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Ghazal · 14th century

That meddler blames my rendi and love

Hafezحافظ

مرا به رندی و عشق، آن فضول، عیب کند

That meddler finds fault with me for rendi and love,

که اعتراض بر اسرار علم غیب کند

who objects to the secrets of the knowledge of the unseen.

کمال سر محبت ببین، نه نقص گناه

See the perfection of love's secret, not the flaw of sin,

که هرکه بی‌هنر افتد، نظر به عیب کند

for whoever lacks merit looks only at faults.

ز عطر حور بهشت، آن نفس برآید بوی

The scent of the houris' perfume rises at the moment

که خاک میکده ما، عبیر جیب کند

when the dust of our tavern is made the fragrance of the collar.

چنان زند ره اسلام، غمزه ساقی

The saqi's glance so waylays the road of faith

که اجتناب ز صهبا، مگر صهیب کند

that only a Sohayb could keep from the wine.

کلید گنج سعادت، قبول اهل دل است

The key to the treasure of happiness is the acceptance of the people of heart;

مباد آن‌که در این نکته، شک و ریب کند!

may no one doubt or question this point.

شبان وادی ایمن، گهی رسد به مراد

The shepherd of the valley of Ayman reaches his goal only

که چند سال، به جان، خدمت شعیب کند

after serving Shoayb with his soul for some years.

ز دیده، خون بچکاند فسانه «حافظ»

The tale of Hafez makes blood drip from the eyes

چو یاد وقت زمان شباب و شیب کند

when he remembers the time of youth and of old age.

Translation
Persiahaus Editors
Source
Draft translation from the Ganjoor text (Qazvini–Ghani edition)

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