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Malaye Jaziri (or
Melayê Cizîrî), (
1570-
1640) was a
Kurdish writer, poet and
mystic.One of the most influential principalities in the history of
Kurdistan was Botan with the capital Jazira (Cizre), in present day
Şırnak province in south-eastern
Turkey. Because of its superior position Botan came to be an important centre of Kurdish culture. Here the first school of classical Kurdish poetry in the
Kurmanji dialect was established. Malaye Jaziri was the leading representative of this school and, one can add, a fine representative of classical
oriental poetry as a whole. His ties to this tradition are expressed through the strong
sufi elements and through the concept of love in his poetry. In his universe there are no clear borderlines between human and divine love. Thus the reader is often lead to ask whether it was the love of God or the beautiful Selma (said to have been the daughter or the sister of the prince of Jazira which brought fire to the poet's heart). Apart from these traditional oriental elements, Jaziri's poetry is also deeply rooted in romantic patriotism, and the poems he wrote in tribute to the princes of
Kurdistan differ from the poetry written at the courts of the mighty kings in the region. Kurdistan's name appears frequently and is always connected with great pride. Jaziri's main literary work is the collection of his poems called, "Dîwanî Melay Cizîrî".
Background
His name was Ahmad, but usually he's referred to as Shekh Ahmad-e Jaziri or Mala-ye Jaziri. His father's name was Mala Muhammad, according to some sources, Shekh Muhammad. It isn't known where he was born, but it's assumed that his family belonged to the Bukhti, or Bohti tribe that dwelled in the region of Jazira. The pen names often used by Jaziri in his poems are Mala and Male (or Malaye). The latter is the colloquial form indicating izafa construction for masculine nouns in the Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish.
Works
His
diwan (collection of poems) is the only literary work attributed to Malaye Jaziri. The poetry of Malaye Jaziri ranks among the most popular of literary works in
Kurdistan. It is comparable to the epic of "Mam and Zin" by
Ehmedê Xanî (
Ahmad Khani). Jaziri's diwan has always been one of the main subjects in the traditional education system. In addition, he belonged to the
Naqshbandi order of
Sufism, one of the most widespread orders in
Kurdistan. But first and foremost the aesthetic and spiritual values
in his poetry have made it a lasting work. The diwan was first printed in Berlin in 1904 by Martin Hartmann. There are to date seven editions of his diwan. One of the most reliable was published by Zivingi. His edition comprises 120 poems and 3 ruba'is, in alphabetical order according to the final letters of the rhymes, regardless of the form. Another edition that provides a reasonable basis for researchers was published by the late Kurdish poet
Hejar. This edition contains 117 poems, ghazal and qasida, and 3 rubais.
Jaziri was greatly inspired by the classical
Persian poets,
Hafez, Mawlana Jalal ad-Din
Rumi and
Jami, whom he considered masters. His spiritual affiliation with the Naqshbandi order of Sufism is also distinctly present in his work.
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