Poem #389
English Translation
Persian
Like the rose, at every breath of your scent
I tear my garment from collar to hem in ecstasy.
چو گل هر دم به بویت جامه در تن کنم چاک
از گریبان تا به دامن
The rose saw your body, and as if drunk in the garden
it tore its robe upon its own breast.
تنت را دید گل، گویی که در باغ چو مستان
جامه را بدرید بر تن
It is hard to save my life from the grasp of your grief
yet you took my heart from me with such ease.
من از دست غمت مشکل برم جان، ولی دل را
تو آسان بردی از من
You turned from your friend at the whisper of enemies
but no one should be an enemy to a friend.
به قول دشمنان برگشتی از دوست
نگردد هیچ‌کس با دوست دشمن
Your body in its dress is like wine in the glass
your heart in your chest is like iron hidden in silver.
تنت در جامه چون در جام باده
دلت در سینه چون در سیم آهن
Weep, O candle, tears of blood from your eyes
for the burning of your heart has become clear to all the world.
ببار ای شمع اشک از چشم خونین
که شد سوز دلت بر خلق روشن
Do not act so that a liver-burning sigh rises from my chest
like smoke from a chimney.
مکن کز سینه‌ام آه جگرسوز برآید
همچو دود از راه روزن
Do not break my heart or cast it underfoot
for its dwelling place is in the coils of your hair.
دلم را مشکن و در پا مینداز
که دارد در سر زلف تو مسکن
Since the heart is bound in your tresses, Hafez
do not cast its fortune into the dust.
چو دل در زلف تو بسته‌ست حافظ
بدین سان کار او در پا میفکن
Cultural Context
US Interest Rank: 8/10. This poem expresses plea and devotion. The verse about the rose seeing 'the body' and 'tearing the garment on the body like the intoxicated ones in the garden' is a powerful statement. The observation that Hafez asks the beloved not to 'break the heart and throw it in the foot' because it 'has dwelling in the head of your tress' is a profound statement. The poem's combination of plea and devotion makes it very engaging.
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