On Sept. 27, 2024, 5:26 p.m. hamed:
New Ghazal Posted: In the reign of the king who pardons offenses, Ghazal 285 by Hafez
Check out the latest ghazal from hamed:
In the reign of the king who pardons offenses, Ghazal 285 by Hafez
Description: English Translation:
In the reign of the king who pardons offenses,
Hafez became a wine server and the mufti a wine drinker.
The Sufi left the corner of his monastery with a wine jug,
Until the censor saw him carrying a wine flask.
I asked the old wine seller at dawn about the state
of the sheikh, the judge, and their drinking of forbidden wine,
He said, "Though you are a confidant, it’s not something to be spoken of,
Understand with your heart and keep your eyes veiled, and drink wine."
The wine seller said, "Spring is coming, and the price of wine will not remain the same,
Think about it, for the blood of my heart has boiled from grief."
It is love, poverty, youth, and spring,
Forgive my excuse, and cover my crime with your grace.
How long will you, like a candle, keep speaking?
The moth of your desire has arrived, O silent lover.
O king of form and essence, like you,
No eye has seen, no ear has heard.
May you live long enough to accept the blue robe,
And may your youthful fortune be renewed by the aged sky.