Aşk Bezirgânı
Poem: Yûnus Emre
Interpretation: Sûfî Ayna ·
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The words in this recording
The original Turkish lyrics follow their recorded order, including repeated refrains.
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A SHORT READING
Love’s capital
The poem imagines love as a trade and life as its capital. In this Sufi language, offering oneself and letting go of the self are images of devotion. The call to see everyone as one asks the listener to look beyond clothing and appearances when considering a person’s worth.
The verses move between leaving worldly attachments and pursuing them, with references to İbrâhîm Edhem and Mansûr deepening the search. In this recording, the opening couplet returns as a refrain, bringing the poem’s image of love and devotion back into focus.
The notes offer an interpretation of the poem, rather than a line-by-line translation.
Where the words begin
The poem appears as number 214 in the Diyanet edition of Yûnus Emre’s Dîvân prepared by Mustafa Tatcı (printed pp. 280–281; PDF pp. 281–282). The consulted text has eleven couplets.
Consulted Dîvân edition (PDF) ↗
Attribution & production notes
The printed edition uses “bâzirgânı”; this recording is titled “Aşk Bezirgânı”. These lyrics preserve the order and spelling of the recording. Repeated refrains belong to the recording’s arrangement. The music and vocals were generated with Suno AI; the video imagery and cover background were created with AI.
Words within the verse
- Bezirgân.
- Merchant; the word sets up the poem’s image of love as a trade.
- Bahadır.
- A brave or courageous person.
- Himmet.
- Spiritual striving, aspiration and support in Sufi thought.
- Kemter.
- Someone seen as lesser or of little worth.
- Palas.
- Coarse, unadorned cloth or clothing.
- Melâmet.
- Blame; associated with not seeking public approval.