Inherited Yatagan

kwiatek · 20th October 2019, 04:51 PM

Sorry, I gave an incorrect reading, it should be:

A Turkish, couplet. For some reason the first words of each line are missing.

[bu bıçağın] zarbından cümle düşman tar-ü mar
[alır düşmandan] intikamını sanki misli zülfikar

“The entire enemy are scattered at [this knife’s] blow,
[It takes] its revenge on the enemy like Zülfikar.”

The maker’s mark reads “Ahmed”.

ariel · 21st October 2019, 12:35 AM

Finally we got a member who can read old Turkish!

Kwiatek, you are more than welcome here!
Just do not leave this place because of too many requests to translate.

kronckew · 21st October 2019, 09:22 AM

Yes, knowledge is better when passed on, the more it is spread, the better we all get.

20th October 2019, 04:51 PM	#1
kwiatek Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 156	Sorry, I gave an incorrect reading, it should be: A Turkish, couplet. For some reason the first words of each line are missing. [bu bıçağın] zarbından cümle düşman tar-ü mar [alır düşmandan] intikamını sanki misli zülfikar “The entire enemy are scattered at [this knife’s] blow, [It takes] its revenge on the enemy like Zülfikar.” The maker’s mark reads “Ahmed”. Last edited by kwiatek; 20th October 2019 at 10:23 PM.

21st October 2019, 12:35 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Finally we got a member who can read old Turkish! Kwiatek, you are more than welcome here! Just do not leave this place because of too many requests to translate.

21st October 2019, 09:22 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,234	Yes, knowledge is better when passed on, the more it is spread, the better we all get.