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Muslim / Sufi
18th Century

About Seyh Galib

Timeline (1757 - 1799)

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English version by
Bernard Lewis

Original Language
Turkish
If I say that the skies have opened

Themes
  Lover and Beloved
  Sky
  Smile
  Spring Blossom
  Water

 

Recommended Books

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

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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