Poem #84
English Translation
Persian
O Cupbearer, bring wine, for the month of fasting has passed
fill the cup, for the season of reputation and name has passed!
ساقی بیار باده که ماهِ صیام رفت
دَردِه قدح که موسمِ ناموس و نام رفت
Precious time has fled; come, let us redeem
the life that passed without the flask and cup.
وقتِ عزیز رفت بیا تا قضا کنیم
عمری که بی حضور صُراحی و جام رفت
Make me so drunk that in my selflessness I know not
who came or who went in the field of imagination.
مستم کن آن چنان که ندانم ز بی‌خودی
در عرصهٔ خیال که آمد، کدام رفت
Hoping a draught from your cup might reach us
our prayers rose morning and evening in the tavern.
بر بوی آن که جرعهٔ جامت به ما رسد
در مَصطَبِه دعایِ تو هر صبح و شام رفت
The dead heart found life again
when the fragrance of the wine-breeze reached the soul.
دل را که مرده بود حیاتی به جان رسید
تا بویی از نسیمِ می‌اش در مشام رفت
The ascetic in his pride missed the path of safety
the rogue, through the path of need, found the Abode of Peace.
زاهد غرور داشت، سلامت نبرد راه
رند از رهِ نیاز به دارالسلام رفت
The heart's coin I possessed was spent on wine
it was a counterfeit coin, and so it went into the forbidden.
نقدِ دلی که بود مرا صرف باده شد
قلبِ سیاه بود از آن در حرام رفت
How long must we burn like aloes in the fire of repentance?
Give wine, for life has been wasted in raw fancies.
در تابِ توبه چند توان سوخت همچو عود؟
می ده که عمر در سرِ سودای خام رفت
Preach no more to Hafez, for he has not found the path
a lost soul who has tasted the pure wine.
دیگر مکن نصیحتِ حافظ که ره نیافت
گمگشته‌ای که بادهٔ نابش به کام رفت
Cultural Context
US Interest Rank: 7/10. This poem celebrates the end of Ramadan (the month of fasting) and calls for wine. The verse about the ascetic having 'pride' while the libertine went to 'Dar al-Salam' (paradise) is a bold statement. The observation that the heart that was 'dead' came to life from the 'fragrance' of wine is a beautiful image. The verse about not being able to 'burn like aloes' in repentance is a witty statement. The poem's celebration of wine after fasting may require some cultural context, but the theme of seizing the moment is universal.
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