NÂBÎ DİVANI’NDA TABİAT VE MİMARİ UNSURLARDAN HAREKETLE HİKEMÎ DEĞERLENDİRMELER

Nâbî ( died i n 1 712), w ho i s a m aster p oet o f t he T urkish l iterature i n p oetry o f wisdom, seems, as a result of his nature, to seek what i s b ehind t he v isible, t hat i s t he meaning in the substance, in every item he looks at. Describing the world as a treasure of God’s mercy and grace, the sky as an exhibition of fate, and the stars as torches of power, Nâbî sees the universe as a book of wisdom. I ndeed, p oetry i s a m eans t o e xpress t his meaning and wisdom. Therefore, reflecting upon the wisdom of creation, the poet made each and every element of existence material for his poetry, thereby rendering them a basis of his poems. While transferring the wise secrets of the book of universe to his poetry, he used his experiences and observations about everything he saw around such as seasonal changes, seeds’ turning green, pruning of vines, climbing of pumpkins around sycamore tree, shape, position and movements of celestial bodies, building’s settling in the ground, water closet, flour mill, tomb, door ring, window-cage, gravestone and seal to explain and prove divine wisdom through poetic elegance and imagination. In this article, the role of natural and architectural elements in the perception of the truths of creation and their use as imagery in Nabi Divanı was demonstrated through sample couplets.