Form of the Ayin
(The Mevlevi sama` or hadra)
- Na`at-i serif, an ametric solo madih for the Prophet. (Poetry by Jalal al-Din Rumi; composition (in makam Rast) by Buhuriz Itri (d. 1712))
- Taksim (improvisation) on ney (reed flute)
- Pesrev (instrumental piece, 56/4 meter), while dervishes circle and salute (Devr-i Veled)
- Salam-i Evvel (first greeting; poetry by Rumi;14/8)
- Salam-i Sani (second greeting; poetry by Rumi; 9/8)
- Salam-i Salis (third greeting; Mevlevi poetry; several meters, increasing tempo)
- Selam-Rabi` (fourth greeting; Mevlevi poetry; in 9/8)
- Son pesrev (instrumental piece, in 4/4)
- Son yuruk sema`i (instrumental piece, in 6/8)
- Taksim (instrumental improvisation)
- Qur’anic recitation (tilawa); dancing stops