Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 069
By @hamed on October 19, 2024| 4 0
Ghazal 069 from Divan of Hafez
There's no one who isn't captivated by those twin locks of yours,
Who passes by without being ensnared by misfortune?
Since your eyes steal hearts from the solitary,
Being with you isn't a sin on our part.
Your face must be a mirror of divine grace,
Indeed, …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 068
By @hamed on October 19, 2024| 8 0
Ghazal 068 from Divan of Hafez
This week my moon departed, and it feels like a year to me,
How can you know the state of separation from you, such a difficult state?
Pupil of the eye saw their own reflection in the grace of your face,
And thought that, that is …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 067
By @hamed on October 18, 2024| 8 0
Ghazal 067 from Divan of Hafez
O Lord, whose candle is this that sets my heart aflame?
My life is consumed, ask who is the beloved of my soul?
Now she is the destroyer of my heart and faith,
With whom does she sleep and who is her companion?
May the wine …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 066
By @hamed on October 17, 2024| 9 0
Ghazal 066 from Divan of Hafez
Let the nightingale lament if it pleases the beloved,
For we are both lovesick and our work is to lament.
In a land where a breeze blows from the beloved's tresses,
What place is there for the scent of Tatar musk?
Bring wine so we can …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 065
By @hamed on October 17, 2024| 9 0
Ghazal 065 from Divan of Hafez
What is sweeter than pleasure, companionship, gardens, and spring?
Where is the wine-server? Tell me, what is the reason for this delay?
Count every happy moment as precious,
For no one knows what the end of things will be.
Life is tied to a hair; be …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 064
By @hamed on October 17, 2024| 10 0
Ghazal 064 from Divan of Hafez
Though it's rude to display one's skills before the beloved,
My tongue is silent, yet my heart is full of Arabic verse.
A fairy hides her face, and a devil lurks in her beauty's charm;
My eyes burn in wonder at this strange paradox.
In this …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 063
By @hamed on October 16, 2024| 9 0
Ghazal 063 from Divan of Hafez
No one has ever seen your face, yet you have a thousand rivals;
You're still in bud, yet a hundred nightingales sing your praises.
If I come to your street, it's not so strange;
For like me, there are thousands of strangers in that land.
In …
Ghazaliyat of Hafez Ghazal 062
By @hamed on October 15, 2024| 9 0
Ghazal 062 from Divan of Hafez
Welcome, O messenger of the longing ones, bring tidings of the Beloved,
So that I may gladly sacrifice my life for the Beloved’s name.
Ever enamored and infatuated, like a nightingale in a cage,
My parrot-like heart is captivated by the Beloved’s sugar and almonds.
Her …