THE ROUGH MAN ENTERED THE LOVER'S GARDEN
The rough man entered the lover's garden It is woods now, my beautiful one, it is woods, Gathering roses, he has broken their stems They are dry now, my beautiful one, they are dry In this square our hide is stretched Blessed be, we saw our friend off to God One day, too, black dust must cover us We will rot, my beautiful one, we will rot He himself reads and He also writes God's holy hand has closed her crescent eyebrows Your peers are wandering in Paradise They are free, my beautiful one, they are free Whatever religion you are, I'll worship it too I will be torn off with you even the Day of Judgment Bend for once, let me kiss you on your white neck Just stay there for a moment, my beautiful one, just stay there I'm Pir Sultan Abdal, I start from the root I eat the kernel and throw out the evil weed And weave from a thousand flowers to one hive honey I am an honest bee, my beautiful one, an honest bee.Pir Sultan ABDAL
Translated by Murat-Nemet NEJAT