[1]  Ho Saki ,pass around and offer the bowl of love for God
For the burden of love for God at first on the day of covenant appeared easy ,but now difficulties have occurred .

[2]   By reason of the perfume hope of the musk - pod ,that ,at the end of night the breeze displayeth from that knotted fore - lock ,
From the twist of its musky dark ,fragrant curl ,what blood of grief befell the hearts of the lovers of God

[3]   In the stage this world of the true Beloved ,mine what ease and pleasure ,when momently ,
The loud bell of the call of death giveth voice ,saying Bind ye up the chattels of existence

[4]   With wine ,becolour the prayer - mat if the Pir of the magians the perfect murshid bid thee
For of the way and usage of the stages to God not without knowledge is the holy traveller the perfect murshid

[5]   The dark night of the world and the fear of the wave of grief and the whirlpool so fearful the time of death
The light - burdened ones of the shore ancestors who have passed the flood of death how know they our state

[6]   By following my own fancy in hastening to union with God me only to ill fame all my work brought
Secret ,how remaineth that great mystery of love whereof great assemblies speak

[7]   Hafiz if thou desire the presence union with God Most High from Him be not absent
When thou visitest thy Beloved ,abandon the world and let it go .

[1]  Reich mir o Schenke das Glas,Bringe den Gästen es zu,Leicht' ist die Lieb' im AnfangEs folgen aber Schwierigkeiten.

[2]  Wegen des Moschusgeruchs,Welchen der Ostwind geraubtDeinen gekrau'sten Locken,Wie vieles Blut entfloß dem Herzen!

[3]  Folge dem Worte des WirthsFärbe den Teppich mit Wein.Reisende sind der Wege,Sie sind des Laufs der Posten kundig.

[4]  Kann ich genießen der LustIn des Geliebten Gezelt,Wenn mich zum Aufbruch immerDer Karawane Glocke rufet!

[5]  Finstere Schatten der Nacht!Wogen und Wirbelgefahr,Können Euch wohl begreifen,Die leicht geschürzt am Ufer wohnen?

[6]  Durch die befriedigte LustWard ich zum Mährchen der Stadt,Kann ein Geheimniß bleibenDer Stoff der allgemeinen Sage?

[7]  Wünschest du Ruhe Hafis,Folge dem köstlichen Rath:Willst du das Liebchen finden,Verlaß die Welt und laß sie gehen.

[1]  O Saki arise and into the cup of gold ,joyous water wine the intoxication of love cast
Before that the cap of the head the skull dust becometh cast .

[2]   In the end ,our dwelling is the valley of the silent the place of tombs
Now into the vault of the skies ,the resounding shout and clamour of zikr va fikr cast

[3]   Far from the true Beloved's face ,is the eye stained with sight for other than God
On His face ,from the pure mirror of the pure heart glance cast .

[4]   O cypress I conjure thee by thy verdant head ,when I become dust ,
Out from thy head ,disdain put and ,on this my dust ,shade cast .

[5]   For our heart that ,from the deadly snake of Thy tress - tip ,is shattered
From Thy own lip to the recovery - house ,the antidote of a kiss cast .

[6]   The country of this sown - field the world thou knowest that it hath no permanency
Into the countries of the world from the liver of the wine cup ,the murshid's interior a great fire' cast .

[7]   In my own tears ,I bathed .For the people of tarikat say
First be pure then ,on the beauty of that Pure One ,the true Beloved thy eye cast .

[8]   O Lord that zahid ,self - beholding ,who ,save defect ,saw naught ,
Into the mirror of his understanding so that he may ,no longer ,see defect the smoke of a great sigh cast .

[9]   Hafiz like the rose ,on account of His perfume make rent thy garment
And ,in the path of that form of the Beloved swift for the slaughter of lovers that rent garment cast .

[1]  Steh' auf! gieße mir fröhliches Naß in den goldenen BecherEhe dein Schädel zum Staube den Staub gießt.

[2]  Unsere Wohnung zuletzt ist die schweigende Wohnung der Gräber,Jetzt erhebe den Jubel zum Himmel,

[3]  Augen mit trübem Blick sind ferne vom Antlitz des FreundesSchau' ihn an mit der Reinheit des Spiegels.

[4]  Ich beschwöre dich Wuchs der Cypreße beim grünenden WipfelBin ich Staub beschatte mein Grabmal.

[5]  Meinen Lippen vom Pfeil der Schlangenlocken verwundetLeg Teriak aus dem heilenden Mund auf.

[6]  Alle Saaten der Erde vergehen das weißt du seit langenZünde die Welt mit dem Feuer des Weins an.

[7]  Thränen reinigen uns indem die Lehrer uns sagenSey erst rein, dann schaue den Reinen.

[8]  Herr! der selbstische Mönch, Er, welcher Gebrechen nur schauetWerde blind von dem Rauche der Seufzer.

[9]  Wie die Rose Hafis! zerreiß die Kleider vor ihremWohlgeruch, und verstreu' sie vor ihr hin.

[1]  Through desire of thy lip ,forth cometh not my desire yet
In the hope of the cup of thy ruby lip a dreg - drinker am I yet .

[2]   On the first day the day of Alast in desire of thy two tresses ,departed my faith
Let us see ,in this phrensy ,what my end will be yet .

[3]   O Saki perfect Murshid of that water ,fire of hue ,one draught ,give me .For I ,
In the midst of those experienced in His Love ,inexperienced am I yet .

[4]   One night ,in mistake ,I called Thy hair the fragrant musk of Khutan
Momently ,a sword on my limbs saying why didst thou liken His glorious hair to contemptible musk the hair striketh yet .

[5]   In my khilvat ,a ray of splendour of Thy face ,the resplendent sun beheld
Momently ,like the shadow ,to my door and roof ,he the sun goeth yet .

[6]   One day ,in mistake ,to the true Beloved's lip ,went my name
To people of heart ,from my name the perfume of the soul of the Beloved cometh yet .

[7]   To us ,in eternity without beginning ,the Saki gave the ruby of Thy lip
The draught of a cup ,of which cup ,senseless am I yet .

[8]   O Thou that saidest Give thy soul ,that ease of heart may be thine ,
In griefs for Him the true Beloved my soul ,I gave .Mine ,not ease ,is yet .

[9]   The tale of the ruby of Thy lip ,Hafiz brought into his pen writing
Momently ,from my pens ,the water of life floweth yet .

[1]  Nach den Lippen bleibt mein WunschUnerfüllt noch immer,Harrend deinem GlasrubinTrink' ich Gram noch immer.

[2]  An dem Tag des Looses stahlMir dein Haar den Glauben,Ach! ich harre auf das EndDieser List noch immer.

[3]  Schenke gib den Hefen mirDieses Feuerwassers.Denn in der gekochten KreisBin ich roh noch immer.

[4]  Ich verglich dein Haar bei NachtEinstens mit dem MoschusJedes Haar sticht mich dafürWie ein Schwert noch immer.

[5]  Deinen Schimmer sah bei mirEines Tags die Sonne,Seitdem geht dem Schatten gleichVon der Thür sie nimmer.

[6]  Eines Tags entfiel dem FreundUngefähr mein Name,Seht mein Name haucht seitdemSeelenduft noch immer.

[7]  Vom Rubin der Lippen trankIch am Tag' des Looses,Von dem Hefen dieses TrunksTaumle ich noch immer.

[8]  Gieb die Seele, sprachst du mirDaß du ruhig seyest,Sieh' ich gab sie ab dem SchmerzRuhe fehlt noch immer.

[9]  Seit Hafisens Feder schriebVom Rubin der Lippen,Träuft des ewgen LebensquellAus der Feder immer.

[1]  In praise of those good qualities of the Beloved or of the murshid every subtlety that I uttered ,
Every one who heard ,said The sayer of this ,what an excellent speaker is he

[2]   At first on the day of Alast easy appeared the acquisition of love and of profligacy
In the end ,in attempting the acquisition of these excellences ,the soul consumed .

[3]   On the head of the gibbet ,this subtlety ,sweetly singeth Hallaj Mansur
Questions of love like these ,of the Shafi'i order ask ye not .

[4]   I spake saying : The powerless soul ,Thou pitiest when
He said : At that time when ,between the lover and the Beloved life is not the intervener .'

[5]   I have given my heart to a Friend ,bold ,decorated ,arrayed ,
Agreeable of nature ,laudable of disposition .

[6]   Like Thy intoxicated obliquely - looking eye ,I was at the time of corner - taking retiring to solitude
Now ,like Thy inclined eye - brow ,I became an incliner to the intoxicated .

[7]   From my tears ,a hundred - fold Nuh's deluge ,I beheld
Yet ,from the heart's tablet ,Thy picture ever declined not .

[8]   O Beloved Hafiz's hand is the amulet of against the evil eye - wound
O Lord grant that suspended to circled around thy neck ,it the hand I may see

[1]  O weh! daß mir die Freundinn nichtZu ihr zu gehn erlaubte,So sehr von allen Seiten auchIch Stoff und Anlaß suchte.

[2]  Es sprach ein jeder, der mein WortZu Ihrem Lobe hörte,Das hat er recht und gut gethan,Es möge Gott ihm's lohnen!

[3]  Zwar schien es Anfangs mir so leichtZu trinken und zu lieben,Doch meine Seele ist zuletztIn dieser Kunst verbrennet.

[4]  Gar schön sprach jüngst vom Dach herabDer Reiniger der Wolle:O fragt den Schafiiten nichtUm Ausschluß dieser Fragen.

[5]  Ich sprach zur Freundinn: wann wirst DuDich meiner denn erbarmen?Sie sprach: am Tag wo Seelen einstSich ohne Schleier schauen.

[6]  Ich hab' mein Herz an einen Schelm,An eine zarte Schönheit,An eine Freundinn frommer Art,Und guten Sinns gegeben.

[7]  Ich zog' in Winkel mich zurück,Gleich deinem trunknen Auge,Und zu den Trunknen hab' ich michWie deine Braun geneiget.

[8]  Es zeigten meine Thränen mirWohl tausendmal die Sündfluth,Und doch ward aus der Brust dein BildKein einz'gesmal verwischet.

[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]  The decision of the Pir of the Magians ,I have ; and an old saying ,it is ,
That unlawful is wine there ,where is neither the friend nor the companion .

[2]   This ragged religious garment of hypocrisy I will rend what shall I do
The society of the uncongenial nature is excruciating torment to the soul .

[3]   So that ,perchance ,on me ,the true Beloved's lip may scatter a draught
For that reason ,years dweller I have become at the door of the wine - house of love

[4]   Perchance ,passed from His memory hath my ancient service :
O morning breeze Him ,recollection of the ancient covenant ,give .

[5]   If ,after a hundred years ,Thy perfume blow over my dust ,
Forth from the clay of the grave its head the rotten bone dancing bringeth .

[6]   First ,from us ,with a hundred hopes ,the Heart - Ravisher took our heart
Apparently ,the covenant ,His merciful nature forgetteth not .

[7]   To the rose - bud the seeker who ,by not attaining the object of his heart ,is strait of heart speak ,saying : Of thy entangled work ,strait of heart be not
For ,from morn's breath ,and from the spirits of the breeze the perfect murshid aid thou wilt gain .

[8]   O heart thought of thy own welfare make by another door the door of the true Beloved
By the physician's treatment ,better becometh not the lover's pain .

[9]   The jewel of divine knowledge ,amass ,that ,it with thyself ,to the next world ,thou mayst take
For after thy death the portion of others is the wealth of gold and of silver .

[10]   Strong is the world's snare from it ,escape is impossible unless God's grace become thy friend ally
If not ,over Shaitan whelmed with stones ,Adam man prevailed not .

[11]   Hafiz if silver and gold thine be not ,what matter Be grateful .
Than the fortune of thy grace of speech ,and of thy gentle thought ,what better fortune

[1]  Knowest thou what fortune is 'Tis beholding the sight of the true Beloved
In His street ,beggary to royalty preferring .

[2]   Easy it is to sever desire for life .But ,
Only with difficulty ,friendship for friends dear as one's soul ,can one sever .

[3]   Like the folded bud ,with a straitened heart ,to the rose - garden ,I will go
And ,there ,my garment of good fame ,will rend

[4]   Sometimes ,like the breeze ,hidden mystery with the rose will utter
Sometimes ,from the bulbuls ,the mystery of love - playing will hear .

[5]   First in this world from the hand ,the kissing of the lip of the true Beloved give not up
For ,at last in the next world thou mayst be distressed wearied with the gnawing in regret of thy own hand and lip .

[6]   O heart the society of friends ,opportunity reckon .For ,from this two - pathed stage the world
When from it away we pass ,this society again one cannot reach .

[7]   Thou mayst say From the memory of King Mansur passed Hafiz ;
O Lord to his Mansur's memory the thought of cherishing the darvish Hafiz bring .

[1]  Kennst du das Glück, des Freundes Angesicht zu seh'n, Bei ihm zu betteln lieber, als ein Fürst zu seyn?

[2]  Ein leichtes ist's, aus Seelen bannen die Begier, Die Seele fortzuscheuchen von dem Freund ist schwer.

[3]  Mit eignem Herzen geh' ich Knospen gleich einher, Und dort zerreiße ich des guten Namens Hemd,

[4]  Bald kos' ich heimlich mit den Rosen, wie der Ost, Bald hör' ich die Geheimnisse der Nachtigall.

[5]  Der Freunde Lippen küß', wenn du nur immer kannst, Sonst wirst du in die Lippen beissen voll von Gram.

[6]  Ergreife die Gelegenheit des Freundgesprächs, Wer weiß, begegnen wir uns wieder auf dem Weg.

[7]  Du sagst, Hafisens denkt nicht mehr der Schah Manßur, O stöß' ihm, Herr, für die Derwische Sorge ein.

[1]  O beloved suddenly ,thy veil thou up - castedest .This is what
Intoxicated ,forth from the house ,thou hastenedest .This is what

[2]   In the power of the breeze ,thy tress thou hast given to the order of the watcher ,thy ear thou hast placed
Thus ,with all thou hast contented thyself .This is what

[3]   The king of the lovely ones ,thou art and the accepted of beggars ,thou hast become
The degree of this rank ,thou hast not recognised .This is what

[4]   Fresh ,to my hand ,thy tress - tip ,gavest thou not
Then ,down from my foot powerless me thou castedest .This is what

[5]   The mystery of thy mouth ,thy speech told the mystery of thy waist ,thy girdle
Yet ,from the girdle ,against me ,the sword thou hast drawn .This is what

[6]   Intently engaged with the die of love ,every one
In the end ,with all ,crookedly ,thou hast played .This is what

[7]   Hafiz when ,in thy straitened heart ,the beloved alighted ,
The house void of the stranger ,why madest thou not This is what

[1]  Du warfst den Schleier schnell von dir, Und dies warum? Betrunken giengst du aus dem Haus, Und dieß warum?

[2]  Der Nebenbuhler hat dein Ohr, Dein Haar der Ost, So hast du alles durchgewirrt, Und dieß warum?

[3]  Die Bettler lieben dich, du bist Der Schönen Schah, Du kennest nicht den eignen Werth, Und dieß warum?

[4]  Du gabst die Spitze deines Haars Mir in die Hand, Dann warfst du zu den Füssen mich, Und dieß warum?

[5]  Des Herzens Wort verräth dein Mund, Dein Gurt den Wuchs, Mit beiden drohte mir dein Schwert, Und dieß warum?

[6]  Ein jeder träumet sich von dir Was anderes, Doch übel spielst du Andern mit, Und dieß warum?

[7]  Hafis! es setzte sich der Freund Ins enge Herz, Doch triebst du nicht die Fremden aus, Und dieß warum?

[1]  O heart that moment when ,intoxicated with wine rose of hue ,thou art
Without gold and treasure ,with a hundred pomps of Karun thou art .

[2]   In the stage where to fakirs the seat of wazlrship ,they give ,
I expect that above all in rank thou art .

[3]   In the path to the abode of Laila the true Beloved wherein are dangers ,
The first condition of its step is ,that Majnun the perfect lover thou be .

[4]   Thee ,love's centre I showed .Ho mistake make not
If not ,when thou lookest outside of the circle of lovers thou art .