Ghazal 286: Last night a sharp-witted man who knows how things work told me in private
دوش با من گفت پنهان کاردانی تیزهوش
وز شما پنهان نشاید کرد سر میفروش
گفت آسان گیر بر خود کارها کز روی طبع
سخت میگردد جهان بر مردمان سختکوش
وان گهم در داد جامی کز فروغش بر فلک
زهره در رقص آمد و بربط زنان میگفت نوش
با دل خونین لب خندان بیاور همچو جام
نی گرت زخمی رسد، آیی چو چنگ اندر خروش
تا نگردی آشنا زین پرده رمزی نشنوی
گوش نامحرم نباشد جای پیغام سروش
گوش کن پند ای پسر وز بهر دنیا غم مخور
گفتمت چون در حدیثی، گر توانی داشت هوش
در حریم عشق نتوان زد دم از گفت و شنید
زان که آنجا جمله اعضا چشم باید بود و گوش
بر بساط نکتهدانان خودفروشی شرط نیست
یا سخن دانسته گو ای مرد عاقل، یا خموش
ساقیا می ده که رندیهای حافظ فهم کرد
آصف صاحبقران جرمبخش عیبپوش
Last night a sharp-witted man who knows how things work told me in private,
"and from you the secret of the wine seller should not be hidden":
He said: "Take things easily upon yourself, for it is in the nature of the world
to become hard on people who strive hard."
And then he handed me a cup from whose radiance, in the sky,
Venus began to dance, and playing her lute she kept saying: "Drink!"
With a bleeding heart bring a laughing lip, like the cup;
do not, if a blow reaches you, break out in clamour like the harp.
Until you become an intimate you will not hear one secret from behind this veil;
the ear of the stranger is no place for the message of the angel.
Listen to advice, my son, and do not grieve for the sake of the world;
I have told you a saying like a pearl, if you can keep it in mind.
In the sanctuary of love one cannot breathe a word of saying and hearing,
for there every limb must be eye and ear.
On the carpet of those who know subtleties, self-display is not the rule;
either speak with knowledge, wise man, or be silent.
Cupbearer, give wine, for the rend ways of Hafez have been understood
by the vizier, lord of the fortunate conjunction, who forgives offences and covers faults.
Interpretation of the fal
A friendly piece of advice has reached you: take things easily, for the world goes hard on those who are hard on themselves. Smile even when your heart is bleeding, and do not cry out at every blow. Until you have become familiar with those who know the secret, you will not hear the mysteries. Do not show off among the wise: either speak with care or stay silent.