Seyh Galib: If I say that the skies have opened

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If I say that the skies have opened

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by Seyh Galib
(1757 - 1799) Timeline

English version by
Bernard Lewis

Original Language
Turkish

Muslim / Sufi

18th Century

If I say that the skies have opened, the spring has come,
I mean that my beloved has shown me some affection.

If I say that the meadow is adorned with blossoms,
it conveys that my sweetheart spoke to me with a smile.

-- from Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish & Hebrew Poems, Translated by Bernard Lewis

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Themes

Lover and Beloved

Sky

Smile

Spring Blossom

Water

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