Knowledge is to understand To understand who you are. Yunus Emre Ilim ilim bilmektir ilim kendin bilmektir Sen kendini bilmezsen ya nice okumaktir Okumaktan ma'ni ne kisi Hakk'i bilmektir Cun okudun bilmezsin ha bir kuru emektir Okudum bildim deme cok taat kildim deme Eri Hak bilmez isen abes yere yelmektir Dort kitabin ma'nisi tamamdir bir elifte Sen elif dersin hoca ma'nisi ne demektir Yunus Emre der hoca gerekse var bin hacca Hepisinden iyice bir gonule girmektir in english**** Knowledge is to understand To understand who you are. If you know not who you are What's the use of learning? The aim in learning is To understand God's Truth. Because without knowledge It is wasted hard labor. Do not say: I know it all, I am obedient to my God. If you know not who God is That is sheer idle talk. Twenty-eight syllables You read from end to end. You name the first `alpha'' What can it possibly mean? Yunus Emre says also Let me receive what I need. The best possible thing Is to find perfect peace. Yunus Emre (?1238-?1320)