{"id":2522,"date":"2016-03-30T02:19:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2016-03-30T02:19:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T07:19:37","slug":"ghazal-1-of-hafezs-divan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/03\/30\/ghazal-1-of-hafezs-divan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghazal #1 of Hafez&#8217;s Divan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/shamosquecieling.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2532\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/03\/30\/ghazal-1-of-hafezs-divan\/shamosquecieling\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/shamosquecieling.jpg?fit=976%2C549&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"976,549\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shamosquecieling\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/shamosquecieling.jpg?fit=584%2C329&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2532\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/shamosquecieling.jpg?resize=584%2C329\" alt=\"shamosquecieling\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/shamosquecieling.jpg?w=976&amp;ssl=1 976w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/shamosquecieling.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/shamosquecieling.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/shamosquecieling.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This first Ghazal of Hafiz&#8217;s Divan is as mysterious as it is beautiful and wise:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jo5YGfMeElg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Translation:<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>O Saqi, come\u00a0pass the cup &#8217;round\u00a0and fill it up<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 for love seemed easy at first, but then\u00a0came difficulties<\/h6>\n<h6>Longing for the sweet\u00a0scent the morning wind unlocks from her\u00a0locks<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 many a heart filled with blood\u00a0for the curls of her musky tress<\/h6>\n<h6>Stain the prayer mat with wine if the Magian P\u012br tells you to<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 for the traveler knows the rules of the road&#8217;s stations<\/h6>\n<h6>What assurance of joy can I have in the\u00a0beloved&#8217;s home\/station?<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 when every moment the caravan&#8217;s bells cry, &#8220;pack up and go!&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h6>Dark night, fearful waves, and\u00a0whirlpools so terrifying<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0how can those lightly-burdened on the shore know our plight?<\/h6>\n<h6>All my work for my own sake gave me a bad name in the end<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0how can the secret told at gatherings remain hidden?<\/h6>\n<h6>Hafez, if you still desire presence, do not be absent from Him\/It.<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 When you meet the one you love, leave the world, forget it.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/turkishwaw.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2533\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/03\/30\/ghazal-1-of-hafezs-divan\/turkishwaw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/turkishwaw.jpg?fit=441%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"441,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"turkishwaw\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/turkishwaw.jpg?fit=441%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/turkishwaw.jpg?resize=441%2C720\" alt=\"turkishwaw\" width=\"441\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/turkishwaw.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/03\/turkishwaw.jpg?resize=184%2C300&amp;ssl=1 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YAAexAodY7g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Great Poetic\u00a0Translation by A.Z. Foreman:<\/p>\n<p>Come wineboy, bring the cup around and pour the spirit free.<br \/>\nLove, at first sight, looked easy. But it soon got hard for me.<br \/>\nIn pining for the musk-sweet scent dawn wind bears from her hair<br \/>\nSuch tearful blood wells in the hearts of lovers everywhere.<br \/>\nNo chance of rest or pleasure at love&#8217;s station in my heart.<br \/>\nLife&#8217;s bells already ring outside: make ready to depart.<br \/>\nStain prayer-mats with wine if the wine-seller tells you to.<br \/>\nPilgrims must know the way, its every stage, and what to do.<br \/>\nThe dread of waves, the dark of night, the maelstrom&#8217;s monstrous roar&#8230;<br \/>\nHow can they know my plight, who stay so carefree on the shore?<br \/>\nAll my pursuits for my own pleasure ruined my good name.<br \/>\nWhen gossip-parties learn your secret, it becomes your shame.<br \/>\nHafiz! If you so wish to be with Him, then do not hide.<br \/>\nThat day you meet the One you yearn for, cast this world aside.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From:\u00a0http:\/\/poemsintranslation.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/hafiz-ghazal-1-ars-poetica-from-persian.html<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vRtNlqDhw9E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1XTdEzgOQA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TzDok91ZIBI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This first Ghazal of Hafiz&#8217;s Divan is as mysterious as it is beautiful and wise: &nbsp; Translation: &nbsp; O Saqi, come\u00a0pass the cup &#8217;round\u00a0and fill it up \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 for love seemed easy at first, but then\u00a0came difficulties &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/03\/30\/ghazal-1-of-hafezs-divan\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4522,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[65685],"tags":[65689,65695],"class_list":["post-2522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-persian","tag-hafez","tag-persian-sufi-poetry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7NI4C-EG","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2535,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522\/revisions\/2535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}