Abstract
Hayli Eglencedür Bu Rindâna: Arayıcızâde Ferdî Hüseyin and his Lugazs
In classical Turkish literature one of the lugaz poets is
Arayıcızâde Ferdî Hüseyin. Lugaz is a writing style
which is favoured by known poets like Ahmed Paşa, Nâbî,
Nedîm, Şeyh Gâlib and also by the less known poets like
Lâmiî, Âşık Ömer, Sünbülzâde Vehbî, Rahmî, Sücûdî,
Vahyî, Zarîfî, Zamîrî, Fazlî, Sa‛dî, Râşid, Reşîd, Lebîb,
Fennî, Emînî, Sâbit, Zîver, Sâmî, Enderunlu Vâsıf. Ferdî
has a mesnevî named Şâpûr-nâme which is also known as
Hikâye-i Erdeşîr ü Şâpûr and Sad-nâme and also he has
bilâdiye, historical poems and lugazs. He is one of the
leading poet in Turkish literature as many lugaz writer
and we can read his lugazs in some mecmûas and in some
manuscripts which also has his other works. In this
article, the characterictics of these works will be examined
and the lugazs will be arranged as a text with edition
critics.
Keywords
Lugaz, riddle, 17th century, Ferdî.