Translation:

 

Last night, at the moment of dawn, they saved me from sorrow

And in the darkness of night, they gave me the water of life

By the rays of the light of the Essence they made me selfless

They gave me wine from the cup of the radiance of the Attributes

What a blessed dawn it was, and what an auspicious night

That night of destiny, when they gave me a new fate

From now on, it’s just my face and the mirror, reflecting beauty

Since on that night they brought me news from the unveiling of the Essence

It’s no wonder that I achieved my desire and my heart became happy

I was a beggar, and they gave me this as alms

That day, the secret voice gave me the good news of this kingdom

that gave me patience and steadiness in the face of pain and suffering

All this honey and sugar which comes from my speech

is the reward of my patience in [the trials of love] that they gave me in the form of my Beloved (Shakh Nabat)

It was because of Hafez’s zeal and the breath of those who rise at dawn

that they saved me from the chains of the sorrows of fate

 

 

Original:

                دوش وقت سحر از غصه نجاتم دادند

واندر آن ظلمت شب آب حیاتم دادند

               بیخود از شعشعه پرتو ذاتم کردند

باده از جام تجلی صفاتم دادند

              چه مبارک سحری بود و چه فرخنده شبی

آن شب قدر که این تازه براتم دادند

               بعد از این روی من و آینه وصف جمال

که در آن جا خبر از جلوه ذاتم دادند

                من اگر کامروا گشتم و خوشدل چه عجب

مستحق بودم و این‌ها به زکاتم دادند

                 هاتف آن روز به من مژده این دولت داد

که بدان جور و جفا صبر و ثباتم دادند

                 این همه شهد و شکر کز سخنم می‌ریزد

اجر صبریست کز آن شاخ نباتم دادند

                 همت حافظ و انفاس سحرخیزان بود

که ز بند غم ایام نجاتم دادند