ZAWK 3389

To my AYN(ـعـ ) withIN me..

Do not release our secret in to water!

Look ! if It dissolves, you may not find it then!

It is difficult in this life, O my mirror(AYNa) !

To live like a silverless[*] glass !

If you tie your four ends to the horizon of hope, and throw.

You will undress your soykas[*]!

Desert of Suffering is completely nude!…

Kulihvani

Translated by GaribAN on 03.09.10

GLOSSARY

AYN(ـعـ ):  This refers to letter ‘AYN (ـعـ )’ in Arabic. AYNa in Turkish language means ‘MIRROR’. ‘AYaN-i Sabita’  used in Tasawwuf refers to immutable essence.

Silverless:  Term that Kulihvani uses in place of ‘silverless’ in here is “SIRRsız” in Turkish. Sirr means secret in Turkish. When you silver the glass to make it mirror, you put a silver backing behind it so that it will give you a reflection causing duality. Backing of the mirror is also called “SIR:Secret” in Turkish language… ‘Sirrsiz’ means ‘Secretless’ but in English ‘silverless’ is the best word to use. However knowing this little detail is vital for understanding this ‘zawk’.

Soyka: Pronounced as ‘soika’ in Turkish. This is an ancient word meaning the clothes which are undressed last, just before putting the shroud on a dead body.

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