If the bird of fortune decides to return, Ghazal 189 by Hafez
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@hamed | poet: Hafez Shirazi
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طایرِ دولت اگر باز گذاری بِکُنَد
یار بازآید و با وصل قراری بِکُنَد
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دیده را دَستگَهِ دُرّ و گهر گرچه نَمانْد
بخورَد خونی و تدبیرِ نثاری بکُند
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دوش گفتم بکُند لعلِ لبش چارهٔ من
هاتفِ غیب ندا داد که آری بکُند
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کس نیارَد برِ او دَم زنَد از قصّهٔ ما
مگرش بادِ صبا گوشْ گذاری بکُند
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داده‌ام بازِ نظر را به تَذَرْوی پرواز
بازخواند مگرش نقش و شکاری بکُند
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شهر خالیست ز عُشّاق بُوَد کز طَرَفی
مردی از خویش برون آید و کاری بکند
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کو کریمی که ز بَزمِ طربش غمزده‌ای
جرعه‌ای دَرکِشد و دفعِ خُماری بکند
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یا وفا، یا خبرِ وصلِ تو، یا مرگِ رقیب
بُوَد آیا که فلک زین دو سه کاری بکند؟
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حافظا گر نَرَوی از دَرِ او، هم روزی
گذری بر سرت از گوشه کِناری بکند
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Description:
English Translation:
If the bird of fortune decides to return,
The beloved will come back and make a rendezvous.
Though the eye is no longer a receptacle for pearls and gems,
It will shed blood and devise offerings.
Yesterday I said, “Let the ruby of her lips cure me,”
A divine voice replied, “Yes, it will.”
No one will come near her and whisper our tale,
Unless the gentle breeze lends an ear.
I have released the bird of my gaze to roam freely,
Perhaps it will return with a picture and a hunt.
The city is empty of lovers, perhaps from a side,
A man will come out of himself and do something.
Where is the generous one who, from his joyous gathering,
Will take a sip and dispel the hangover?
Either loyalty, or news of your union, or the death of a rival,
Can the heavens do one of these three things?
Hafez, if you don’t go to his door, someday,
He will glance at you from a corner.
English Translation for Ghazal
متن غزل
Explanation of the Ghazal
In this ghazal, Hafez expresses his longing for a beloved and his hope for a reunion. He uses vivid imagery and symbolism to convey his feelings.
Key Themes:
Love and Longing: The central theme is the poet's longing for a beloved.
Hope and Despair: Hafez oscillates between hope and despair.
Divine Intervention: The poet seeks divine intervention to fulfill his desires.
Key Persian terms and nuances:
طایر دولت: Bird of fortune
دَستگَه: Receptacle
هاتف: Divine voice
صبا: The west wind, often personified as a messenger of love
This ghazal is a beautiful example of Hafez's love poetry. The poet uses rich imagery and symbolism to convey a sense of longing and desire.