Your beauty took the world

حسنت به اتفاق ملاحت جهان گرفت

Your beauty, in concert with charm, took the world;

آری به اتفاق جهان می توان گرفت

yes, in concert one can take the world.

افشای راز خلوتیان خواست کرد شمع

The candle meant to reveal the secret of those in retreat;

شکر خدا که سر دلش در زبان گرفت

thank God, its heart's secret caught fire on its tongue.

زین آتش نهفته که در سینه من است

Of this hidden fire that is in my breast,

خورشید شعله ایست که در آسمان گرفت

the sun is a flame that caught in the sky.

می خواست گل که دم زند از رنگ و بوی دوست

The rose wanted to boast of the Friend's colour and scent;

از غیرت صبا نفسش در دهان گرفت

the breeze, in jealousy, stopped its breath in its mouth.

آسوده بر کنار چو پرگار می شدم

I was going about at ease on the rim, like a compass;

دوران چو نقطه عاقبتم در میان گرفت

at last time, like the centre point, took me in the middle.

آن روز شوق ساغر می خرمنم بسوخت

That day, the longing for the wine-cup burned my harvest,

کاتش ز عکس عارض ساقی در آن گرفت

when fire caught it from the reflection of the saqi's cheek.

خواهم شدن به کوی مغان آستین فشان

I shall go to the Magians' lane, shaking out my sleeves

زین فتنه‌ها که دامن آخرزمان گرفت

of these troubles that have seized the skirt of the end of time.

می خور که هر که آخر کار جهان بدید

Drink wine, for whoever saw the end of the world's affairs

از غم سبک برآمد و رطل گران گرفت

rose light from sorrow and took up a heavy cup.

بر برگ گل به خون شقایق نوشته اند

On the rose petal they have written in the blood of the anemone:

کان کس که پخته شد می چون ارغوان گرفت

"Whoever has ripened has taken up wine like the redbud."

حافظ چو آب لطف ز نظم تو می چکد

Hafez, since the water of grace drips from your verse,

حاسد چگونه نکته تواند بر آن گرفت

how could the envious find any fault in it?