[1]  Wonderful harmony and great melody ,my minstrel of love hath
Every picture of the hidden divine knowledge that he striketh ,path to place hath .

[2]   Void of the wailing of lovers ,be not the world
For a note ,pleasant of melody and joy - giving ,it hath .

[3]   Although neither gold ,nor force ,hath our Plr ,dreg - drinking ,
Happily ,a God sin - forgiving ,error - covering ,he hath .

[4]   O true Beloved keep my heart great .For this sugar - worshipping fly the heart
Since Thy desirer it became ,the pomp of the auspicious Huma hath .

[5]   Far from justice it is not ,if of his state inquireth
That King the true Beloved who ,in his neighbourhood ,a beggar me hath .

[6]   To the physicians ,I showed my bloody tears .They said
'Tis love's pain and the remedy for it the burning of the liver hath .

[7]   The tyranny of the glance ,learn not .For ,in love's order ,
Every work ,a reward and every deed ,a requital hath .

[8]   That idol of the young Christian ,the wine - seller ,well said
Enjoy the joy of that person's face ,that purity ,hath .

[9]   O King Hafiz ,a sitter of thy court ,reciteth the fatiha
And ,from thy tongue ,the desire of a prayer hath .

[1]  Ey Wunder! was der Liebe Sänger Für Melodieen hat, Indem ein jedes der Gesänge Verschiedne Weisen hat.

[2]  Es sey der Weise wohl erfahren; Im Liebesjammerton, Indem derselbe eigne Reize, Und eignen Zauber hat.

[3]  Es thut zwar nichts der Weinverkaufer Mit Gold, und mit Gewalt, Doch gut ist's, daß er einen Herren Voll Huld und Milde hat.

[4]  O halte du mein Herz in Ehren, Weil diese Zuckerameis, Seit daß sie dein verlanget, Flügel Von Edens Vogel hat.

[5]  Es ist wahrhaftig nicht zuwider Dem Recht, der Billigkeit, Wenn seines Nachbars, sey's ein Bettler, Ein Kaiser Sorge hat.

[6]  Ich habe meine blut'gen Thränen Den Aerzten vorgezeigt, Sie sagten: dies ist Liebesfieber, Das Brandkur nöthig hat.

[7]  O lerne nicht von Augenwimpern Die Ungerechtigkeit, Denn jedes Ding wird in der Liebe Belohnet und bestraft.

[8]  Mein Christenabgott aus der Schenke Sprach dieses Wort zu mir, Trink die Gesundheit jenes Mannes, Der frohe Mienen hat.

[9]  O Fürst, Hafis sitzt in der Erde, Und betet Fatiha Er weiß, daß er von deiner Zunge Den Lohn zu hoffen hat.

[1]  The collection of beauteousness and of gracefulness is his cheek resplendent like the moon .
But ,love is not his ,nor constancy .O God love and constancy give him .

[2]   My heart - ravisher is the beloved and is a child in sport ,one day ,
He will cruelly slay me and ,in the shara' ,no sin is his .

[3]   Verily ,best that from him ,I guard well my heart
For ,bad and good ,he hath not seen and ,of them ,no knowledge hath what he wisheth ,he doeth

[4]   From his lip like sugar ,cometh a perfume of milk betokening early childhood
Though from the glance of his black eye trickleth blood betokening ,the slayer

[5]   Active and sweet ,fourteen years of age ,an idol ,I have
Whose slave with soul is the resplendent full moon of fourteen days .

[6]   O Lord in pursuit of that rose ,newly sprung ,our heart
Went where For ,in this place some time ,it ,we have not seen .

[7]   If my beloved ,the heart - possessor ,in this way shattereth my heart army
Quickly ,for his own life - guarding ,him ,the king will take .

[8]   Thankfully ,I sacrifice my life if that peerless pearl ,
Its place of rest become the shell the socket of the eye of Hafiz .

[1]  Alles Holde vereint dies Mondenantlitz,Doch nicht Treue; o Gott! verleih' ihm Treue!

[2]  Mein Geliebter ist ein gepriesner Knabe,Schuldlos bringt er mich einstens um durch Klagen.

[3]  Besser ist's, ich verwahr' mein Herz; denn KnabenUnterscheiden das Böse nicht vom Guten.

[4]  Milch und Zuckergeschmack entströmt dem Monde,Wenn das Nicken des Augs gleich Blut vergießet.

[5]  Einen Götzen von vierzehn Jahren hab' ich,Dessen treu'ster Sklav der volle Mond ist.

[6]  Dieser Rose zu lieb entfloh mein Herz, o Gott!Lange hab' ich es nicht gesehen, wo ist es!

[7]  Weil die Heere des Freund's das Herz so schlagenWird der Kaiser dieselben hoch belohnen.

[8]  Dankbar will ich verspenden meine SeeleWenn die Perle des Aug's Hafisens ruhet.

[1]  That one that ,in his vision ,the beauty of the line of beard of the true Beloved hath
Certain it is that the acquisition of vision he hath .

[2]   Like the reed ,on the writing of His order ,the head of obedience ,
We have placed .Perchance ,with His sword ,our head from the body uplifted He hath .

[3]   In union with Thee ,like the candle found the order that one ,
Who ,beneath Thy sword ,momently another head hath .

[4]   Attained to foot - kissing ,the hand of that one ,who
Ever his head ,like the threshold ,on this door ,hath .

[5]   I am vexed with dry austerity .Bring pure wine
For ,my brain ever fresh ,wine's perfume keepeth .

[6]   If from wine ,thine is no good quality ,is not this enough that ,thee ,
A moment ,without news of the temptation of reason ,it wine keepeth

[7]   That one ,who planted not his foot outside the door of piety ,
Now since all are engaged in wine - drinking with the intention of visiting the wine - house ,desire for travel ,hath .

[8]   To the dust of the grave Hafiz's shattered heart will take with itself
The stain of desire of love for the true Beloved that ,like the streaked tulip ,on the liver ,it hath .

[1]  Wer von dem Freund den Reiz des Flaums im Auge hat, Von dem ist es gewiß, daß er Geduld im Vorrath hat.

[2]  Wie eine Feder hab' ich mich nah hingelegt zum Flaum, Und bleib', bis mit dem Schwerdt er mich getrennet hat.

[3]  Wie Mücken zu dem Licht', so kömmt zu dem Genuß, Wer stets ein neues Haupt für deinen Degen hat.

[4]  Zu deinem Handkuß kommt nur jener, der den Kopf Der Pfortenschwelle gleich, stets an der Thüre hat. Der Nebenbuhler schoß in meine Brust den Pfeil, Weil meine Brust dein Pfeil nicht werth geachtet hat.

[5]  Mich eckelt längstens schon vor der Enthaltsamkeit, Bring Wein! weil vom Geruch mein Hirn Erfrischung hat.

[6]  Nützt dir zu Andrem nichts der Wein, ist's nicht genug, Daß er von dem Verstand dich heut entmündigt hat?

[7]  Wer sonst Enthaltsamkeit nie überschritt, ist nun Der Erste, der zur Schenk' den Weg gefunden hat.

[8]  Hafisens Herz will sich ergießen jetzt in Staub Wie eine Tulpe, die das Maal im Innern hat.

[1]  As much as my grief of love to the physicians ,I uttered ,
Me the wretched stranger they remedied not .

[2]   That haughty rose that ,momently ,is in the power of a thorn ,
Say Thine be shame of the poor nightingale

[3]   O Lord safety ,give so that again may see
The eye of lovers ,the face of the beloved ones .

[4]   Not with its own seal is love's casket
O Lord the desire of the watchers ,be not

[5]   O Benefactor beloved at the tray of union with Thee ,at last ,
Of those portionless ,how long shall we be

[6]   The disgrace of the world ,Hafiz would not have been ,
If ,the counsels of admonishers ,he had heard .

[1]  So viel ich mein Leiden den Aerzten geklagt, Sie heilten mich Elenden nicht.

[2]  O sage der Rose von Dornen umhegt: Schämst du vor Bülbülen dich nicht?

[3]  Verleih' mir so lange das Leben, o Herr! Bis daß den Geliebten ich seh'. Ich habe den Freunden mein Leiden geklagt, Wer hehlet die Krankheit dem Arzt?

[4]  Die Perle der Liebe ist ferne vom Ring. Es geh' nicht den Neidern nach Wunsch.

[5]  O Schwelger am Tisch des Genusses, wie lang, Wie lange entbehre ich noch!

[6]  Es diente Hafis nicht der Welt zum Gespött, Vernähm' er den heilsamen Rath.

[1]  Perchance ,with desire of khilvat by the marge of a pool ,thou sittest not ,
If not ,every calamity ,that thou experiencest ,all thou experiences from self - seeingness .

[2]   I conjure thee by God ,Whose chosen slave ,thou art ,
That ,to this ancient slave ,none thou choose prefer

[3]   If ,in safety ,love's deposit I take ,there is no fear
Easy is the state of being void of heart heart - bereft if be not the state of being void of faith infidelity

[4]   Thee ,the Khusrau of those moon of face ,respect and shame did
Afarin on thee for ,worthy of a hundred such thou art .

[5]   O rose beloved wonderful ,with all thy grace thou sittest with the thorn the watcher
Apparently ,in it ,the good counsel of thy welfare thou seest .

[6]   If ,as to the watcher's tyranny patience I exercise not ,what may I do
To wretched lovers ,is no remedy save wretchedness .

[7]   From the rose - garden ,arose a morning breeze in desire of thee
For ,like the beautiful ,red ,beperfumed rose ; and ,like the wild white rose ,fragrant thou art .

[8]   From left and right ,the bottle - play of my bloody tears thou seest :
If a moment ,on this spectacle - place of my vision ,thou sittest .

[9]   From thy sincere slave ,a disinterested word ,hear ,
O thou that ,the cynosure of great ones ,truth beholding ,art

[10]   A dainty one like thee ,pure of heart ,pure of nature ,
That is best that ,with evil men ,thou sit not .

[11]   Taketh the patience of the heart of Hafiz ,the torrent of these streaming tears ,
O pupil of my eye come to my aid .

[12]   O candle of Chigil with this delicacy ,and heart - alluringness thou art
Worthy of the banquet - place of Khwaja Jalalu - d - Din ,thou art .

[1]  Sitz' nicht voll Begier dort an den Ufern des Wassers, Widerfährt dir was, wahrlich allein hast du Schuld.

[2]  Ich beschwör' dich bei Gott, der dich vor andern erwählet, Zieh' dem Armen nicht andere Fremdlinge vor. Künftig will ich mich durchbetteln die Straße der Liebe. Es ist Demuth dort Pilgern der einzige Pfad.

[3]  Rett' ich den Glauben, und rett' ich mein Heil, so ist nichts zu fürchten, Ohne Gefühl wär's leicht, ohne den Glauben nicht so.

[4]  Schaam und Sitte hat dich zur Fürstinn der Schönen erkohren, Lob und Preis sey dir, weil du die Herrschaft verdienst.

[5]  O der Milde der Huld! du Rose sitzest mit Dornen, Aber doch ist's gewiß, daß du dort Alles vollbringst.

[6]  Was zu thun, wenn ich den Nebenbuhler nicht dulde, Liebenden bleibt zuletzt nichts als Verachtung zur Wahl.

[8]  Siehst du, wie mit den Flaschen ich spiel' zur Rechten, zur Linken, Schau, in meinem Aug' harret die Seele auf dich.

[9]  Hör' ein trauliches Wort von einem aufrichtigen Freunde, Du, auf dem das Aug' aller Erhabenen ruht.

[10]  Dir, o reines Herz, und reingesitteter Liebling, Wird's viel besser seyn, wenn du die Bösen vermeid'st.

[11]  Dieser Thränenstrom hat das Herz Hafisens zerschwemmet, Aus ist die Geduld, löse die Banden des Aug's.

[12]  Du, o lieblicher Knab! du leuchtende Kerze von Tschigil, Bist Dschelaleddins trauter Versammlungen werth.

[1]  Not all purity without alloy is the coat of the Sufi
O many a khirika ,that is worthy of the fire

[2]   Our Sufi ,who ,with the morning reading ,used to become intoxicated with love for God
At evening time ,behold him for merry of head with wine is he .

[3]   Happy it is ,if the touch - stone of experience come into use ,
So that black of face becometh every one ,in whom is alloy .

[4]   If ,in this way ,the Saki's down maketh the vanishing picture on water ,
O many a face that coloured with tears of blood will be

[5]   The daintily nurtured in affluence took not the path to the Friend
The being a lover of God is the way of profligates ,calamity enduring .

[6]   Grief for this mean world ,how long sufferest thou Drink wine
Pity it is that the sage's heart is perturbed .

[7]   In exchange the ragged garment and the prayer - mat of Hafiz ,the wine - seller will take ,
If ,from the hand of that moon - like Saki ,there is wine .

[1]  Der Frommen Münze ist nicht rein, Die Kutten sind des Feuers werth;

[2]  Der Fromme, der am Morgen trank, Wird Abends erst betrunken seyn.

[3]  An einem Probstein würde schwarz, Wer nur den kleinsten Flecken hat.

[4]  Zeigt sich der Wiederschein vom Flaum, So steigt in viele Wangen Blut.

[5]  Ein Weichling leitet nicht den Weg Zum Freund, den der Bedrängte geht.

[6]  Was kümmerst du dich viel? trink' Wein, Weh! Weisen, die verwirret sind!

[7]  Den Teppich des Gebets verkauft Hafis für ein Glas Wein.

[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 .