Who am I?

من که باشم که بر آن خاطر عاطر گذرم؟

Who am I, that I should pass through that fragrant mind?

لطف‌ها می‌کنی ای خاک درت، تاج سرم

You show such kindness, you the dust of whose door is the crown on my head.

دلبرا بنده نوازیت که آموخت؟ بگو

My beloved, who taught you to cherish your servant? Tell me,

که من این ظن، به رقیبان تو هرگز نبرم

for I would never suspect your watchmen of it.

همتم بدرقه راه کن ای طایر قدس

Let your blessing escort me on the road, O bird of holiness,

که دراز است ره مقصد و من نوسفرم

for the road to the goal is long, and I am new to travelling.

ای نسیم سحری بندگی من برسان

O breeze of dawn, carry my service to her,

که فراموش مکن وقت دعای سحرم

and say: do not forget me in your dawn prayers.

خرم آن روز کز این مرحله بربندم بار

Happy the day when I bind my load and leave this stage,

و از سر کوی تو پرسند رفیقان خبرم

and my companions ask for news of me at the head of your lane.

حافظا شاید اگر در طلب گوهر وصل

Hafez, it would be fitting if, in quest of the pearl of union,

دیده دریا کنم از اشک و در او غوطه خورم

I made my eyes a sea of tears and dived in.

پایه نظم بلند است و جهان گیر بگو

The rank of verse is high and it conquers the world; speak,

تا کند پادشه بحر دهان پر گهرم

so that the king, who is a sea, may fill my mouth with pearls.