I donned this body on January 1st, ’76
When the time comes, I shall cast it off
When all things end, I shall wear my garment once more
I shall become a pearl! I shall become a pearl!
I did not come into being with my birth
Nor shall I cease to exist upon death
The world did not yet exist when I was
And when it endures, I shall not be
Some find their way in the darkness
Others in the light
While a single sun suffices for the day
Billions of stars shine in the dark
Such is my nature, I cannot alter it
I can never spit upon the earth
Should every mirror shatter, leaving no way to see myself
I bow with reverence to my essence
Time is always a verse ahead
You know how everyone claims to love one another?
Do not be deceived by those who wail and beat their breasts
Were it not for the headstones
They would not find their dead
Heart, I have need of you
Mind, I can do without you now
I do not trust my tongue, it has no bone
Whatever my fingers say is the truth
I donned this body on January 1st, ’76
I shall become a pearl! I shall become a pearl!
From the book titled Beyhude Kan (Futile Blood), 2019
English Translation by Mesut Şenol