Faramarz Aslani - یاری اندر کس نمی‌بینیم (Yari Andar Kas Nemibinim) (English translation)

Persian

Original lyrics

یاری اندر کس نمی‌بینیم

یاری اندر کس نمی بینم ، یاران را چه شد

دوستی کِی آخر آمد ، دوستداران را چه شد

آب حیوان تیره گون شد ، خضر فرخ پی کجاست

گل بگشت از رنگ خود ، باد بهاران را چه شد

صد هزاران گل شکفت و بانگ مرغی برنخاست

عندلیـبان را چه پیش آمد ، هَزاران را چه شد

لعلی از کان مروت برنیامد سالهاست

تابش خورشید و سعی باد و باران را چه شد

کس نمی گوید که یاری داشت حقّ دوستی

حق شناسان را چه حال افتاد یاران را چه شد

شهر یاران بود و خاک مهربانان این دیار

مهربانی کی سرآمد شهر یاران را چه شد

گوی توفیق و کرامت در میان افکنده اند

کس به میدان در نمی آید ، سواران را چه شد

حافظ اسرار الهی کس نمی داند خموش

از که می پرسی که دور روزگاران را چه شد

English

Translation

I do not see companionship in anyone [anymore], what happened to the companions?

When did friendship come to an end? What happened to the lovers?

The water of life has become of dark hue, where is the auspicious Khezr1?

The flower was to become of its own color, what happened to the wind of the springs?

Hundreds of thousands flowers bloomed and the call of a bird didn't rise up [into the air]

What came before the Nightingale2? What happened to those thousands [of flowers]?

The ruby of the treasure of chivalry hasn't emerged for years

What happened to the shining of the sun and the effort of the wind and rain?

No one says that the companion had a right to a friend

What happened to the grateful [friends]? What happened to the companions?

There was a town of companions and the soil of kind people in this land

When did the kindness end? What happened to the city of companions?

They had casted words of luck and bounty amidst [the town square]

No one enters the town square, what happened to the riders3?

Hafez, no one knows the secrets of the divine, be quiet

From who do you ask, "what happened to the cycle of the days [that have passed]"?

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khidr#Quranic_narrative Khezr, as narrated traditionally, is someone that eventually brings good when it looks like they bring misfortune.
2. The bird used to signify love in Persian poetry
3. The riders of which would ride into town and tell great tales

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