If a Person Doesn't Love His Country
by Lamiya Safarova, 9


If a person doesn't love his country,
What's the meaning of telling him "Love it!"?
If a person doesn't know the value of his country,
What's the meaning of telling him "Know it!"?

If your happy days are left far behind,
What's the meaning of calling them back?
If you don't have any land to live on,
What's the meaning of living then?

If your land has been turned over to a traitor,
What's the meaning of saying, "Go back"?
If a person doesn't know how to keep a secret,
Then what's the meaning of telling him yours?

What's the meaning of calling
Someone else's garden your own?
What's the meaning of calling
Someone else's city or village "Motherland"?

Don't call everyone who writes, a "poet".
What's the meaning of my poem?
I am Lamiya, full of sadness,
But what's the use of telling you about it?
Land, I Don't Know Where I Lost You
I can't suffer the pain that you have in your chest,
I can't make your dream come true,
I can't come to see you for many years, Land.
I don't know where I lost you, Land.

Once again there is fog on your mountain peaks.
Of course, one day your flower will open,
Then grief and sadness will fly away
from my heart.
I don't know where I lost you, Land.

Today we need to get our land back.
God, please let us see our land this spring,
Let us wipe its tears away soon.
I don't know where I lost you, Land.

If you only knew how much I love you,
I am coming to see you again.
My Land, I am dying without you,
I don't know where I lost you, Land.


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