, Dann geht der Gram der ganzen Welt Hinaus von meinem Herzen.

[5]  Es liegen auf der Größe Pfad Gar mancherlei Gefahren, Weit besser ist es, daß du leicht Dich auf den Weg begebest.

[6]  Der König denkt auf Stadt und Heer, Auf Kronen und auf Schätze, Derwische denken nur auf Ruh', Auf einen stillen Winkel.

[7]  Ich sage dir ein frommes Wort, Schenkst du mir nur Erlaubniß, Mein Augenlicht weit besser ist's Im Frieden seyn, als kriegen.

[8]  Es steht bei deinem Muth und Sinn Die Wünsche zu erreichen. Du brauchest nur des Schahes Gunst, Und dann die Hülfe Gottes.

[9]  Wasch' die Genügsamkeit Hafis Nicht ab von deinen Wangen, Denn dieser Staub ist besser als Der wahre Stein der Weisen.

[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