
Tokatlı Nûrî
Six-line Semai 1 — Olupdur ẕât-ı pâkiň Ḥaḳ ḥabîb-i Muṣṭafâ cânâ
The first stanza of Tokatlı Nûrî's six-line semai in the Merzifon Cönkü: a na't on the Muhammadan light and the pride of the prophets; original text, English prose and commentary.
01 October 2026
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