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öğüt

English translation: advice

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Turkish term or phrase:öğüt
English translation:advice
Entered by: giriftarbey

19:00 Dec 21, 2008
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / edebiyat
Turkish term or phrase: öğüt
MEVLANA'NIN 7 ÖĞÜTÜ:
1Cömertlik ve yardım etmede akarsu gibi ol.
2Şevkat ve merhamette güneş gibi ol.
3Başkalarının kusurunu örtmede gece gibi ol.
4Hiddet ve asabiyette ölü gibi ol.
5Tevazu ve alçak gönüllülükde toprak gibi ol.
6Hoşgörülülükte deniz gibi ol.
7Ya olduğun gibi görün ya da göründüğün gibi ol
giriftarbey
advice
Explanation:
Rumi's (Jalal ad-Din ar-Rumi) seven advice

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-21 20:09:54 GMT)
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http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~inazli/quo_es.html

"In generosity and helping others, be like a river
In compassion and grace, be like the sun
In concealing other's faults, be like the night
In anger and fury, be like dead
In modesty and humility, be like the earth
In tolerance, be like the sea
Either appear as you are, or be as you appear."
Selected response from:

Selcuk Akyuz
Türkiye
Local time: 23:14
Grading comment
tesekkurler
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9advice
Selcuk Akyuz
5words of guidance
emine mizyal adsiz
5recommendation
Salih YILDIRIM
4admonition
chevirmen


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
advice


Explanation:
Rumi's (Jalal ad-Din ar-Rumi) seven advice

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-21 20:09:54 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~inazli/quo_es.html

"In generosity and helping others, be like a river
In compassion and grace, be like the sun
In concealing other's faults, be like the night
In anger and fury, be like dead
In modesty and humility, be like the earth
In tolerance, be like the sea
Either appear as you are, or be as you appear."


Selcuk Akyuz
Türkiye
Local time: 23:14
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
tesekkurler

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Balaban Cerit
1 hr
  -> Teşekkür ederim
agree  Selim Arslan
2 hrs
  -> Teşekkür ederim
agree  Nagme Yazgin: `Seven pieces of advice`
3 hrs
agree  Cagdas Karatas
5 hrs
agree  Silvia Killian Özler: "Rumi's Seven Pieces of Advice", admonition sounds more like a warning or a reproval
10 hrs
agree  semen
11 hrs
agree  alihsan
13 hrs
agree  Tim Drayton
15 hrs
agree  Serkan Doğan
2 days 2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
admonition


Explanation:
Dini bağlamda bu sanki daha konuya özgü olarak kullanılıyor.

http://www.spiritualfoundation.net/mawlanarume.htm

Example sentence(s):
  • ...It's rare that you have a love song in our culture that ends, as Rumi often does, in the admonition that you need to have a daily practice--something to remind you of the deepest part of your ...

    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/admonition
    Reference: http://www.beliefnet.com/Holistic-Living/2003/05/Fall-In-Lov...
chevirmen
Türkiye
Local time: 23:14
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 8
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
words of guidance


Explanation:
veya "Guidance" from

emine mizyal adsiz
Local time: 23:14
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7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
recommendation


Explanation:
self-explanatory

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 16:14
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Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 16
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