A Song in Passing
July 6, 2023Untitled XXVI
July 6, 2023Untitled XXVII
Our laws are different from other laws.
Our religion is like no other.
It is different from the seventy-two sects.
We are guided by different signs,
In this world an hereafter.
Without cleansing of visible waters,
without any movement of hands, feet, or head-
we worship
Whether at the Kaaba, in the mosque, or in ritual prayer,
everyone carries their own disease.
Which labels refer to whom, no one really knows.
Tomorrow it will be clear who abandoned the religion.
Yunus, renew your soul, be remembered as a friend,
Know this power. Listen with the ears of love.
Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre (c. 1238-1320) was a Turkish Sufi poet who is considered one of the most important figures in Turkish literature. His poetry often dealt with themes of love, spirituality, and human nature, and his most famous works include "Divan-i Hikmet" (The Collected Wisdom) and "Nightingales and Roses."