“Lutfî” Mahlasli Bir Şairimizin Manzum Bir Eseri: Nazm-I Nesr-İ Leâl
A Poetic Work of a Poet with ' Lutfî'' Penname: Nazm-I Nesr-İ Leâl

Summary/Abstract: There are lots of literary works in Turkish literature about morals and mannners. Some of these books are made up of the words of prophets, caliphs, philosophers, sufis, and kings among others. Nesrü’lle’alî’ provides an example of such literary works on morals. Nesrü’lle’alî’ is the sum of the words of Hz. Ali who was the bridegroom and the relative of Muhammad the Prophet, and he is also the fourth caliph. This book is composed of 280 words and these words are arranged in alphabetical order. Yahyâ bin Abdünnebî using the pseudonym of Lutfî composed a book “Nazm-ı Nesr-i Leâl” which includes 100 beautiful words from “Nazm-ı Nesr-i Leâl”. “Nazm-ı Nesr-i Leâl” is translated into our language in the form of poetry. The translater starts his book with an introduction in prose. Here, he explains where and why the book was written, and then the book is completed with the translation of Arabic words in quartets. This paper first provides a review on Lutfî’s work and then, introduces a modern Turkish translation of the text based on the only written copy of the book.

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