Ali Şir Nevai
Nations have their great ones.
Nevâî, one of the great sons of the Turkish nation who is aware of the past and the future, is virtually a nation on his own.
His belief and ideal that have transcended the ages, his understanding that lives and keeps alive the Turkish language, our identity, his luminous voice and melodious pronunciation warm our minds and hearts; it illuminates our way like a pole star.
We can understand how strong Ali Şîr Nevâî’s love of Turkish language is from the few couplets we have given below..
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Başarup encüm-i dürr min Türk mihr.
Birke körme baş tuman ait sipihr (Hayretü'l Ebrar).
'The Turkish sun hides the stars that are like pearls.
The sky buries it upside down in the ground.'.
If a people has no face, it is mining.
The particular Turkish nation is a despot.
You took it and hung it on my throne.
From Khita to Khorasan, don't pull the rope.
Horasan is dimegil Siraz u Tabriz.
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