In Azerbaijani folk and modern poetry, particularly in the works of Zelimkhan Yaqub , this phrase serves as a lament for human destiny.
The world is seen as a place of tests and hardships where freedom is an illusion. Dunya Ozu Zindandi Zindan Neye Lazimdi
The idea that the physical world is a place of confinement for the soul is a recurring theme in Sufi and classical Eastern philosophy. In this context, the "prison" is not a building of stone and iron, but the material existence that binds the spirit. When a poet asks, "Why do we need a prison?", they are highlighting the redundancy of man-made jails in an existence already defined by suffering and boundaries. In Azerbaijani folk and modern poetry, particularly in