Leylim Leylim

Letters from Ahmed Arif to Leylâ Erbil 1954-1957

This book, consisting of the letters sent by Ahmed Arif to Leylâ Erbil , undoubtedly promises to provide important information to our literary historians. It clearly reveals the intellectual and publishing environment of the period in which it was written, Ahmed Arif's days of exile, the political pressure he experienced, his inner world and most of all his love.

"I will open my eyes to you in the morning.

In the evening, I get my sleep from you. Wherever and wherever I turn, I find the wonderful dizziness of happiness in front of me.

Even so, I can't be grateful for my situation, I'll be a scoundrel and greedy, and I'll upset you. I wouldn't think of making you bored or boring. I will be your trouble, your burden, your trouble. What are you? Lover, friend, lover, friend... all of them. Most of all, you are Leyla to me. You are my hope, my eye on the world, my planted tree. You are my flying bird, my flowing water. To be able to explain you. I have escaped the wheels of hell. I'm cold, don't close your eyes..."