Ghazal 152

در ازل پرتو حسنت ز تجلی دم زد
عشق پیدا شد و آتش به همه عالم زد

جلوه‌ای کرد رخت دید ملک عشق نداشت
عین آتش شد از این غیرت و بر آدم زد

عقل می‌خواست کز آن شعله چراغ افروزد
برق غیرت بدرخشید و جهان برهم زد

مدعی خواست که آید به تماشاگه راز
دست غیب آمد و بر سینهٔ نامحرم زد

دیگران قرعهٔ قسمت همه بر عیش زدند
دل غمدیدهٔ ما بود که هم بر غم زد

جان علوی هوس چاه زنخدان تو داشت
دست در حلقهٔ آن زلف خم اندر خم زد

حافظ آن روز طربنامهٔ عشق تو نوشت
که قلم بر سر اسباب دل خرم زد

Before time began, the ray of your beauty spoke of showing itself;
love appeared and set fire to the whole world.

Your face showed itself; it saw that the angel had no love.
In jealousy at this it turned to pure fire and struck at Adam.

Reason wanted to light its lamp from that flame;
the lightning of jealousy flashed and threw the world into turmoil.

The pretender wanted to come to the place where the secret is seen;
the hand of the unseen came and struck the breast of the outsider.

Others all cast the lot of their portion on pleasure;
it was our grief-worn heart that cast it on grief.

The heavenly soul longed for the pit of your chin;
it thrust its hand into the ring of that tress, curl within curl.

Hafez wrote the joyful book of love for you on the day
he struck his pen through the belongings of a glad heart.