NA'T (poem):

Na't is the name of a work written to praise the Prophet, to ask for his intercession, and remember and describe his beautiful attributes; it is sung musical form. The lyrics were mainly selected from verses written by Sufi poets in Turkish, Arabic and Persian.  Separated into two categories of mosque or dervish lodge poems, these works are recited by the na'than (reciter) after the Qur'an is read before the Friday and Eid prayers; they are recited in dervish lodges at the beginning of dhikr or between different dhikr chants. There are examples of compositions that are chanted by one person, usually extemporaneously. Following a slow rhythm, the na't has a more dignified and esthetic style than the hymns. mospagebreak title=TEVSIH}

TEVSIH:

This was composed to be recited between the sections of a mevlid (poem celebrating the birth of the Prophet) and mi'raciyye (poem recounting the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous ascension to heaven). It is a poem that praises the Prophet in one of his attributes. The lyrics were mainly taken from Sufi poets, and although they were usually written in Turkish, there are some examples in Arabic or Persian. These are more esthetic than hymns and are usually given rhythmic patterns like devr-i kebir, cenber and zincir.

In the poems read between the divisions of the mevlid it is very important that the harmony between the mode and lyrics is maintained. For example, while the "ascension" division is being recited, because it will follows modes like segah, huzzam and irak, the poem read before this section must be in the same mode and the lyrics must be chosen from the poems about the ascension.