[1]  I know not what is the intoxication that to us its face hath brought
Who is the cup - bearer This wine ,whence hath he brought

[2]   To thy hand ,bring thou alsojthe cup ; take the path to the desert and strive in pleasure
For ,the sweet melody of song ,the melody - warbling bird hath brought .

[3]   O heart complain not of thy work fortune enfolded like the rose - bud
For the knot - loosening breeze the Murshid the morning wind hath brought .

[4]   With welcome and happiness ,be the arriving of the rose and of the wild rose
The violet ,glad and beautiful ,hath come and purity ,the pure lily hath brought .

[5]   With glad tidings ,the breeze is the lapwing of Sulaiman
That ,from the rose - bed of Saba the street of the true Beloved tidings of joy brought .

[6]   The Sakl's smile is our feeble heart's remedy
Bring forth thy hand .For the physician hath come and the remedy ,hath brought .

[7]   O Shaikh Of me ,grieve not that I am the disciple of the Pir of the Magians the Murshid
For ,wine thou promisedest on the day of resurrection and thy promise he the Murshid to place hath brought .

[8]   I boast of the narrow - eyedness of that warrior bold one ,
Who ,on me the poor darvish of only one coat ,assault brought .

[9]   Now with submission ,the sky doeth Hafiz's service ;
Because his refuge to the door of your fortune ,he hath brought .

[1]  Ich weiß nicht, was der Rausch sey, Und wer ihn zu mir gebracht, Ich weiß nicht, wer der Schenke, Woher er den Wein gebracht. Welch' eine Wunderweise Ertönet von seinem Griff, Daß mitten in die Lieder Er traulichen Ton gebracht.

[2]  Nimm Wein in deine Hände, Und wandre auf das Feld, Der Vogel süßer Töne Hat neuen Gesang gebracht.

[3]  Beklage nicht, wie Knospen, O Herz! das Verschloßenseyn, Der Morgenwind hat einen Auflösenden Hauch gebracht.

[4]  Der Hyacinth, die Rose Sind glücklich angelangt, Das Veilchen hat Vergnügen, Die Freude Jasminen gebracht.

[5]  Der Ostwind ist der Bothe Der Liebe von Salomon, Er hat ihm Freudenkunde Von Saba's Gefild gebracht.

[6]  Des Schenkes Schmeichelei ist Des Kränkelnden Herzarzney. Erheb' den Kopf, der Arzt hat Die Mittel der Heilung gebracht.

[7]  Ich bin des Wirthes Jünger, Erzürne dich nicht. O Scheih, Warum hast du's versprochen, Und er es zu Stand gebracht.

[8]  Ich will dem engen Auge Des Türken ein Opfer seyn, Der mich halbnackten Derwisch Auf's Schlachtfeld hinausgeführt.

[9]  Der Himmel ist mit Willen Hafisens getreuer Knecht, Seit unter deinen Fittig Sein Schicksal er hat gebracht.

[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]  O true Beloved the chamber of vision of my eye is the dwelling of Thine
Show courtesy ,and alight ,for this house is the House of Thine .

[2]   By the grace of mole and of down Thy creations Thou scratchedest the heart of Arifs lovers of God
Wondrous ,are the subtleties beneath the snare of the grain the down of the mole of Thine .

[3]   O bulbul the perfect murshid glad of heart be ,in union with the rose the true Beloved
For ,in the sward the world the amorous warbling the melody of utterance of divine truths all is thine .

[4]   To Thy ruby lip the stream of divine grace entrust the remedy for our feeble resourceless heart
For exhilarating is the ruby - medicine the talk of the perfect murshid in the treasury of liberality of Thine .

[5]   In body ,unworthy of Thy service am I
But my soul ,its essence is the dust of the threshold of Thine .

[6]   Not that one am I to give my heart's coin to every impudent one
Closed is the treasure door with the seal of Thine ,and the mark of Thine .

[7]   O horseman ,excellent of work murshid what a magician indeed thou art ,
That an impetuous steed Shaitan or imperious lust like the ever - revolving sky ,is obedient to the whip of command of thine .

[8]   My place ,what When even the sky ,the juggler ,staggereth
At the sorceries that are in the store - house of pastime of Thine .

[9]   Now ,the melody of Thy assembly bringeth the sky to dancing ;
For ,the verse of Hafiz ,sweet of speech ,is the melody of Thine .

[1]  Die Zelte meiner Augen Sind deinem Aufenthalt geweiht, O komm herab, sey gnädig, Denn meine Wohnung ist dein Haus.

[2]  Des Maals, der Flaumen Anmuth Hat Weisen selbst das Herz geraubt O sonderbare Weise, Sie dienen dir statt Netz und Korn.

[3]  In dem Genuß der Rose Erfreue dich o Nachtigall! Denn mit verliebten Klagen Erfüllest du allein die Flur.

[4]  Die Heilung meines Herzens Sey deinen Lippen heimgestellt, Die Kräfte des Rubines Sind deinem Schatze anvertraut.

[5]  Zwar bin ich nicht im Stande Dir körperlich zu nah'n, Doch bleibet meine Seele Der Staub der Schwelle deines Thors.

[6]  Ich spende nicht an jedes Verliebtes auch mein Seelengold, Dein Siegel und dein Zeichen Sind meinem Schatze aufgedrückt.

[7]  Mein holder süßer Ritter, Woher nahmst du die seltne Kunst, Daß du den Gaul des Himmels, Nach Wunsch mit deiner Geißel zähmst?

[8]  Wie soll denn ich Verliebter Den tausend Künsten wiederstehn, Den Gaukelei'n, mit welchen Du selbst den Himmel irre führst.

[9]  Es tanzen selbst die Sphären Im lichten Harmonienkreis Indem hiezu die Weise Das süße Lied Hafisens spielt.

[1]  O thou that lawful ,the separation of lovers holdest ;
And apart from thy bosom ,lovers holdest

[2]   With a little water ,the thirsty one of the desert ,aid
By reason of that hope that ,in this Path to God ,thou holdest .

[3]   O soul my heart ,thou ravishedest and thee ,I forgave .But
Guard of it ,keep better than this guard that of me thou keepest .

[4]   Our cup that the other adversaries drink ,
It we endure ,if ,lawful ,thou holdest .

[5]   O contemptible fly the presence of the mighty Simurgh is not thy place of display
Thy own honour ,thou takest and ,our trouble ,thou causest .

[6]   Excluded from this door of the true Beloved by thy own fault ,thou fellest ,
Of whom ,bewailest thou complaint ,wherefore is it that thou hast

[7]   Hafiz from kings ,shelter in service they seek
Work not done ,hope of gift what is it that thou holdest

[1]  Liebende zu entfernen von dir, dies hältst du für billig, Deinen treusten Knecht hast du getrennet von dir.

[2]  Durstig komm' ich aus Wüsten, o reich' mir lauteres Wasser, Gieb mir die Hoffnung, die du deinen Getreuen verleihst.

[3]  Du hast geraubet das Herz, ich verzeihe den Raub dir Geliebte, Besser, es bleibe geheim, als daß es werde bekannt.

[4]  Fremde Gäste betrinken sich frey aus meinem Pokale, Leiden will ich's gern, wenn du für billig es hältst.

[5]  Ameis, wie vermagst du das Nest Simorgs zu erreichen, Wenig geachtet wie ich, bist du belastet wie ich.

[6]  Du bist aus eigener Schuld leer ausgegangen vom Freunde, Wessen beklagst du dich denn, sage, warum du so weinst?

[7]  Fürsten, Hafis! belohnen geleistete Dienste mir Ehren, Welchen Anspruch machst Müßiger du auf den Lohn?

[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 .

[61]   O heart strive thou for patience .For God delivereth not
A seal - ring so precious as patience to the hand of an evil one .

[62]   From the fierce wind of vicissitude ,one cannot see ,
That ,in this sward ,hath been even a red rose ,or a wild white rose .

[63]   From this simum blast of lust that ,by the garden - borders ,passed ,
Wonder that from the heart of love's lust the colour of a rose remaineth ,or the perfume of a jessamine .

[64]   I have heard that ,for dogs ,thou appointest a collar
On Hafiz's neck ,why placest thou not a rope

[65]   Hafiz in this calamity ,ruined became time's temper
Where is the thought of a physician or the judgment of a Barhaman

[66]   Drink the cup of the wine of unity of a man
So that ,by it grief's root ,up from the heart ,thou mayst pluck .

[67]   Expanded ,keep the heart ,like the cup of wine
Head closed how long like a large jar