Klâsik fliirde mum (flem’), ya tek bafl›na ya da etraf›nda dönen pervâne ile tan›mlan›r. fiem’, tek bafl›na
oldu¤unda âfl›k, pervâneyle birlikte an›ld›¤›nda sevgili olarak tasavvur edilir. Âfl›k oldu¤unda sevgilinin yan›nda bulundu¤u için mutludur. Bazen sevinç gözyafl› döker. fiem’in etraf› ayd›nlatan alevi, flairin zihninde
gülen bir insan imaj›n› canland›r›r. Bu makalede, edebiyat›m›zda flimdiye kadar ele al›nmayan mumun gülmesi motifi üzerinde durulur
In classical Ottoman poetry, flem’ (the candle) is portrayed either as being alone or with “pervâne” (the
butterfly) turning around it. fiem’ is considered to be the lover when it is alone and the beloved if depicted in
conjunction with pervâne. When it is the lover, it is happy to be with its beloved, and therefore it smiles. It
sometimes even sheds tears of delight. The light of the candle and the fact that it illuminates its surroundings have aroused an image of a smiling human being in poets’ minds. In this article, the smiling of flem’,
which has not been the subject of any previous study, is examined.
