I was a Muslim, when I had a heart, Ghazal 217 by Hafez

By @hamed | poet: Hafez Shirazi

مسلمانان مرا وقتی دلی بود

که با وی گفتمی گر مشکلی بود

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به گِردابی چو می‌افتادم از غم

به تدبیرش امیدِ ساحلی بود

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دلی همدرد و یاری مصلحت بین

که اِستِظهارِ هر اهلِ دلی بود

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ز من ضایع شد اندر کویِ جانان

چه دامنگیر یا رب منزلی بود

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هنر بی‌عیبِ حِرمان نیست لیکن

ز من محروم‌تر کِی سائلی بود؟

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بر این جانِ پریشان رحمت آرید

که وقتی کاردانی کاملی بود

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مرا تا عشق تعلیمِ سخن کرد

حدیثم نکتهٔ هر محفلی بود

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مگو دیگر که حافظ نکته‌دان است

که ما دیدیم و محکم جاهلی بود

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English Translation:

I was a Muslim, when I had a heart,
With whom I would confide if there was any trouble.

When I fell into a whirlpool of sorrow,
I had hope for the shore through their wisdom.

A sympathetic heart, a friend who saw what was best,
Who was the confidant of every heartbroken soul.

From me was lost, in the beloved’s alley,
What a captivating and delightful dwelling it was, O Lord!

Skill without flaw is not deprived, but
Who was more deprived than me, O seeker?

Have mercy on this troubled soul,
For once it had a perfect mastery.

Until love taught me the art of speech,
My words were the topic of every gathering.

Don’t say anymore that Hafez is a connoisseur,
For we have seen and he was a complete fool.