Ali Ekber Çiçek ⬥ Kırma Gönül Şişesini

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TRANSLATION

Kırma Gönül Şişesini

Do Not Break the Vessel of the Heart

kırmak: to break
gönül: heart, soul
şişe: bottle, vessel

Kırma gönül şişesini

Do not shatter the vessel of the heart

kırmak: to break
gönül: heart, soul
şişe: vessel, bottle, fragile container

Yapan bulunmaz bulunmaz

For none can make it whole again

yapmak: to make
bulunmaz: cannot be found

Yıkma Hakk’ın binasını

Do not tear down the house of the Divine

yıkmak: to destroy
Hakk: the Truth, a name of God
bina: building, structure

Ören bulunmaz bulunmaz

For none can rebuild what He has raised

örmek: to build, to weave
bulunmaz: cannot be found

Güzel Şah, nerden geliyin

Beautiful Shah, from where are you coming?

güzel: beautiful
Şah: king, spiritual guide
gelmek: to come
geliyin: dialectal “geliyorsun” (you are coming)

Salını salını salını

Swaying gently, gracefully

salınmak: to sway, to move gracefully

Gelir sevdiğimin göçü

Here comes my beloved

gelmek: to come
sevdiğim: my beloved
göç: migration, spiritual departure

Dolanı dolanı dolanı

Turning, circling, forever turning

dolanmak: to circle, to revolve

Taşı aşkın dalgasını

Carry the wave of Love’s sea

taşımak: to carry, to bear
aşk: divine love
dalga: wave

Çekmeli dost belasını

The Friend must bear the Friend’s trial

çekmek: to endure, to suffer
dost: friend, often a spiritual teacher or God Himself
belâ: trial, affliction

Bu melamet hırkasını

This garment of humility

melamet: humility and self- blame in Sufism
hırka: cloak, garment, robe

Giyen bulunmaz bulunmaz

Is worn by only a few

giymek: to wear
bulunmaz: cannot be found, very few exist

Güzel dost, nerden geliyin

Beautiful Friend, from where are you coming?

güzel: beautiful
dost: friend, spiritual companion or divine guide
gelmek: to come
geliyin: dialectal “geliyorsun”

Salını salını salını

Swaying gently, gracefully

salınmak: to sway, to move gracefully

Gelir Hüseyin’in göçü

Here comes Ḥusayn

gelmek: to come
Hüseyin: the Prophet’s martyred grandson
göç: migration, passing, sacred journey

Dolanı dolanı dolanı

Turning, circling, forever turning

dolanmak: to circle, to revolve

Aşk perişandır şaşkına

Love leaves the bewildered in ruin

aşk: love
perişan: devastated, disordered
şaşkın: bewildered one

Hak yardım etsin düşküne

May the Truth aid the fallen one

Hak: the Truth, a divine name
yardım etmek: to help
düşkün: the fallen, the helpless

Kerem gibi yâr aşkına ölen bulunmaz bulunmaz

Like Kerem who burned for his Beloved—few truly die for love

Kerem: legendary lover symbolizing divine longing
yâr: beloved
aşk: love
ölmek: to die
bulunmaz: cannot be found, very few exist

Güzel Şah, nerden geliyin

Beautiful Şâh, from where are you coming?

güzel: beautiful
Şah: Shâh, referring to Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alî or his spiritual descendants
gelmek: to come
geliyin: dialectal “geliyorsun”

Salını salını salını

Swaying gently, gracefully

salınmak: to sway, to move gracefully

Gelir Hüseyin’in göçü

Here comes Ḥusayn

gelmek: to come
Hüseyin: the Prophet’s martyred grandson
göç: migration, passing, sacred journey

Dolanı dolanı dolanı

Turning, circling, forever turning

dolanmak: to circle, to revolve

+Notes:
• “Şâh” — refers to *Hz. Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alî* or one of his spiritual descendants whom the poet reveres as a guide toward divine truth.
• “Geliyin” — a dialectal Anatolian form of *“geliyorsun” (you are coming). Pronounced softly as ge-lee-yin.
• “Melâmet hırkası” — (n.) A metaphorical “cloak of blame” worn by Melâmis (a sufi tradition), symbolizing the rejection of vanity, hypocrisy, and worldly ambition; those who wear it choose humility and divine truth over public approval.
• “Dost” — “Friend” in Sufi poetry may refer both to the divine Beloved (God) and to the spiritual guide who leads others to Him.
• “Kerem gibi yâr aşkına ölen bulunmaz” — alludes to “Kerem”, the archetypal lover of Turkish folk tales.
• “Hak” — means “the Truth”, one of the most sacred names of God (Al-Ḥaqq).

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