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There is a whole world of connections between the poetry and the vulnerability and fragility I feel when I play Saba.
Losing, searching, and finding again our unity with the Origin is a painful process, a truth we humans can reach only by passing through suffering and accepting our fragility. This, in my understanding, is the journey of makam Saba.
And even when we seem to reach that unity, we must return to our condition as vulnerable human beings:
“O Mevlânâ, joy of the believers,
we are helpless — have mercy on our state.”

Translation and original text below. Happy Iftar!

Translation:
Like Adam, every saint is the light of God;
do not imagine that God is separate from him.

For this reason the angels bowed down in reverence,
for in him they saw the infinite Light.

God made him His vicegerent on earth and in heaven,
so that he might guide the way toward the final abode.

O You, worthy of a thousand praises — what kind of sovereign are You!
Those who become Your servants
become kings and emperors.

Whoever today turns toward Veled in faith and devotion,
if poor becomes wealthy,
if wealthy becomes a sultan.

I did not know — secretly and openly, it was always You.
In bodies and in souls, hidden — it was always You.
Within this world I was searching for signs of You
at last I understood: the whole world is You.

Once again we have prostrated ourselves before the fire of Love;
our hearts cannot be bound by the worries of love.

I would surrender my soul and heart to Your glance,
even if the sorrowing heart of love were left deprived.

O Mevlânâ, purpose of the lovers,
O Mevlânâ, joy of the believers,
we are helpless — have mercy on our state;
O helper of the helpless, Mevlânâ.

Original:
Hem-çü Âdem her velî nûr-i Hudâst
Tâ ne-pindârî ki Hak ez vey cüdâst
Zan melâik secde ârendeş zi can
Kan der ô dîdend nûr-i bî-keran
Hak halîfeş kerd der arz u semâ
Tâ ki gerded sûy-i menzil reh-nümâ

Ey ki hezâr âferin bu nice sultân olur
Kulu olan kişiler hüsrev ü hâkân olur
Her ki bugün Veled’e inanuben yüz süre
Yoksul ise bay olur bay ise sultân olur

Ben bilmez idim gizli ayan hep sen imişsin
Tenlerde vü canlarda nihan hep sen imişsin
Senden bu cihân içre nişân ister idim ben
Âhir bunu bildim ki cihan hep sen imişsin

Olduk yine biz secde-ber-i nâr-ı muhabbet
Olmaz dilimiz beste-i efkâr-ı muhabbet
Cân u dilimi eyler idim gamzene teslîm
Mahrûmi-i gam olsa dil-i zâr-ı muhabbet

Ey maksad-ı âşıkîn olan Mevlânâ
Vey neş’e-i mü’minîn olan Mevlânâ
Bî-çâreleriz hâlimize rahm eyle
Bî-çârelere muîn olan Mevlânâ