[1]  O thou that art ever proud of thyself f
If love be not thine ,excused thou art .

[2]   Around those distraught of love ,wander not
For ,for the best wisdom ,renowned thou art .

[3]   O father of lust not in thy head is love's intoxication
Go no access to me is thine for ,with the wine of the grape ,intoxicated thou art .

[4]   The yellow grief - stricken face ,and the grief - stained sigh are
For lovers ,the evidence of affliction .

[5]   Hafiz thy own name and fame ,abandon
The cup of wine ,seek for wine - sick ,thou art .

[6]   For thee ,it is necessary to practise love for that moon ,
Though ,like the sun ,famous thou art .

[1]  Dir, auf deine Schönheit Stolzem Ist's verzeihlich, nicht zu lieben;

[2]  Liebenden geh' nicht zu nahe Du durch Weisheit Allberühmter!

[3]  Du kennst nicht den Rausch der Liebe, Kennest nur den Rausch des Weines.

[4]  Blässe und die Seufzer zeugen Von der Liebe schweren Krankheit. Ohne Wein und ohne Mädchen Gäb's in Eden keine Freude. Buhl' um dieses Mondes Liebe, Und wär'st du auch eine Sonne.

[5]  Thu' Verzicht, Hafis, auf Leumund, Fodre Wein, du bist berauschet.

[1]  Ruby wine love for the true Beloved drink ; and the face of those moon of forehead Arifs of God behold
Contrary to the religious order of those Abids ,and Zahids ,outward worship .pers the beauty of these the Arifs of God behold .

[2]   Beneath the gilded garment ,nooses of prayer they the Arifs and the recognisers of God have
Notwithstanding their poverty the long - handedness loftiness of spirit of these short of sleeve the Arifs poor of resource behold .

[3]   For the harvest of both worlds ,their head ,they lower not
The brain and pride of beggars ,corn - gleaners ,behold .

[4]   The frown from the eye - brow full of frown ,the Friend looseneth not
The need of people of heart ,and the grace of the dainty beloved ones ,behold

[5]   From none ,the tale of the covenant of love ,I hear :
The non - fidelity of the society of friends and of fellow - sitters behold .

[6]   The means of release from imperious lust is to become captive to love
The fore - seeing mind of the fore - seers behold .

[7]   Love's polish ,the dust of Hafiz's heart taketh .
The purity of the pure mirror of those pure of faith behold .

[1]  Sieh röthlichen Wein, Sieh Mondengesichter, Sieh jenen zum Trotz Die Schönheit von diesen.

[2]  Sie tragen ein Band, Versteckt in der Kutte, Die Aermel sind kurz, Doch lang sind die Hände.

[3]  Sie beugen den Kopf Um Himmel und Erd' nicht, Ey siehe den Stolz Der kleinlichten Bettler. Es öffnet der Freund Die trotzigen Brau'n nicht O sieh wie darum Ihn Liebende bitten.

[5]  Noch hörte ich Nichts Vom Bunde der Liebe, O schaue die Treu' Der Freunde und Trauten.

[6]  Durch Liebe geknüpft Erhalt ich die Freiheit, So sorget der Sinn Vorsichtiger Liebe.

[7]  Es reinigt den Staub Hafisen die Liebe, O schaue, wie rein Der Spiegel des Sinns ist.

[1]  The gardener the holy traveller if ,for a space of five days ,a life - time the society of the rose the true Beloved is necessary for him ,
Against the tyranny of the thorn of separation ,the patience of the patient bulbul is necessary for him .

[2]   O heart in the bond of His tress the world regarding perturbation ,bewail not ,
When ,into the bond ,the wise bird falleth ,fortitude is necessary for it .

[3]   To the profligate ,world - consuming who hath abandoned the world's attachments what business with counsel - considering
The land's work is such that deliberation and reflection is necessary for it .

[4]   In tarikat ,reliance on piety and knowledge is infidelity
If a hundred kinds of skill ,the way - farer have ,trust in God is necessary for him .

[5]   With tress and face like this of His the true Beloved unlawful be glance - playing of love
To that one ,if the jasmine - face ,and the hyacinth - curl is necessary for him .

[6]   The disdainful airs of that intoxicated narcissus ,it is necessary to endure ,
O distraught heart since that tress and fore - lock is necessary for it .

[7]   O Saki in the cup's circulation ,delay how long
When with lovers ,the cup's circulation chanceth ,succession continuity is necessary for it .

[8]   Who is Hafiz since ,without the harp's sound ,he drinketh not the cup
The wretched lover patience like this ,why' is necessary for him

[1]  Der Gärtner, dem fünf Tage langGespräch der Rosen ziemet,Er weiß wohl, daß der NachtigallDes Dornes Leiden ziemet.

[2]  In ihrer Locken Banden klag'Nicht über dein Verderben,Weil kleinen Vögeln in dem NetzKein Weheklagen ziemet.

[3]  Was hat der Trunkene der WeltZu thun wohl mit Geschäften?Da Rath und tiefe UrtheilskraftZu dem Geschäfte ziemet.

[4]  Ungläubig ist, wer auf dem WegDer Lieb' und Tugend prahlet,Weil, wenn er Tausende auch hat,Ihm doch Vertrauen ziemet.

[5]  Mit solchen Wangen, solchem HaarZu spielen sey verboten,Wenn immer Hyacinthen HaarJasminenantlitz ziemet.

[6]  Der trunkenen Narziße ziemtLiebkosungen zu spenden,So lang dem wüsten Herz die LustDes dunkeln Haares ziemet.

[7]  O Schenke sag', was weigerst duDas Glas herum zu geben?Da den Verliebten in dem KreisEin stetes Drehen ziemet.

[8]  Wer ist Hafis, daß er den WeinNicht ohne Lärmen trinket;Wer sagt daß armen LiebendenSo vieler Aufwand ziemet? 

[1]  Like the swift wind ,resolution of going to the head of the true Beloved's street ,I will make
By His pleasant perfume ,my own breath ,musk - raining ,I will make .

[2]   In folly ,without wine and the true Beloved ,my life passeth
Idleness ,mine .After to - day ,work in love for Him I will make .

[3]   Every drop of water of His face that ,by knowledge and faith ,I collected ,
The scattering of on the dust of the path of that idol God I will make .

[4]   Like the wasting candle of the morning through love for the true Beloved ,it became evident to me ,
That ,in desire of this matter of His love my life ,I shall make .

[5]   In memory of Thy eye ,myself ruined I will make
The foundation of the ancient covenant ,strong I will make .

[6]   Where is the breeze the angel of death For this life ,blood gathered ,like the ruddy ,opening rose ,
A sacrifice for the perfume of the true Beloved's tress ,I will make .

[7]   Hafiz hypocrisy and dissimulation give not purity of heart
Choice of the path of profligacy and of love ,I will make .

[1]  Wie der Ostwind will ich einen Besuch Dem Haus des Freundes machen. Meinen Geist will ich durch seinen Geruch Durchschwärzt mit Moschus machen.

[2]  Ohne Wein und ohne Liebesgenuß Verfloß bisher mein Leben, Aber meinem Kaltsinn will ich von heut Gewiß ein Ende machen.

[3]  Meines Angesichts verlornen Glanz, Meine Wissenschaft und Glauben, Will ich alle zu dem Staube der Thür Von meinem Liebling machen.

[4]  Wie der Glanz der Morgenkerze ist mir Der Vorsatz klar geworden: All mein Leben will ich nur zum Geschäft Von seiner Liebe machen.

[6]  Ha wo ist der Ostwind? wo ist er denn? Ich will mein Herz, das blutet, Einem einz'gen Würzehauch des Haars Zum Brandesopfer machen.

[7]  Heuchelei Hafis verleihet dir nicht Die heitre Ruh' des Herzens, Beßer ist's zu meiner Straße den Pfad Von Lieb' und Wein zu machen.

[1]  A bulbul had a rose - leaf ,pleasant of hue in his beak
And ,on that leaf and pleasant food ,bitter lamentation held .

[2]   To him ,I said In the very time of union with the beloved wherefore is this lament and cry
He said In this work of lament ,me the beloved's beauty held .

[3]   If the true Beloved sate not with us beggars ,room for complaint is none
King ,prosperous was He shame of beggars ,He held .

[4]   Our supplication and entreaty affect not the Friend possessed of beauty ,
Happy he ,who from beloved ones ,the fortune of prosperity held .

[5]   Arise from carelessness so that on the reed of that Painter God we may scatter our soul
For ,all this wonderful picture ,in the revolution of His compass ,He held .

[6]   If thou be a disciple of love's Path ,defame not
Pawned at the vintner's house ,his religious garment Shaikh San'Sn held .

[7]   Happy ,the time of that gentle Kalandar Shaikh San'an who ,in the paths of wandering ,
Mention of the rosary of the King God in the girdle of the Zunnar ,held .

[8]   Below the roof of the palace of that beloved of Huri - nature ,the eye of Hafiz
The way of paradise ,beneath which streams are flowing ,held .

[1]  Die Nachtigall hat in dem Mund Ein Rosenblatt gehalten, Und über dieses Blatt Genuß Der Reden viel gehalten.

[2]  Ich sprach zu ihr: Was soll dies Lied, Dies Klagen vom Genuße? Sie sprach: es hat mein Liebchen mich Mit Hoffnung hingehalten.

[3]  Wenn die Geliebte mich verschmäht, So darf es mich nicht wundern; Des Bettlers Umgang hat der Schah Zur Unehr sich gehalten.

[4]  Der Freundinn Schönheit bleibet stets Den Bitten unzugänglich, O glücklich, wer von Schönen hat Ein beßres Loos erhalten.

[5]  Steh auf! daß wir die Seele vor Des Meisters Pinsel opfern, Der die Gemälde dieser Welt So meisterlich gehalten.

[6]  Wenn du den Pfad der Liebe gehst, Denk nicht auf bösen Namen, Sein Kleid hat Scheich Sanaan Zum Weinglas hingehalten.

[7]  Wie däuchte ihm die Zeit so süß, Dem Süßesten der Kalendere, Als er statt Kutt' und Rosenkranz Den Gürtel mußte halten!

[8]  Ein Eden, unter dessen Flur Die Ströme sich ergießen. Es hat Hafis bisher dein Dach Fürs Paradies gehalten.

[1]  This khirka that I have in pledge for wine best
This meaningless book immersed in pure wine of ma'rifat best .

[2]   My life ,how I ruined as much as I gazed ,
In the tavern - corner ,fallen intoxicated ,best .

[3]   Since ,from poverty ,far is counsel - considering ,
Both my heart full of fire best ; and my eye full of water ,best .

[4]   To the people ,the state of the zahid ,I will not utter ,
For this state ,if I utter ,with the harp and the ribab best .

[5]   Since ,in this way ,headless and footless fickle are the sky's motions ,
In the head ,desire for the Sakl ; in the hand ,wine best .

[6]   From a heart - possessor like thee ,the heart up I pluck not .Yes ,
If I endure torment ,at least in the curl of that tress ,best .

[7]   Hafiz since old thou hast become ,forth from the tavern ,come
In youth's season ,profligacy and desire best .

[1]  Versetze ich mein Ordenskleid, so ist es besser, Und senke ich das Buch in Wein, so ist es besser,

[2]  Als ich verschwendete die Lebenskräfte, sah ich, In Schenkenwinkeln sey es wahrlich um viel besser.

[3]  All' die Geschäfte sind entfernet von Derwischen; Die Brust voll Gluth, das Aug' voll Thränen ist weit besser.

[4]  Ich will des Mönches Thun dem Volk nicht offenbaren, Mit Lautenspiel es kund zu machen ist weit besser.

[5]  So lang des Himmels Thun noch ohne Hand und Fuß ist, So ist die Schenkenlieb' und reiner Wein viel besser.

[6]  Ein Liebchen, wie du bist, kann ich vom Sinn nicht bannen, Und leid' ich Pein, so ist die Pein der Locken besser.

[7]  Du bist nun alt, Hafis, geh' fort nun von der Schenke, Im Jugendalter ist der Rausch, die Liebe besser.

[1]  God ,I praise for the justice of the great Sultan
Ahmad bin Shaikh Uvais bin Hasan Ilkhani .

[2]   Khan bin Khan ,Shahinshah of Shahin - shah - descent
That one ,whom ,if thou call the soul of the world 'tis well .

[3]   Confidence in thy fortune bringeth he who hath seen and he who hath not seen
Excellent O thou that art worthy of such grace of God .

[4]   If ,without thee ,the moon ascend ,it in two halves they dash
The fortune of Ahmad Muhammad and the miracle of a Holy one God

[5]   Heart from king and beggar ,the splendour of thy fortune ravisheth
Far be the evil - eye ,for both soul thou art ,and also the beloved thou art .

[6]   Turk - like ,the forelock arrange .For ,in thy fortune ,is
The liberality of a Khakan and the energy of a Chingiz Khan .

[7]   Though apparently far ,we are ,to thy recollection the goblet ,we drink
For ,in the spiritual journey ,distance of stage is none .

[8]   Not a rose - bud of ease blossomed from my Persian clay
Excellent the Tigris of Baghdad and the fragrant wine .

[9]   The lover's head that was not the dust of the Beloved's door ,
From the labour of head - revolvingness ,when is freedom his

[10]   O morning breeze the dust of the Beloved's path ,bring
That ,luminous with it ,the eye of his heart ,Hafiz may make .

[11]   Time consider plunder to that degree that thou canst
O soul the out - come of life is only this moment if thou knowesfr .

[12]   The desire - giving of the sphere hath life in barter ,
Strive that ,from fortune ,the justice of ease thou mayst take .

[13]   The counsel of lovers ,hear and out from the door of joy come
For all this is not worth the occupation of a transitory world .

[14]   Before the zahid ,boast not of profligacy .For one cannot utter
To the physician ,not the confidant ,the state of a hidden pain .

[15]   Gardener when hence I pass ,be it unlawful to thee ,
If ,in my place ,a cypress other than the beloved thou plant

[16]   The jar - shatterer knoweth not this value that to the sufi ,
Is a household chattel like a pomegranate ruby .

[17]   Thou goest and ,the people's blood ,thy eye - lashes shed
O soul fiercely impetuously thou goest fear is ,behind ,thou wilt remaim .

[18]   O sweet mouth with the prayer of the night - risers ,strive not
In the shelter of the one ineffable name of God is the seal having the quality of a Sulaiman .

[19]   Aside from the glance of Thy eye ,my heart ,I kept .But ,
Thy eyebrow ,bow - possessor ,taketh the heart by its forehead .

[20]   O brothers compassion .Went my precious Yusuf ,
For grief for whom ,wonderful in wretchedness I beheld thestate of the old man Y'akub of Kin'an .

[21]   The wine's delight will slay the penitent zahid
O sage do not a deed ,that bringeth penitence .

[22]   One day ,by my door ,enter ,so that ,with joy ,the hand I may clap ;
Saying : Verily ,joined to me is luminosity as a guest .

[23]   With kindness ,tranquillise Hafiz's heart ,
O Thou ,whose beauteous tress - coil is the assembly - place perfection of dispersion

[24]   O idol ,stony of heart if of me careless thou be ,
My own state ,I will utter before Asaf the second .

[25]   O true Beloved Thy well - wisher ,I am ,and this I know that Thou knowest
For ,both the un - seen ,Thou seest ; and also the un - written by fate Thou readest .

[26]   In the adoration of Adam ,the angel made resolve of thy ground - kiss ,
For ,in Thy beauty ,something he found more than the way ,. human .

[27]   Thy tress's curl is now ,in God's name ,the collectedness of hearts
Be safety thine ,from that breeze that exciteth dispersion

[28]   From fortune ,I have the hope that his girdle I may loose
O sky for God's sake ,for me loose the knot frown from the forehead .

[29]   O true Beloved dishevel Thy tress and ,to sport and to dancing ,bring the Sufi people of the world
That ,from every patch of his ragged garment ,thousands of idols of hypocrisy Thou mayst scatter .

[30]   The lamp - kindler of our eye is the breeze of the tress of lovely ones
Lord to this gathering smoo .th state of the tress be not grief for the breeze of dispersion

[31]   Of the mystery of the lover and of the Beloved ,what gaineth the reproacher
The non - seeing eye especially seeth not a secret mystery .

[32]   To be vexed with fellow way - farers ,is not the action of a work - knower
The difficulty of the stage ,endure in memory of a time of ease .

[33]   Alas that pleasure of night - sitting up that passed swiftly like the morning breeze
O heart the value of union ,thou knowest ,only when behind in separation thou remainest .

[34]   The solving of the work of desirous ones is in that heart - binding eye - brow
For God's sake ,a moment with towards us unloose the knot frown from thy forehead .

[35]   Hafiz thee ,the fancy of the yoke of His tress fascinates
See ,so that the ring of impossible fortune ,thou shake not .

[36]   People spake ,saying In beauty a second Yusuf thou art
When ,well ,I looked ,verily better than that I had heard thou art .

[37]   Sweeter than that which ,with sweet smile ,they say thou art ,
Khusrau of the lovely ones for ,the Shirin of the age ,thou art .

[38]   To the folded rose - bud ,thy mouth ,one cannot compare
Never is the rose - bud with this narrow - mouthness .

[39]   If ,on account of thy stature and gait ,the moving cypress remained behind in its place ,
Move thou .For thou hast surpassed the moving cypress in movingness .

[40]   A hundred times Thou saidest : From this mouth ,thy desire I give
Like the noble ten - tongued lily ,why art Thou all a tongue

[41]   Thou saidest Thy desire ,I will give thy life ,I wilt take
I fear my desire ,Thou givest not and my life Thou wilt take .

[42]   Through the shield of my life ,Thy sick ,languishing eye causeth to pass the poplar arrow
The eye sick ,who hath seen with so strong a bow

[43]   O true Beloved like the worthless tear from the eye of man ,him Thou easiest ,
Him ,whom a moment ,away from Thy sight ,Thou drivest .

[44]   Away from before Thyself ,Thy own grief - stricken Hafiz ,drive not
For ,through love for Thy face ,he gave sacrificed heart ,faith ,and youth .

[45]   In the path of love to Thee ,like the pen ,a foot out of his head Hafiz made ,
It ,one moment ,like a letter out of kindness ,why readest Thou not

[46]   Breeze of the morning of happiness for that trace that thou knowest ,
To a certain one's street ,pass at that time that thou knowest .

[47]   The footman of the chamber of mystery ,thou art and on the head of the Path ,is my eye
By manliness ,hot by order ,urge in that way ,that thou knowest .

[48]   Say : From my hand passed my feeble soul .For God's sake ,
From Thy ruby lip soul - refreshing ,give that that Thou knowest .

[49]   O true Beloved these few words I wrote ,in such a way that the stranger hath not known
Them by way of kindness ,do Thou also read in such a way that Thou knowest .

[50]   On Thy girdle ,gold - woven ,hope how may I not establish
O idol in that waist ,is a subtlety that Thou knowest .

[51]   With us ,the image of Thy slaying sword is the tale of the thirsty one and of water whereto he desireth to reach
Thy own captive ,Thou seizest .Slay in such a way that Thou knowest .

[52]   Hafiz in this matter ,one are Turki and Tazi Arabian
Love's tale ,relate in every tongue language that thou knowest .