Abstract
Persian Poems in the Divan of Yozgatlı Fenni
When we consider the divans of classical Turkish
literature poets, it appears that there are few Arabic and
Persian poetry . Fenni, who is the XIX. century poet, one
of these personalities. Mehmed Said Fenni, born in 1850,
is originally from Yozgat. The poet, who had different
works during his life, died in Ankara in 1918. In addition
to the education he received at a young age, he developed
the art of poetry and wrote poems at a level to compete with
the classical period divan poets. The tahmis and nazîres
written by Fennî on the poetry of finest poets such as Bâkî,
Fuzûlî, Nâbî, and Nedîm are evidence of his proficiency in
classical Turkish poetry. Fennî, who was good at writing
Persian and Arabic works, was one of the last term poets
of classical Turkish literature. Fenni was a man of art who
has attracted attention not only in poetry but also in the
fields of calligraphy and carving from the time he lived
until today. Fenni handled love and the states of love, the
elements of the lover's beauty, the meaning of existence,
and events in his Persian poems as well as in Turkish
poems. Moreover, it was possible to see that Fenni assessed
some ideas in his poetry from a religious and mystical point
of view. Persian poems in the poet's Divan; one tahmis,
one verse, and three ghazals consist of verses written in
verse.
Firstly, information about Yozgatlı Mehmed Said
Fennî's life, scientific and literary aspects, and his works
will be given in this study. After that, the Persian poems
in his Divan published by Ali Şakir Ergin will be
translated into today's letters after a brief analysis in terms
of form and content.
Keywords
Classical Turkish Poetry, Yozgatlı Fenni, Persian, poems,translation.