In The Arena of Love Divine
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You are the Sultan of my Body-Haci Arif Bey
(Vucud iklimin)
Translation
You are the Sultan/ lord of the climate (conditioning )of the body.
Oh my Honor and Lord, you are the cure for my troubles.
This corporeal solid's weakness is unbearable.
Oh my Honor and Lord, you are the cure for my troubles.
Reflections
Here then is a recognition of the truth, that we owe our very existence to the Divine, here referred to as the Sultan. This awareness "I exist , I owe to the creator. Thus, this body that holds us, is owed to him. He is indeed therefore the Sultan. We also recognize that this body exercises quite some power over us. Any ills associated with this body naturally makes us reach out to the Physician, of all physicians , the Sultan.
Notes
Haji Arif Bey was a Circassian, from Russia. He was a military man under Sultan Abdul Mejid, the First. He was the head of the Imperial School of Music in Istanbul and amongst his students were ladies from the harem. It is said that he composed this song prior to leaving on a Haj to Mecca.
vücud ikliminin
vücud ikliminin sultanı sensin
efendim derdimin dermanı sensin
bu cism ü natüvanın canı sensin
efendim derdimin dermanı sensin
( nihavend)
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