[1]  O thou ,from the splendour of whose cheek ,is joyous the tulip - bed of life
Come back for ,without the rose of thy cheek ,spilleth the spring of life .

[2]   If ,like rain ,the tear drop from my eye ,it is lawful
For ,in grief for thee ,like lightning swiftly in tumult passed the time of life .

[3]   These moments ,one or two ,when the fortune of seeing Thee O Beloved is possible ,
Discover our work the fortune of seeing Thee For ,not revealed is the work of life .

[4]   Till when art thou careless and senseless in the wine of the morning ,and the sweet sleep of dawn ,
Ho be wakeful for passed hath the choice of life -

[5]   Yesterday ,He the Beloved passed and towards me glanced not
O helpless heart that saw naught of profit from the passing of life .

[6]   Of the ocean of effacement no thought is his to whom ,
On the point of thy mouth ,the hidden mystery is the centre of life .

[7]   From every quarter of the world is the ambuscade of the troop of vicissitudes
In that way of thought ,rein - drawn ,impetuously ,saying God forbid I should be captive to vicissitude runneth the horseman of life .

[8]   Without life ,alive I am .This ,esteem no great wonder
The day of separation ,who placeth in the reckoning of life .

[9]   Hafiz utter speech .For ,on earth's surface ,
Of thy eloquence ,only this picture remaineth ,the recollection of life .

[1]  Du, deren WangenglanzErfrischt das Tulpenbeet des Lebens,Komm'! ohne dein GesichtVerwelkt der Frühlingsglanz des Lebens.

[2]  Recht ist's, wenn Thränen mirWie Regen von den Augen fließen,Denn wie der Blitz verschwandIm Gram um dich die Zeit des Lebens.

[3]  In diesem AugenblickWo du des Glückes Antlitz schauest,Bereite dir dein Loos,Verborgen ist das Loos des Lebens.

[4]  Wie lang' noch Morgenwein!Wie lang' noch süßer Schlaf am Morgen!Erwach! erwach! vorbeiIst längstens schon die freye Wahl des Lebens.

[5]  Sie gieng bei mir vorbei,Doch ohne auf mich her zu sehen,O! armes Herz, das nichtsGenoß im Uebergang des Lebens.

[6]  Den grauen Schlund des NichtsWird jeder Glückliche verhöhnen,Der deines Mundes PunktErkohr zum Mittelpunkt des Lebens.

[7]  Von allen Seiten drohtIm Hinterhalt' ein Heer Gefahren,Verhängten Zaumes sprengtDavon der Reiter unsers Lebens.

[8]  Selbst lebenslos bin ichLebendig, dies soll dich nicht wundern,Wer zählt den TrennungstagWohl zu den Tagen seines Lebens.

[9]  Hafis, o sprich ein Wort,Denn auf der Erde weiter FlächeBleibt deiner Feder Bild,Ein Denkmal deines Lebens.

[1]  O thou dainty cypress of beauty that with grace sweetly movest
Momently ,to lovers ,are a hundred needs of Thy grace .

[2]   Auspicious be the dress of honour of Thy beauty .For ,in eternity without beginning ,
To thy cypress stature ,they fate and destiny cut a garment of grace .

[3]   Whose is desire for the perfume of the ambergris of thy tress ,
Say On the consuming fire like the aloe - wood fuel consume and be content .

[4]   Through the candle ,heart - consuming was the moth's lot
Without the candle of Thy cheek ,melting was my heart's lot

[5]   The Sufi who ,last night ,without Thee ,had repented of wine
Broke his covenant of austerity and practised love when open he beheld the door of the wine - house the stage of love and of divine knowledge

[6]   Through the watcher's reproof ,altereth not my proof of value
If me ,like gold ,they cut in the mouth of the shears .

[7]   The heart that ,from the circuit of the Ka'ba of Thy street ,gained news ,
Through desire for that sacred fold of Thy street ,no wish for Hijaz the Ka'ba hath .

[8]   Momently ,with blood tears of the eye ,ablution what profit ,when there is not
Permitted for me the prayer without the arch of Thy eye - brow

[9]   Like the intoxicated cup at the head of the jar ,palm - clapping ,went
Hafiz who ,last night ,from the lip of the cup ,the mystery of divine knowledge heard .

[1]  Cypreße der Schönheit, die duLieblich schwankend einher gehst,Um deine Liebkosungen flehnMit jedem Augenblick Verliebte.

[2]  Es möge der Schönheit GewandImmer glücklich dich kleiden,Von Ewigkeit her wurde das MaaßNach deinem Cederwuchse genommen.

[3]  Derjenige, den nach dem DuftDeines Ambra's verlangetSoll einst wie die Aloe aufDer Gluth zerschmelzen und vergehen.

[4]  Der Schmetterling brennet am LichtIm Genuße der Liebe,Hingegen zerschmilzet mein HerzVom Lichte deiner Wangen ferne.

[5]  Ein Frommer der gestern alleinWein und Gläser bereute,Zerbrach seine Gelübde als erEröffnet sah der Schenke Thüre.

[6]  Der Neider Versöhnung benimmtMeinem Werth nicht das Kleinste,Sie mögen wie Gold in dem MundDes Schmelzetiegels mich zerschmelzen.

[7]  Ein Herz, das als Pilger die StadtDeines Mundes besucht hat,Verlanget sich nimmer zu gehenNach Mekka durch Hedschasen's Wüste.

[8]  Was nützet es mir wohl mit BlutMich beständig zu waschen,Denn ohne den Bogen der Brau'nIst alles mein Gebet ungültig.

[9]  Als Trunkener schlägt heute HafisSeine Hände zusammenDenn gestern vernahm er vom MundDes lieben Schenkens ein Geheimniß.

[1]  Although old ,shattered of heart ,powerless ,I have become ,
Whenever I recollected Thy face ,made ,young I became .

[2]   Thanks to God that whatever ,from God ,I sought ,
To the limit of my spirit ,prosperous I became .

[3]   O young rose - bush the fruit of fortune enjoy for ,
Beneath Thy shade ,the bulbul of the world's garden I became .

[4]   At first in eternity without beginning of the word and the cry of the world no news was mine
In the school of grief for thee O murshid a subtlety - knower like this I became .

[5]   To the tavern the stage of divine knowledge me ,fate consigneth so that ,thence ,profit and advantage I may reap
As much as like this a sage I go and like that a zahid I became .

[6]   To my heart ,the door of reality became opened that day
When ,of the dwellers of Thy court ,the Pir of the Magians ,I became .

[7]   In eternal fortune's highway to fortune's throne ,
With the cup of wine ,to the desire of the heart of friends I went .

[8]   From that time when the calamity wound of Thy eye reached me ,
From the terrible calamity of the end of Time the last age of this world safe I became .

[9]   Not old in years and months ,am I the faithless friend ,it was ,
Who ,swiftly ,like swift life ,passeth by me from grief of that ,old ,I became .

[10]   Last night ,me ,glad tidings ,he the Pir of the Magians ,the perfect murshid gave ,saying Hafiz
Come back ; for the pardon of thy sins ,surety I became .

[1]  Zum Greise ward ich nichtDurch Monde und durch Jahre,Die Falsche gieng vorbei,Da bin ich alt geworden.

[2]  Ich bin zwar alt und krankUnd kräftelos geworden,Allein ich dachte dein,Und bin dann jung geworden.

[3]  Es sey gelobt der Herr!Und was ich bat den Herren,Ist mir nach meinem WunschDurch mein Bemüh'n geworden.

[4]  O junger Dornenstrauch!Genieße deines Glückes,In deinem Schatten binIch zum Bülbül geworden.

[5]  Ich wußte lange NichtsVom Ton und Laut der Welten,Durch deinen Gram bin ichBekannt damit geworden.

[7]  Das ew'ge Loos hat michZum Schenkendienst bestimmet,Was ich auch anders that,Ich bin nun so geworden.

[8]  Ich bin am Weg des GlücksAuf einem SchicksalsthroneMit einem Glas voll WeinZu Wunsch dem Freund geworden.

[10]  Mit jener Stunde, daDein böses Aug' mir zukam,Bin ich nicht mehr besorgtUm's Künftige geworden.

[1]  O Saki intoxicated with love's cup ,I am give a little wine .
Full ,make the goblet for ,without wine ,the assembly hath not even a little lustre .

[2]   Love for his face like the moon ,cometh not truly within the screen
Minstrel a melody ,strike up .Saki give a little wine .

[3]   At Thy door ,curved like the ring ,became my stature so that ,after this ,the watcher
May not drive us again from this door to another door .

[4]   Together are in expectation of Thy face ,we and hopefulness
Together are in the deceit vain hope of union ,we and vain fancy ,and a vain dream .

[5]   Intoxicated with those two eyes of Thine I am in the end ,less than an empty question
Languishing for those two ruby lips of Thine I am in the end ,less than a vain dream .

[6]   Hafiz in the fancy for lovely ones ,thy heart wherefore placest thou
When becometh sated the thirsty one ,from the flashing of a mirage .

[7]   Thy hand ,stain not with intention ,in respect of a cup wherefrotn thou knowest
That at the end of work ,will not be the hope of even a little water .

[1]  Schenke betrunken vom Glase der Liebe Reiche den Wein! Fülle den Becher, denn traurig ist ohne Wein das Gelag.

[2]  Sieh'! wie der Mond sind die Wangen des Liebsten Schleier verhüllt; Spiele mir Sänger eins auf, und du Schenke Reiche den Wein!

[3]  Lege den Ring des gebogenen Körpers Dir um den Hals, Keine Erlösung sonst seh' ich von diesem Bitteren Schmerz.

[4]  In der Erwartung von deinem Gesichte Schwindet der Tag, Und die Gebilde des Traums sind von deinem Hochgenuß voll.

[5]  Ach! ich bin trunken von jenen zwei Augen, Wo ist das Glas? Ach! und ich kränkle ob jenen Rubinen, Wo ist der Schlaf?

[6]  Sag' mir, Hafis, wie du magst dem Geliebten Weihen das Herz. Ward je ein Durst'ger in Wüsten vom Schein des Wassers gelabt.

[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