MUMUN DİLİNDEN BİR TEKKE ŞAİRİNİN HASB-İ HÂLİ: ŞEM‘A-NÂME-İ NECMÎ

Abstract

Ömer Necmi Efendi (Necmi) (H. 1230 ? / M. 1815 - H. 1307 / M. 1889) is a dervish lodge-mystic poet who was affiliated with the Halvetiyye, Rıfa’iyye, Şazeliyye and Şettariyye orders. The poet, who did not stray from the path of mysticism throughout his life, calls his circle “Necmi Baba”. The name “father”, which attracted attention among the Sufis and Yesevi dervishes who took the path of Hajagan in Turkestan in the 12th century, was given to people who distinguished themselves in the upper parts of the society in the following centuries. This shows that the poet is in a respectable position among mystics. Şem‘a-name-i Necmi, which is the subject of our study, is in the Süleymaniye Library Galata Mevlevihane Collection (Asset No: 257/untitled) was found in a manuscript. As a literary genre, Şem‘a-name-i Necmi can be considered as a hasb-i hal that describes the poet’s ordeal through the language of a candle. The work, which consists of 69 couplets and written in ode verse, is based on mystical love. The text, which has an allegorical feature, describes the poet’s journey in the background of candle and propeller symbols. In the study, firstly, detailed information about candles was given, after mentioning the use of candles in divan poetry and the tradition of Şem‘ ü Pervane masnavi, Şem‘a-name-i Necmi was emphasized. After the work was evaluated in terms of literary genre, it was also examined in terms of form and content. In the analysis part of the research, only the prose translation of the text was presented, and the transcribed text and facsimile were added to the end of the article.

Keywords

• tekke-tasavvuf edebiyatı
• divan şiiri
• 19. yüzyıl
• necmî
• mum
• hasb-i hâl