Healing the heart - oracle of Hafez for the coming year
I consulted a traditional Persian oracle, the divân-e Hâfez, for the coming year. I have big, serious challenges ahead of me this year.
I got this ghazal and translated it:
ما شبى دست برآريم و دعايى بكنيم
غم هجران ترا چاره ز جايى بكنيم
دل بيمار شد از دست رفيقان مددى
تا طبيبش به سر آريم و دوايى بكنيم
mâ shabi dast bar ârim o do‘âyi bo-konim
ghamm-e hejrân-e torâ châreh ze jâyi bo-konim
del bimâr shod az dast-e rafiqân-e madadi
tâ tabibesh beh sar ârim o davâyi bo-konim
In the night let us lift our hands and pray
Let us make a remedy from somewhere for your sadness of separation
Your heart has become sick at the hands of helpful companions
Until we bring its physician into existence and heal you.
I got this ghazal and translated it:
ما شبى دست برآريم و دعايى بكنيم
غم هجران ترا چاره ز جايى بكنيم
دل بيمار شد از دست رفيقان مددى
تا طبيبش به سر آريم و دوايى بكنيم
mâ shabi dast bar ârim o do‘âyi bo-konim
ghamm-e hejrân-e torâ châreh ze jâyi bo-konim
del bimâr shod az dast-e rafiqân-e madadi
tâ tabibesh beh sar ârim o davâyi bo-konim
In the night let us lift our hands and pray
Let us make a remedy from somewhere for your sadness of separation
Your heart has become sick at the hands of helpful companions
Until we bring its physician into existence and heal you.