YUNUS EMRE
This great Turkish mystic,proceeding from the essence of existence, establishes a profound relationship between man and the universe,and God.When he introspects he discovers two "I" 's : one is the external "I" which is the body and it is attached to the material world and to wordly ambitions; the other one is the internal "I" which is the soul or in other words the heart (gönül).For this reason ,his line which states :
" THERE IS AN I INSIDE I "
| ENGLISH | TURKÇE |
| The
heart is God's throne, God looked into the heart. Unhappy in both worlds, Whoever breaks a heart. |
Gönül
Çalabın tahtı, Çalap gönüle baktı İki cihan bedbahtı, Kim gönül yıkar ise... (Çalap : ALLAH) |
| I have mighty vision for an ant. | Benim bir karıncaya ulu nazarım vardır.. (nazar:bakış) |
| Every
moment we are born again, Who is to become weary of us |
Her
dem yeni doğarız, Bizden kim usanası |
| If
I don't say that I love you , This pain of love will drown me. |
Sevdiğimi
demez isem , Sevmek derdi boğar beni . |
| Why
are you afraid of death, Have no fear ,you exist forever. |
Ölümden
ne korkarsın , Korkma ebedi varsın. |