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Ghazal · 14th century

Welcome, messenger of the yearning

Hafezحافظ

مرحبا ای پیک مشتاقان بده پیغام دوست

Welcome, O messenger of those who yearn: give me the Friend's message,

تا کنم جان از سر رغبت فدای نام دوست

so I may gladly give my life for the Friend's name.

واله و شیداست دایم همچو بلبل در قفس

Like a nightingale in a cage, forever bewildered and wild

طوطی طبعم ز عشق شکر و بادام دوست

is the parrot of my nature, for love of the Friend's sugar and almond.

زلف او دام است و خالش دانه آن دام و من

His curl is a snare, and his mole the grain in that snare, and I,

بر امید دانه‌ای افتاده‌ام در دام دوست

in hope of a grain, have fallen into the Friend's snare.

سر ز مستی برنگیرد تا به صبح روز حشر

He will not lift his head from drunkenness until the dawn of Judgement Day,

هر که چون من در ازل یک جرعه خورد از جام دوست

whoever, like me, drank at the beginning of time a sip from the Friend's cup.

بس نگویم شمه‌ای از شرح شوق خود از آنک

I will not tell much of the story of my longing, because

دردسر باشد نمودن بیش از این ابرام دوست

to press the Friend more than this would only bring a headache.

گر دهد دستم کشم در دیده همچون توتیا

If I could, I would draw into my eyes like collyrium

خاک راهی کـ‌آن مشرف گردد از اقدام دوست

the dust of a road honoured by the Friend's footsteps.

میل من سوی وصال و قصد او سوی فراق

My wish is for union, and His intent is for parting:

ترک کام خود گرفتم تا برآید کام دوست

I have given up my own desire so that the Friend's desire may be fulfilled.

حافظ اندر درد او می‌سوز و بی‌درمان بساز

Hafez, burn on in His pain and live with it uncured,

زان که درمانی ندارد درد بی‌آرام دوست

for the restless pain of the Friend has no cure.

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

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