[1]  O true Beloved display Thy face and to me speak ,saying From life thy heart up take
Say Before the candle ,with soul ,the fire of the moth kindle .

[2]   At our thirsty lip ,look and from it water withhold not
To the head of thy slain one thy lover come and him ,fronVthis dust of contempt up take .

[3]   The darvish ,abandon not ,if his be not silver and gold
In grief for thee ,this crystal tear ,silver reckon and his ruddy face ,red gold take .

[4]   Twang the harp and with it be content .If aloe - wood fuel be not ,what fear
My love ,the fire my heart ,the aloe - wood fuel and my body ,the censer ,take .

[5]   Into sama' ,come off from thy head ,cast the khirka ; and dance
If not ,into the corner of solitude go and on thy head ,our khirka of hypocrisy take .

[6]   Off from thy head ,draw the wool garment of beggary and the wine of purity ,drink
Silver ,play spend money and ,with gold ,into thy embrace one of silver bosom a beloved one take .

[7]   Say ,the Friend God is my friend ,then be both worlds my enemy
Then say ,fortune becometh recreant and all the men of the surface of the land ,army taker .

[8]   O Friend the true Beloved for going away ,make no desire with us ,a moment be
On the rivulet's bank formed of my tears joy ,seek and ,in thy hand ,the cup take .

[9]   Gone from my bosom ,this fire of love and water of tears of my heart and eye ,take
My hue ,yellow with grief my lip ,dry with thirst my bosom wet with tears take .

[10]   Hafiz the banquet ,adorned make and to the admonisher ,speak ,
Saying : My assembly behold and ,the path of abandoning the pulpit take .

[1]  Sag' mir zeigend die Wang':Greife aus dem Gemüthe das Herz,Zu dem Schmetterling sag':Wirf dich statt in die Gluth in's Gemüth.

[2]  Meinem trockenen MundSey ein Tropfe von Wasser gegönnt,Zum erschlagenen MannKomm' und heb' ihn auf von dem Staub.

[3]  Flieh den Bettelnden nicht,Weil er Silber und Gold nicht besitzt;Silber weinet sein Aug'Seine Wangen sind gelb wie das Gold.

[4]  Schlag' die Laute und sing';Zag' nicht wenn es an Aloe fehlt,Lieb' ist Gluth, und das HerzDas Gewürz und das Rauchfaß der Leib.

[5]  Singe, wirf das GewandWeg und lärme mit Jubel und Tanz,Oder flieh' in ein Eck,Mit der Kutte den Kopf eingehüllt.

[6]  Zieh das Ordenskleid aus,Deinen Rebensaft zieh' dafür ein,All dein Silber verspiel',Silberbusen erkauf' für das Gold.

[7]  Günstig sey dir der Freund,Beiden Welten verfeinde dich dann,Günstig sey dir das Glück,Heere mögen dann wider dich ziehn.

[8]  Fliehe nicht so geschwind,Einen Augenblick weile mit mir,An dem Ufer des BachsNimm den Becher mit mir in die Hand.

[9]  Wärst du wirklich entflohn.O dann wäre von flammender GluthMeines Herzens und Aug'sNaß die Brust, und vertrocknet der Mund.

[10]  Bring' Gesellschaft Hafis!Muthig sage zum Prediger dann:Die Versammlung schau' anHurtig steig' von der Kanzel herab.

[1]  From the eye ,all over our face ,the heart's blood goeth
From the eye ,against our face ,thou seest not what calamity goeth .

[2]   Within the heart ,a great desire for love we have concealed
If ,through that desire ,to the wind of destruction our heart goeth ,it goeth .

[3]   From envy ,the glorious eastern sun rendeth his garment
If ,into a coat ,my moon the beloved love - cherisher ,goeth .

[4]   Our face ,on the dust of the Friend's path ,we placed
Dust on our face is lawful ,if the Friend goeth .

[5]   The water of our eye is a great torrent .By whomsoever it passeth ,
Though his heart be of stone ,from place senseless and intoxicated it the heart goeth .

[6]   As to the water of our eye ,night and day ,ours is the talk ,
Of that passage of tears that ,at the head of His street ,why it the tear goeth .

[7]   To the street of the wine - house ,ever with purity of heart ,Hafiz dancing and bounding
Like the Suf in ecstasy and mystic state cloister - keeping ,with purity goeth .

[1]  Des Herzens Blut von meinem Auge Auf das Gesicht herunter geht, Was soll ich sagen, was vom Auge Auf das Gesicht herunter geht.

[2]  Ich habe tief in meinem Busen Die Sehnsucht und Begier versteckt, Und diese Sehnsucht ists, durch welche Mein Herz einst in die Lüfte geht.

[3]  Sobald mein liebgewohnter Vollmond Daher in seinem Kleide geht.

[4]  Ich habe in den Staub des Weges Des Freundes mein Gesicht gelegt, Wohl billig ist, daß beim Gesichte Er als bekannt vorüber geht.

[5]  Der Augen Wasser ist ein Gießbach, Durch dessen Kraft ein jedes Herz, Und wär' es von dem härt'sten Steine, Von selbst aus seinem Platze geht.

[6]  Mit meines Auges Thränenstrom Hab' ich zu zanken Tag und Nacht, Ich frag' ihn aus, warum er immer Nach des Geliebten Wohnung geht.

[7]  Es geht Hafis mit reinem Herzen Und fröhlich zu der Schenke hin, Wie reinen Sinns ein frommer Mann In seine Zelle geht.

[1]  A thousand breaches in my faith ,with Thy dark eye - lashes ,Thou hast made :
Come ,so that ,out of my heart on account of Thy sick languishing eye ,a thousand pains ,of mine I may pluck .

[2]   Ho ,O fellow - sitter ,of my heart the true Beloved from Whose memory ,friends who ,in this world of non - existence are Thy companions and slumber in Thy unity have passed
Not a day be mine ,the moment when ,void of recollection of Thee ,I sit .

[3]   Old and foundationless ,is the world of this Farhad - slayer ,justice
Me ,vexed with sweet life ,its craft and sorcery made .

[4]   Drowned in sweat like the rose ,I became through the torment of the fire of separation
O breeze ,night - seizing the perfect murshid a breeze ,from the sweat - seizer of mine the true Beloved bring .

[5]   The world ,transitory and permanent ,a ransom for the true Beloved and the Saki I make
For ,the world's sovereignty ,love's humble companion ,I deem .

[6]   If ,in my place ,the Friend God choose a stranger ,He is judge
If ,in place of the Friend ,I choose my life ,it ,unlawful be

[7]   Sabahu - l - khair shouted the bulbul .Saki murshid where art thou Arise bring wine
For ,in my head ,tumult maketh the intoxication of the wine of last night the day of A last

[8]   From me ,not from the admonisher ,hear the mysteries of love and of intoxication
For ,with the cup and the goblet every night ,the companion of the moon and of the Pleiades ,I am .

[9]   The tale of longing that ,in this volume ,is become verified ,
Verily is void of error for me ,the dictation Hafiz gave .

[1]  Deine Wimpern haben meinen Glauben tausendmal durchstochen, Komm', daß ich vom kranken Auge, Tausend Leiden für mich sammle.

[2]  Herz! das mir so nah' verwandt ist, Deiner Freunde denkst du nimmer, Ferne, fern von mir die Stunde, Wo du meiner nicht mehr denkest.

[3]  Wer kann auf die Welt noch bauen, Diese Mörderinn Ferhardens, Wehe! ihre Streiche bannen, Mich von meiner süßen Seele.

[4]  Unsrer Trennung Gluthen haben, Mich versenkt in Schweiß wie Rosen, Komm' o Nachtwind bring' mir einen Duft vom Freund der Schweiß austrinket.

[5]  Beider Welten Seligkeiten, Opfere ich auf dem Schenken, Denn es sind die Herrn der Erde, Knaben auf dem Weg der Liebe.

[6]  Wählt mein Liebster andre Freunde, Soll dies frey zu thun ihm stehen, Aber mir ist's streng verbothen, Andre Freunde mir zu wählen.

[9]  Alle Sagen der Begierde, Welche diese Blätter füllen, Sind kein Fehler, denn dieselben Hat Hafis mir eingegeben.

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

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

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

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

[5]   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 .

[6]   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

[7]   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 .

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

[9]   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

[1]  Es sagten deine Schmeichler dir, Du sey'st der zweite Jusuf, Doch als ich besser sah, fürwahr Ich sah, du sey'st was bessers.

[2]  Viel süßer bist du und deßhalb Sag' ich dankbaren Sinnes, Chosru der Schönen bist du nicht Zugleich Schirin der Zeiten?

[3]  Es wolle Niemand deinen Mund Vergleichen einer Knospe, Denn eine Knospe hatte nie Ein gar so kleines Mäulchen.

[4]  Es wollte zwar den Wunsch der Mund Gewähren, wie du sagtest, Doch achtest du wie Lilien Nicht viel das Wort der Zunge.

[5]  Du würdest mir so Wunsch als Gruß Verleihen, wie du sagtest. Ich fürchte, du vereiteltst mir Den Wunsch und auch die Seele.

[6]  Es dringet deines Auges Pfeil Tief durch den Schild der Seele, O wehe! wer getroffen wird Von diesem harten Bogen.

[7]  Vergießt dein eignes Aug' vielleicht Einmal der Zähren eine, So ist's vielleicht, weil auf dich selbst Du einen Blick geworfen. Auf deinem Wege wallt Hafis Mit Kopf und Fuß wie Cedern, Erweis' ihm einmal doch die Huld, Ihn wie ein Buch zu lesen.

[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 .

[53]   Two friends holy travellers good of understanding ,and of old wine a quantity ,two mans ,'
A little leisure ,and a book ,and a sward - corner .

[54]   For this ,and the next ,world I give not this state
Though ,of carpers momently ,fall upon me

[55]   Every one who ,for the world's treasure ,gave the treasure of contentment ,
Sold ,the precious Yusuf of Egypt for a very paltry sum .

[56]   Come ; for not less becometh the amplitude of this workshop the world
By the austerity of one like thee or ,by the profligacy of one like me .

[57]   On the day of events of death with cheering wine ,'tis necessary to tell one's grief
For ,on none ,is reliance at a time like this .

[58]   Happy of heart ,in a corner sit and behold
That none keepeth in mind so strange a calamity .

[59]   In the hand of the mean the watcher I keep seeing my idol the beloved
Thus ,the vengeful sky recognised the right of service of one like me .

[60]   In the mirror of the Picture - establisher God the hidden form ,behold
If ,for thee out of the country of contentment ,desire maketh a native land .