Poem #173
English Translation
Persian
In prayer, the memory of your eyebrow's arch appeared
A state so deep, the prayer-niche cried out what it feared.
در نمازم خَمِ ابرویِ تو با یاد آمد
حالتی رفت که محراب به فریاد آمد
Expect no patience, heart, or sense from me today
For all that endurance has been scattered to the wind and gray.
از من اکنون طمعِ صبر و دل و هوش مدار
کان تحمّل که تو دیدی همه بر باد آمد
The wine is pure, the garden birds are drunk with glee
The season of love and work is built on ecstasy.
باده صافی شد و مرغانِ چمن مست شدند
موسمِ عاشقی و کار به بنیاد آمد
I scent the fragrance of improvement in the air
The rose brought joy, the breeze came happy, free from care.
بویِ بهبود ز اوضاعِ جهان می‌شنوم
شادی آورد گل و بادِ صبا شاد آمد
O bride of art, complain not of your fortune's doom
Adorn the chamber of beauty, for here comes the groom.
ای عروسِ هنر از بخت شکایت مَنِما
حجلهٔ حُسن بیارای که داماد آمد
The garden's beauties all adorned themselves with pride
But our Beloved with God-given grace does abide.
دلفریبانِ نباتی همه زیور بستند
دلبرِ ماست که با حُسنِ خداداد آمد
The trees are bowed beneath the weight of what they hold
O happy cypress, free from grief, and standing bold.
زیرِ بارند درختان که تعلّق دارند
ای خوشا سرو که از بارِ غم آزاد آمد
Musician, sing a ghazal from Hafez's store
That I may say the covenant of joy is here once more.
مطرب از گفتهٔ حافظ غزلی نَغز بخوان
تا بگویم که ز عهدِ طربم یاد آمد
Cultural Context
US Interest Rank: 7/10. This poem expresses joy and celebration. The opening verse about the beloved's eyebrow coming to memory in prayer and the prayer-niche crying is a powerful fusion of religious and romantic imagery. The observation that 'the season of love' came 'to foundation' is a striking statement. The verse about the cypress being 'free' from 'the burden of grief' is a beautiful image. The poem's combination of celebration and imagery makes it engaging.
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