طبيعت روشن اولماز اولماینجه دیده حقبین
آلیرمی بیت بی روزن ضیا خورشید انوردن
Tabiat rûşen olmaz olmayınca dîde-i hak-bîn
Alır mı beyt-i bî-revzen ziyâ hurşîd-i enverden
Just as a windowless house does not receive light from the bright sun outside, a personality cannot be enlightened without an eye that sees the truth
-Fitnat Hanim, pen name of 18th century poetess Zübeyde, considered one of the most influential female poets of the Ottoman repertoire.
Ottoman Turkish language, Celi Talik calligraphy
Soot ink on handmade ahar paper
Dyed paper and ebru borders
Piece was written, bordered, and completed in front of a live audience at the Smithsonian FolkLife Festival 2023.
طبيعت روشن اولماز اولماینجه دیده حقبین
آلیرمی بیت بی روزن ضیا خورشید انوردن
Tabiat rûşen olmaz olmayınca dîde-i hak-bîn
Alır mı beyt-i bî-revzen ziyâ hurşîd-i enverden
Just as a windowless house does not receive light from the bright sun outside, a personality cannot be enlightened without an eye that sees the truth
-Fitnat Hanim, pen name of 18th century poetess Zübeyde, considered one of the most influential female poets of the Ottoman repertoire.
Ottoman Turkish language, Celi Talik calligraphy
Soot ink on handmade ahar paper
Dyed paper and ebru borders
Piece was written, bordered, and completed in front of a live audience at the Smithsonian FolkLife Festival 2023.
