_Stanza 1._—Hafiz wrote this poem upon the death of his son.
_Stanza 3._—Rosenzweig, in his edition of the Divan, says that the
allusion is to the dust and water which God kneaded into the body of
Adam, and that, out of derision, Hafiz calls the human body a house of
joy.
The moon, according to Persian superstition, has a baneful influence
upon human life.
_Stanza 4._—Rosenzweig says that “I had not castled” means that Hafiz
had not taken the precaution of marrying his son, and so securing for
himself grandchildren who would have been a consolation to him on their
father’s death. For that reason he had nothing more to lose, and was
indifferent as to what his next move in the game should be.