Nafas

A few words about the translation

The translations convey the meaning: some words of the original do not have one exact equivalent.

Yod

Memory, remembrance, keeping the inner bond alive. In the verses the word can mean not only a recollection but also a memory turned toward God.

Dam / nafas

Dam - a moment, an instant, and in a poetic context also breath. Nafas - breath, an inhalation; the two images deliberately echo each other.

Haq

Truth, the True. In the Islamic tradition al-Haqq is one of the Divine names. The translations keep the address “O Truth”.

Ko‘ngil / dil

Both words are tied to the heart, but their shades differ: ko‘ngil embraces a person’s whole inner world, dil is the heart and its deepest feeling.

Taslim bo‘lish

Literally - to surrender, to submit, to give oneself over. In the line about love the Russian translation says “humble self-giving” and the English one “surrender”; both are literary choices, not the only meaning.

Sukunat / sukut

Close words for silence, stillness, peace. In Yo‘ldagi Nur the ending “Sukunat, nafas” is rendered literally: “Silence, breath”.