First step Quote by Nazim Hikmet-Trans. By: Ahmad Poori
““My only one! In your last letter "My head aches my heart is stunned!" you say. "If they hang you, if I lose you;" you say; "I can't live!" You'll live my dearest wife, like a black smoke in the wind my memory will vanish; you'll live, the red-haired sister of my heart at most one year it lasts in the twentieth century the grief of death.. Death a dead body swinging on a rope. My heart doesn't accept such a death.. But be sure that, my love, if some pitiable gypsy's hairy black spider like hand slips the rope around my neck, to see the fear in my blue eyes they'll look in vain at Nâzım! And I, in the twilight of my last morning, shall see my friends and you, and carry only the grief of an unfinished song to the soil... My wife! Good hearted, golden coloured, with eyes sweeter than honey, my bee; why did I write you that they want to hang me, the trial is in the first step and they don't pluck like a turnip the head of a man. Come, forget them all. These are so far away probabilities. If you have some money buy me a flannel underwear, my sciatica is acting up. And don't forget that always there should be good thoughts in the mind of a prisoner's wife.””
About This Quote
A poetic, anguished letter expresses deep love, grief, and fear of death, mixing vivid imagery with pleas for remembrance and hope amid suffering.
In simple terms: Love and grief intertwine in desperate plea.
Key Takeaway
Hold onto love despite suffering.
Themes
love
grief
death
hope
Mood
sorrowful
intense
Type
First step:0
Good heart:0
Good thoughts:0
Grief:1
Letter:1
Marriage:0
Last Letter:0
Accept Death:0
Aches Heart:0
Dearest Wife:0
Rope Heart:0
When to use this quote
- personal letters
- memorials
- mental health support
Key Concepts
existential anguish
poetic lamentation
Questions to Reflect On
- What comforts you in loss?
- How do you honor loved ones?
A Different Perspective
Extreme emotion may obscure clarity.
