By the master's life

به جان خواجه و حق قدیم و عهد درست

By the master's life, by our old bond and our faithful covenant,

که مونس دم صبحم، دعای دولت توست

the companion of my dawn breath is a prayer for your good fortune.

سرشک من که ز طوفان نوح دست برد

My tears, which outdid the flood of Noah,

ز لوح سینه نیارست نقش مهر تو شست

could not wash the image of your love from the tablet of my breast.

بکن معامله‌ای، وین دل شکسته بخر

Make a bargain, and buy this broken heart,

که با شکستگی ارزد به صد هزار درست

which, broken as it is, is worth a hundred thousand whole ones.

زبان مور به آصف دراز گشت و رواست

The ant's tongue grew long against Asaf, and rightly so,

که خواجه خاتم جم، یاوه کرد و باز نجست

for the master lost the seal of Jamshid and did not look for it again.

دلا طمع مبر از لطف بی‌نهایت دوست

O heart, do not give up hope of the Friend's endless kindness;

چو لاف عشق زدی، سر بباز، چابک و چست

since you have boasted of love, stake your head, quick and nimble.

به صدق کوش، که خورشید زاید از نفست

Strive for truth, so that the sun may be born from your breath,

که از دروغ سیه‌روی گشت صبح نخست

for the first dawn turned black-faced through a lie.

شدم ز دست تو شیدای کوه و دشت و هنوز

Because of you I have become a madman of mountain and plain, and still

نمی‌کنی به ترحم، نطاق سلسله سست

you do not loosen the band of my chain in pity.

مرنج حافظ و از دلبر‌ان حفاظ مجوی

Do not be hurt, Hafez, and do not look for constancy in heart-stealers;

گناه باغ چه باشد چو این گیاه نرست

what fault is it of the garden if this plant did not grow?