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If the beloved asks, I wouldn't know what that desire even is. Hikmet-i dünyâ vü mâfîhâ bilen ârif değil.
A seminal interpretation in the Elazığ/Şanlıurfa folk tradition. If the beloved asks, I wouldn't know what
Watch Cumali Özkaya's powerful rendition of this classical masterpiece: If the beloved asks
"" is a profound ghazal written by the 16th-century poet Fuzûlî , famously performed by contemporary artist Cumali Özkaya . The piece explores themes of divine love, self-loss, and the insignificance of the material world compared to spiritual intoxication. 1. Background & Origin If the beloved asks, I wouldn't know what
This ghazal appears in Fuzûlî's famous Leylâ and Mecnûn masnavi (couplets 2658–2662), expressing Mecnûn's total state of helplessness and amazement in the face of love.