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• Gabdulla Tukay Kitap

  In those moments when my spirit is low, I hate myself, I feel nothing but sorrow. With pangs of remorse I look for a place, Where I could peace and comfort embrace. I’m in a total void, miserable and...

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• Gabdulla Tukay To a Child

  Shurales and genies – there is nothing to fear, They are not for real, they’ll never appear. In old times people believed in shurales, But we know now those were just folk tales. For imaginary ghosts...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Birds

  Foolish birds, let me staunch your fear, No need to panic while I’m standing near. I enjoy the language of these birds, Lord has made them sing without words. Sing your tunes, don’t fly away or run,...

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• Gabdulla Tukay The Swallow

  A swallow by my window is building a nest, Carrying branches for it, not knowing rest. She endlessly brings twigs of wood and clay, Putting love and hard work in it day after day. So her house now lo...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Evening in Winter

  I like to watch the kids on winter nights at home, The house is warm, they’re sitting by the stove. The kids are joyful, one next to the other, And nothing makes them sad and nothing seems to bother...

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• Gabdulla Tukay My Will

  My soul, you finally rested, so answer my call. Allah awaits you once and for all. Time has come to look death in the eyes. Just one last request to all my friends: “Let mullahs read my verses when m...

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• Gabdulla Tukay In Allah You Should Trust

  My innocent child, you’re sinless, and just, Allah, the Lord, is the One you should trust. No one is as merciful, as our Lord, He will light up your path in this world. He is so generous, forgiving a...

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• Gabdulla Tukay A Mother’s Prayer

  The effervescent moon over the village rises. Night. Painting the houses silver, bathing fields in light. The people sleep. You cannot hear a peep. They worked from dawn to dusk; their sleep is sweet...

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• Gabdulla Tukay A Tale about a Goat and a Sheep

     Once there lived a man together with his wife. So often were they troubled by the life. Perhaps it was because they had a goat and a sheep, Which were so thin and even couldn't leap.   «Wife, li...

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• Gabdulla Tukay Mother’ prayer

    Evening comes to the Tatar village; the magic bright moon is in the sky Under its light all seems silver: houses, roofs, fields nearby Very silent. Working people fell asleep because they’re tire...

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