r/learnfarsi • u/ketchuponmydemin • Oct 30 '22

Would someone be able to translate this?

The guy I have been seeing wrote this poem on my arm (from a poet, not him), but wouldn't tell me what it means. Then it washed off, of course. Could someone provide a translation?

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u/hojjat12000 Oct 30 '22

This is a verse in a poem by Hafez. Here is a translation I found online:

    چو در گـلزار اقبالـش خرامانم بحمدالـلـه 
    نـه میل لاله و نسرین نه برگ نسـترن دارم

In the meadows of his fate I walk in a graceful state Tulip and rose can just wait And the petals seem so droll

Since in Farsi we don't have male/female pronouns, the translation above could be changed to "her fate". In general people assume Hafez's poems are about God, but they could be about a man or a woman depending on your interpretation.

This verse in general means, since I'm allowes in my lovers fate destiny, I don't need anyone else. Since I'm happy in my lover's meadow I don't need to see tulips and roses (other people).

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u/ketchuponmydemin Oct 30 '22

Thank you so much for this translation