1909

• Gabdulla Tukay My Legacy 

  My tired soul, let peace be your reward, It’s time to go to Allah, meet the Lord. Lift up your head; reveal your honest eyes, Then take one final look into the skies. My friends, let mullahs heed m...

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• Gabdulla Tukay From Shakespeare 

  What is it sitting on my loved one’s cheek? An arrogant fly somehow managed to sneak; What a happy creature this fly must be Almighty God, why couldn’t it be me? 1909 В оригинале на татарском: Ш...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Winter, Farewell 

  Winter go away, we’re tired of the cold. Welcome spring is here, her carriage is of gold. Vanish, Santa Clause, keep safe your snowy beard, Watch out for the flowers you hated and feared. The spring...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Miracle 

  “All magic ended with the Prophet’s death; and never Will a camel rise from stone, and no endeavor The moon’s great sphere shall split in two,” the sages say. Should I believe them? Nay… A miracle o...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Hard Work

  My child, work hard until day comes to an end, That’s what Allah wants, for that he will commend. After a fruitful day you will sleep well at night, Get up in the morning and learn to read and write....

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• Gabdulla Tukay My Native Tongue 

  Oh, my native tongue, there is no other Like the one spoken by my father and mother. Whatever I have learned since when I was young It is all thanks to you, my sweet native tongue. My first words to...

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• Gabdulla Tukay To a Disgraced Tatar Girl 

  You stand alone, from your friends apart. I feel your pain and moan, it breaks my heart. Yellow like parchment is your grieving face, With desperation filled and torment of disgrace. Like a discarded...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Two Suns 

  The earth lights up when the sun its journey starts. When Sahibjamal appears on stage, she wins her people’s hearts. The Creator has given these two such a magnificent glow, While the Sun shines in t...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Man in Love 

  When a lad is cheerful, joking all the time, There should be something he intends to hide. His love he is concealing, this miserable liar, No smoke to see around, but he’s indeed on fire. Cheerful a...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Without Title 

  A poet has to know what songs he sings, His nation has a soul, and he must touch its strings. Life is hard, so his rhymes are filled with sadness, Forget your stupid jokes and joyful madness. Long, d...

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• Gabdulla Tukay The Prophet

  When Allah chose me as a prophet who will teach His word, I took it as a bond that I’ll never breach. I am his humble servant, time has come to preach Eternal truths, good equally for poor and rich....

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• Gabdulla Tukay Some People Like…

  Someone likes winter, but the freezing cold Makes poor people shiver, both young and old. And others like summer, its beauty and grace… But what about those who don’t have a place To hide from the he...

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• Gabdulla Tukay The Field in Winter

  The field is covered with a blanket of snow, The earth is asleep, spring postpones her show. All nature will sleep yet another cold month, Waiting till winter surrenders to warmth. Green grass under...

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• Gabdulla Tukay The Crescent and the Sun

  There is a golden cradle in the Himalayan heights, The one who sleeps in it is guarded through the night. When the Sun is rising, the Wind is already there Praising the Sun's entrance, the world must...

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• Gabdulla Tukay My Village

  Up on the hill, is my village, my aul, There is a creek, with water pure and cool. I feel its taste, I know its every part, I love this place with all my soul and heart. Here, praised be Allah, I was...

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