Sâmî (Elegy for Prince Mustafa)

Sâmî, a sixteenth-century poet of disputed identity whose seven-stanza muaşşer elegy for Prince Mustafa openly condemns the sultan.

Sâmî: Poet of an Elegy Condemning the Sultan for Prince Mustafa

Sâmî, whose muaşşer for Prince Mustafa openly condemns the sultan: the question of identity, the cavalryman in Safâyî, the Şâmî who governed Amasya, and his poem.

13 October 2026 6 min reading

Sâmî (Elegy for Prince Mustafa)

Elegy 1 — Ol mehün şevkıne eflâke atardum külehüm

Sâmî's seven-stanza muaşşer for Prince Mustafa: the refrain "what became of Mustafa, what have you done, O my sultan", a jibe at the pen name Muhibbî, and innocence.

01 October 2026 14 min reading

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