Ghazal 476: Breeze of the morning of good fortune, by the sign that you know

نسیم صبح سعادت! بدان نشان که تو دانی
گذر به کوی فلان کن، در آن زمان که تو دانی

تو پیک خلوت رازی و دیده بر سر راهت
به مردمی، نه به فرمان، چنان بران که تو دانی

بگو که جان عزیزم ز دست رفت، خدا را
ز لعل روح‌فزایش ببخش آن که تو دانی

من این حروف نوشتم، چنان که غیر ندانست
تو هم ز روی کرامت، چنان بخوان که تو دانی

خیال تیغ تو با ما، حدیث تشنه و آب است
اسیر خویش گرفتی، بکش چنان که تو دانی

امید در کمر زرکشت چگونه ببندم؟
دقیقه‌ای است نگارا در آن میان که تو دانی

یکی است ترکی و تازی، در این معامله حافظ
حدیث عشق بیان کن، بدان زبان که تو دانی

Breeze of the morning of good fortune, by the sign that you know,
pass through the lane of a certain one, at the time that you know.

You are the messenger of the secret retreat, and my eyes are on your road;
go out of kindness, not by command, in the way that you know.

Say: my dear life has slipped from my hand; for God's sake,
grant from your life-giving ruby lip that which you know.

I wrote these letters in such a way that no stranger understood;
do you too, out of generosity, read them in the way that you know.

The thought of your sword is to us the story of the thirsty man and water;
you have taken your captive: kill him in the way that you know.

How am I to fasten my hope to your gold-embroidered belt?
There is a fine point, my beauty, about that waist, which you know.

Turkish and Arabic are one in this business, Hafez;
tell the tale of love in whatever tongue you know.

Interpretation of the fal

There is a secret between you and someone that only the two of you know: send your message discreetly, through a trusted go-between. They understand even what you have not written. The matter is in their hands and you have yielded to their will. Do not count too much on a clear result, since there is a delicate point involved. Express your love in whatever language you can.