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Er oldur alçakda dura Yüceden bakan göz değil Doğru yola gittin ise Er eteğin tuttun ise Bir hayır da ettin ise Birine bindir az değil Yûnus bu sözleri çatar Sanki balı yağa katar Halka mata'lann satar Yükü cevherdir tuz değil If you break a true believer's heart once, It's no prayer to God-this obeisance, All of the world's seventy-two nations Cannot wash the dirt of f your hands and face. There are the sages-they have come and gone. Leaving their world behind them, they moved on. They flapped their wings and flew to the True One, Not like geese, but as birds of Paradise. The true road doesn't ever run awry, The real hero scoffs at clambering high, The eye that can see God is the true eye, Not the eye that stares from a lofty place. If you followed the never-swerving road, If you held a hero's hand as he strode, If doing good deeds was your moral code, You shall get a thousand to one, no less. These are the moving facts that Yunus tells, Where his blend of butter and honey jells, Not salt, but jewelry is what he sells These goods he hands out to the populace Haber eylen âşıklara Aşka gönül veren benem Aşk bahrîsi olubanı Denizlere dalan benem Yer gök dolu bu aşkdurur Aşkdan yeğreği yokdurur Aşka bahâ kim yetire Mâden-i kân olan benem Deniz yüzünden su alıp Sunuverirem göklere Bulutlayanı seyrân edip Arşa yakın varan benem Yıldınm olup şakıyan Gökte melâik dokuyan Bulutlara hüküm süren Yağmur olup yağan benem Gördüm göğün meleklerin Her biri bir işde imiş Hak şalab'ın zikrin eder İncil benem Kur'an benem Gördüm diyen değil gören Bildim diyen değil bilen Bilen oldur gösteren ol Aşka yesir olan benem Kalem çalınıcak görgil Haber böyledürür bilgil "Kaalıu belâ" kelecisin Bunda haber veren benem Deli oldum adım Yûnus Aşk oldu bana kılavuz Hazrete değin yalınız Yüz sürüyü varan benem Go and let it be known to all lovers: I am the man who gave his heart to love. I turn into a wild duck of passion, I am the one who takes the swiftest dive. From the waves of the sea I take water And offer it all the way to the skies. In adoration, like a cloud, I soar I am the one who flies to heavens above. He who says he sees, doesn't, though he vows; That man doesn't know if he claims he knows. He alone is the One who knows and shows. I am the man who has become love's slave. For true lovers, this land is Paradise; Those who know find mansions and palaces; Wonder struck and adoring like Moses, I remain on Mount Sinai where I thrive. Yunus is my name, I'm out of my mind. Love serves as my guide to the very end. All alone, toward the majestic Friend I walk kissing the ground-and I arrive. Fragments and Lines From Yunus Emre's Poems Let us die when we are not dying so that we shall not die again. Better live the good life here on earth If faith and religion are what you need. Your work will not end there tomorrow Unless it is finished here today. At one glance, the two worlds are joined in a single flame; For the upright, today and tomorrow are the same. Whoever falls in love with you Will achieve everlasting life And will spend all his days and nights Wallowing in his love for you. We fell in love, we are lovers; We are loved, we are the loved ones. Each moment we get born anew: No one could grow weary of us. Ever since Yunus fell in love with you His soul is full of beauty and joy; Living a lovely new life all the time, He has escaped the ravages of age. Many people say to Yunus: "You have become old, let love loose." Time never pays love a visit, Months and years are not part of it. Look deep into me with divine wisdom Until I become visible to you: Because before I appeared in this shape I had a hundred thousand forms. Before Adam was created, Before the soul entered the mold, Before Satan found damnation, At! of Heaven was where I roamed. My tomorrow is today: this is when the might of God appeared. O, friends and lovers and brethren, Go ahead, ask where I had been; Since you want to know, I'll shed light: I was in the eternal land. For a long time I was a star in the sky Desired by all the heavenly angels. That was a time of such great bliss: There was neither grief nor sadness, My heart had no worry or care; The homeland of this soul was there. In this world I have no place of my own, My way station and my halting place are there. I am the sovereign, my crown and throne, My robe and horse of Paradise are there. For certain a person who has no friends in this world is destitute. The world get-filled with all the joys of love; That is why those who love beam with a smile. If a f lower blooms without love, it wilts; It is only with love that life has bliss. My soul has stirred with your fragrance Yearning to abandon this earth. I know nothing about your place: How and where can I seek you out They bring tidings of you always, Yet nobody can find your trace. Take the veil away from your face: Let me burn with your beauty. So many people are in a bad way because of poverty; Some are wealthy, but their heart are never free of anxiety. What dies is the body; souls cannot die. True faith is in the head, not in the headgear. Leave aside all other words, turn on yourself your vision; Be sure to confront your own self with your own transgression. I bear malice against no one, Even strangers are friends of mine. I would not call him a lover The man who craves God's Paradise. Paradise is only a trap To catch the souls o f foolish men. When love arrives, all needs and flaws are gone. With love we used to yearn for it: Then we discovered that Spirit; With this face, He took this body, And like a tunic, he wore it. Yunus, you are not separate: You and the Spirit aren't apart. If you can't find Him in your heart, Then where can you find that Spirit? If the Lord has made you cry, He will make you laugh again. Yunus bears tidings: those who hear the news revel in joy. Reference: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey |