Melayê Cizîrî was born in Cizre in the 16th and 17th centuries and is one of the most important poets and philosophers of Kurdish literature. Standing out with his deep mysticism and philosophical side, Cizîrî not only wrote poetry but also influenced great thinkers such as Feqiyê Teyran and Ehmedê Xanî.

Cizîrî’s Divan: Wisdom, Love and Truth

Melayê Cizîrî’s divan is a comprehensive work consisting of approximately two thousand couplets. Each couplet carries both emotional and philosophical depth. The poems he wrote on love, the search for truth, the universe, humanity and existence still hold an important place in the cultural memory of Kurdish society today.

Cizîrî’s love poems are not only literary but also a spiritual journey. For this reason, he has been called the “Pir of Love.” His poems have been read, listened to and passed on in every Kurdish home for centuries.

Melayê Cizîrî is being brought to the stage in Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır-based Mordem Sanat aims to bring this great thinker and poet to the stage and convey his philosophy to a wider audience. The play “Nobedarê Dilên Hêsîr” (Guardian of Captive Hearts) centers on Cizîrî’s thought system on love, consciousness and existence.

Barış Işık: A drop from an ocean

Mordem Art Director Barış Işık evaluated this work for Şoperêç as follows:

“I can describe our play as a drop from Melayê Cizîrî’s great ocean. His poems are not just lines; they are a field of thought, a way of feeling.”

Why is Melayê Cizîrî still important?

• It is the cornerstone of Kurdish divan literature.
• As an original voice that blends Sufism, love and philosophy, it has maintained its influence for centuries.
• It reveals the philosophical depth of the Kurdish cultural heritage.
• It continues to influence the modern reader with its language, emotion and metaphysical perspective.
• Cizîrî’s poetry on today’s stage
• Melayê Cizîrî is not only a poet of the past; he is still a living name in today’s art, thought and emotion.
• Mordem Sanat’s stage work Nobedarê Dilên Hêsîr takes this cultural heritage one step further and takes the audience on a new journey at the point where love, truth and poetry meet.