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Knowledge is to understand
To understand who you are.
If you know not who you are
What's the use of learning?
The aim in learning is
To understand God's Truth.
Because without knowledge
It is wasted hard labour.
Do not say: I know it all,
I am obedient to my God.
If you know not who God is
That is sheer idle talk.
Twenty-eight syllables
You read from end to end.
You name the first `alpha''
What can it possibly mean?
Yunus Emre says also
Let me receive what I need.
The best possible thing
Is to find perfect peace.
Yunus Emre (?1238-?1320)
Translated by Taner Baybars
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Jouw liefde heeft me aan mezelf ontroofd
Jou heb ik nodig jou
Dag en nacht brand ik
Jou heb ik nodig jou
In welk bezit zou ik me verheugen
In welk nood me kwellen
Met jouw liefde ben ik getroost
Jou heb ik nodig jou
***
Met de bergen, met de stenen
Zal ik U aanroepen, Heer, O Heer!
Met de vogels in de vroege dageraad
Zal ik, U aanroepen , Heer, O Heer
Met de vissen in het diepste van de zee
Met de gazellen in de woestijnen, vrijdag
Met de roep van de mystici, O Hij!!
Zal ik U aanroepen, Heer, O Heer
Met Jezus levend hemelhoog
Met Mozes die naar de Sinai toog
Met de staf, in zijn hand
Zal ij U aanroepen, Heer, O Heer
Met Job in zijn grenzeloos lijden
Met Jakob in zijn verdrietigste tijden
Met Allahs geliefde Mohammed
Zal ik U aanroepen, Heer, O Heer
Allah lovend en prijzend
Vanwege zijn eigenschappen zo uniek
Met godsgedachtenis keer op keer
Zal ik U aanroepen, Heer, O Heer
Wat de wereld te bieden heeft, weet ik
Geklets en geroddel vergeet ik
Blootshoofds en barrevoets
Zal ik U aanroepen, Heer,O Heer
Yunus zingt in verschillende talen
Met tortelduiven nachtegalen
Met de dienaren die U liefhebben
Zal ik U aanroepen, Heer, O Heer
***
A single word can brighten the face
of one who knows the value of words.
Ripened in silence, a single word
acquires a great energy for work.
War is cut short by a word,
and a word heals the wounds,
and there's a word that changes
poison into butter and honey.
Let a word mature inside yourself.
Withhold the unripened thought.
Come and understand the kind of word
that reduces money and riches to dust.
Know when to speak a word
and when not to speak at all.
A single word turns the universe of hell
into eight paradises.
Follow the Way. Don't be fooled
by what you already know. Be watchful.
Reflect before you speak.
A foolish mouth can brand your soul.
Yunus, say one last thing
about the power of words --
Only the word "I"
divides me from God.
***
Ask those who know,
what's this soul within the flesh?
Reality's own power.
What blood fills these veins?
Thought is an errand boy,
fear a mine of worries.
These sighs are love's clothing.
Who is the Khan on the throne?
Give thanks for His unity.
He created when nothing existed.
And since we are actually nothing,
what are all of Solomon's riches?
Ask Yunus and Taptuk
what the world means to them..
The world won't last.
What are You? What am I?
***
I am before, I am after
The soul for all souls all the way.
I'm the one with a helping hand
Ready for those gone wild, astray.
I made the ground flat where it lies,
On it I had those mountains rise,
I designed the vault of the skies,
For I hold all things in my sway.
To countless lovers I have been
A guide for faith and religion.
I am sacrilege in men's hearts
Also the true faith and Islam's way.
I make men love peace and unite;
Putting down the black words on white,
I wrote the four holy books right
I'm the Koran for those who pray.
It's not Yunus who says all this:
It speaks its own realities:
To doubt this would be blasphemous:
"I'm before-I'm after," I say.
***
Knowledge should mean a full grasp of knowledge:
Knowledge means to know yourself, heart and soul.
If you have failed to understand yourself,
Then all of your reading has missed its call.
What is the purpose of reading those books?
So that Man can know the All-Powerful.
If you have read, but failed to understand,
Then your efforts are just a barren toil.
Don't boast of reading, mastering science
Or of all your prayers and obeisance.
If you don't identify Man as God,
All your learning is of no use at all.
The true meaning of the four holy books
Is found in the alphabet's first letter.
You talk about that first letter, preacher;
What is the meaning of that-could you tell?
Yunus Emre says to you, pharisee,
Make the holy pilgrimage if need be
A hundred times-but if you ask me,
The visit to a heart is best of all.
***
The drink sent down from Truth,
we drank it, glory be to God.
And we sailed over the Ocean of Power,
glory be to God.
Beyond those hills and oak woods,
beyond those vineyards and gardens,
we passed in health and joy, glory be to God.
We were dry, but we moistened.
We grew wings and became birds,
we married one another and flew,
glory be to God.
To whatever lands we came,
in whatever hearts, in all humanity,
we planted the meanings Taptuk taught us,
glory be to God.
Come here, let's make peace,
let's not be strangers to one another.
We have saddled the horse
and trained it, glory be to God.
We became a trickle that grew into a river.
We took flight and drove into the sea,
and then we overflowed, glory be to God.
We became servants at Taptuk's door.
Poor Yunus, raw and tasteless,
finally got cooked, glory be to God.
***
My soul,
the way of the masters
is thinner than the thinnest.
What blocked Solomon's way was an ant.
Night and day the lover's
tears never end,
tears of blood,
remembering the Beloved.
"The lover is outcast and idle,"
they used to tell me.
It's true.
It happened to me.
I tried to make sense of the Four Books,
until love arrived,
and it all became a single syllable.
You who claim to be dervishes
and to never do what God forbids --
the only time you're free of sin
is when you're in His hands.
Two people wer talking.
One said, "I wish I could see this Yunus."
"I've seen him," the other says,
"He's just another old lover."
***
The mature ones are a sea.
A lover is needed to take the plunge,
a diver to bring up a pearl.
When you have brought
the pearl to the surface,
a jeweler is needed to know its worth.
Stay on the road until you arrive.
Be speechless. Don't become a salesman.
Find an 'Ali to follow.
Muhammed knew Truth in himself.
Truth is present everywhere.
You only need eyes to see it.
Ask your daily sustenance from Truth,
the only Apportioner. Find someone
who is master of his ego.
The lovers asked me to sing.
Someone without greed is needed
to complete what is started.
Sufi, who are you kidding?
Can anyone but Truth
satisfy a human need?
Truth's place is in the heart.
There is a verse in the Quran-In soul
love has a tower higher than the throne of Creation.
I've gone crazy on this Way.
I can't tell day from night.
The arrow of Love has pierced my heart.
Come, poor Yunus, come,
hold the hands of the mature.
In their humility is a cure.
***
True speech is the fruit of not speaking.
Too much talking clouds the heart.
If you want to clear the heart,
say this much, the essence of all talking:
Speak truly. God speaks through words truly spoken.
Falsity ends in pain.
Unless you witness all of creation in a single glance,
you're in sin even with all your religion.
The explanation of the Law is this:
The Law is a ship. Truth is her ocean.
No matter how strong the wood,
the sea can smash the ship.
The secret is this:
A "saint" of religion may in reality be an unbeliever.
We will master this science and read this book of love.
God instructs. Love is His school.
Since the glance of the saints fell on poor Yunus
nothing has been a misfortune.
***
Yunus Emre siirleri
Acep su yerde varm'ola
Soyle garip bencileyin
Bagri basli gozu yasli
Soyle garip bencileyin
Gezdim Urum ile Sami
Yukari Illeri kamu
Cok istedim bulamadim
Soyle garip bencileyin
Kimseler garip olmasin
Hasret oduna yanmasin
Hocam kimseler duymasin
Soyle garip bencileyin
Soyler dilim aglar gozum
Gariplere goynur ozum
Meger ki gokte yildizim
Soyle garip bencileyin
Nice bu dert ile yanam
Ecel ere bir gun olem
Meger ki sinimde bulam
Soyle garip bencileyin
Bir garip olmus diyeler
Uc gunden sonra duyalar
Soguk su ile yuyalar
Soyle garip bencileyin
Hey Emre'm Yunus bicare
Bulunmaz derdine care
Var imdi gez sardan sara
Soyle garip bencileyin
***
Agla gozum agla gayri
Gonul dost gider gelmez gayri
Ne gam bunda bana bin kez olsem
Orda olum olmaz olmezem gayri
Yansin canim yansin akin oduna
Aksin kanli yasim silmezem gayri
Beni irsad eden mursid-i kamil
Yeter bei el daha almazam gayri
Varligim yokluga degismisim ben
Bu gun cana basa kalmazam gayri
Fenadan bakiye goc eder olduk
Yoneldim sol yola donmezem gayri
Muhabbet bahrinin gavvasi oldum
Gerekmez ceyhun'a dalmazam gayri
Dilerim fazlindan ayrilmiyasin
Tanri'm senden ozge sevmezem gayri
Soyle asik dilinden bunu YUNUS
Eger asik isem olmezem gayri
***
ARAYI ARAYI BULSAM
Arayi arayi, bulsam izini
izinin tozuna, sursem yuzumu
Hakk nasip eylese, gorsem yuzunu
Ey sevdigim gonul arzular seni
Yitirdim o dostu, bilmem ne yanda
Sevgisi gonulde, muhabbet canda
Yarin mahser gunu, ulu divanda
Ey sevdigim gonul arzular seni
Yunus senin methin eder dillerde
Sevilirsin butun bu gonullerde
Aglayi aglayi gurbet ellerde
Ey sevdigim gonul arzular seni
***
ASKIN ILE ASIKLAR
Askin ile asiklar
Yansin ya Resulullah
Icip askin sarabin
Kansin ya Resulullah
$ol seni seven kisi
Verir yoluna basi
Iki cihan gunesi
Sensin ya Resulullah
$ol seni sevdi Subhan
Oldun kamuya sultan
Canim yoluna kurban
Olsun ya Resulullah
Asik Yunus'un cani
Hilm-u sefaatkani
Alemlerin sultani
Sensin ya Resulullah
***
Askin odu cigerimi
Yaka geldi, yaka gider
Garip basim bu sevdayi
Ceke geldi, ceke gider
Kar ettik firak canima
Asik oldum cananima
As zencirin dost boynuma
Taka geldi, taka gider
Sadiklar durur sozune
Gayri gorunmez gozune
Bu gozlerim dost yuzune
Baka geldi, baka gider
Bulbul eder ah-u figan
Hasret ile yandi bu can
Benim gonulcugum ey can
Hakk'a geldi Hak'a gider
Arada olmasin nasi
Onulmaz bagrimin basi
Gozlerimin kanli yasi
Aka geldi, aka gider
Miskin Yunus'un sozleri
Efgan eder bulbulleri
Dost bahcesinin gulleri
Koka geldi, koka gider
***
Ben bir acep ile geldim
Kimse halim bilmez benim
Ben soylerem, ben dinlerem
Kimse dilim bilmez benim
Benim dilim kus dilidir
Benim ilim dost ilidir
Ben bulbulum, dost gulumdur
Bilin, gulum solmaz benim
O dost, bana gelsin demis
Sundum kadeh, alsin demis
Aldim kadeh, ictim serap
Artik gonlum olmez benim
Ne durum var, ne duragim
Bir yerde yoktur kararim
Hakk'a munacat etmege
Belli yerim yoktur benim
Sor durdugum yeri bana
Gelirsen gosterem sana
Bir zerrece Hak'tan ayri
Gozum nesne gormez benim
Tur daginda bir tecelli
Gor Musa'ya neler kildi
YUNUS eydur Hak katinda
Sozum geri kalmaz benim
***
Ben yururum yana yana
Ask boyadi beni kana
Ne deliyem ne divane
Gel gor beni ask neyledi
Gah eserim yeller gibi
Gah tozarim yollar gibi
Gah akarim seller gibi
Gel gor beni ask neyledi
Akar sularin caglarim
Dertli cigerim daglarim
Seyhim anuban aglarim
Gel gor beni ask neyledi
Ya elim al kaldir beni
Ya vaslina erdir beni
Cok aglattin guldur beni
Gel gor beni ask neyledi
Ben yururum ilden ile
Seyh anarim dilden dile
Gurbette halim kim bile
Gel gor beni ask neyledi
Mecnun oluban yururum
O yari duste gorurum
Uyanip melul olurum
Gel gor beni ask neyledi
Miskin YUNUS bicareyim
Bastan ayaga yareyim
Dost ellinde avareyim
Gel gor beni ask neyledi
***
CANIM KURBAN OLSUN
Canim kurban olsun senin yolunda
AdI guzel kendi guzel Muhammed
Gel sefaat eyle asi kuluna
AdI guzel kendi guzel Muhammed
Mumin olanlarIn coktur cefasi
Ahirette cIkar zevk-u safasI
Onsekiz bin alemin Mustafa'si
AdI guzel kendi guzel Muhammed
Yunus der cihani neylerem sensiz
Sen Hak peygambersin $eyksiz gumansiz
Sana inanmayan gider imansiz
AdI guzel kendi guzel Muhammed
***
Ilim ilim bilmektir ilim kendin bilmektir
Sen kendini bilmezsen ya nice okumaktir
Okumaktan ma'ni ne kisi Hakk'i bilmektir
Cun okudun bilmezsin ha bir kuru emektir
Okudum bildim deme çok taat kildim deme
Eri Hak bilmez isen abes yere yelmektir
Dört kitabin ma'nisi tamamdir bir elifte
Sen elif dersin hoca ma'nisi ne demektir
Yunus Emre der hoca gerekse var bin hacca
Hepisinden iyice bir gönüle girmektir
***
$OL CENNETiN IRMAKLARI
$ol cennetin irmaklari
Akar Allah deyu deyu
Cikmis islam bulbulleri
Öter Allah deyu deyu
Aydan aydindir yuzleri
$ekerden tatli sozleri
Cennette huri kizlari
Gezer Allah deyu deyu
Yunus Emre var yarina
Koma bugunu yarina
Yarin Hakk'in divanina
Cikam Allah deyu deyu
Yunus Emre
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