Uyan ey gözlerim gafletten uyan
Awake, mine eyes, from heedlessness!
Uyan uykusu çok gözlerim uyan
From your drowsiness, awake!
Azrail’in kasdı canadır inan…
Know that the Angel of Death seeks your soul…
*Seherde uyanırlar cumle kuslar *
At sunrise the birds waken with a tumult
Dillü dillerince tesbihe başlar
Touching the heart with their tongues, they begin to pray
Tevhid eyler dağlar taşlar ağaçlar
Mountains, stones, trees—all proclaim the Oneness of God
*Uyan ey gözlerim… *
Awake, my eyes…
It is said that Sultan Murat IV wrote this poem/song after one day experiencing extreme grief for waking late for the Morning Prayer (fajr namaz).
Yet people give reason not to offer prayers =] Feel the difference of an ordinary human of that time and now.