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Where’s the knight of the steam death? Where’s the leader who doesn’t know fear?
Ka ‘egîdê wan dilêran? Evro mane bê xudan.
Where’s the fighter of those heroes? Today they became leaderless.
Ava Arasê dipirsit, “Îru kanê gemîvan?”
The water of Aras 167 is asking, “Where’s the sailor today?”
Kanê curtê xurte mêran? Ka mêvanê nexişîvan?
“Where’s the Wildman of the wild? Where’s the guest of nexshivan?” 168
Lê, bi çuna te, her emîn ser zemanê te u berê, 25
However, with your departure (leaving), it’s still us in your time and your past,
Çunkî tu hey u her heyî ruh u wîjdanî, erê.
Because you exist and always will exist; you are the soul and the conscience, yes.
Dilber u aşiq her êkin lê belê rengê mecaz.
Sweetheart and lovers are the same, but their color admissible.
Car bi caran bi îcazet hin li hin dê kin cîaz.
Sometimes by your permission they will make some differences.
Pir evîna mililetê me, êke gel zatê melê.
Full of love, our people―we have a country which we ourselves are parts of.
Ew didil da nîşte cê ye, lê belê çavê me lê. 30
He has settled in our hearts, yes, but we will keep our eyes on him.
Zahir u batin êk kese di şir’eta ‘şqa zelal.
The appearance and the inside are the same in the justice of pure love.
Ew u Kurdînî êk kesin çi kemal bin çi zewal.
He and Kurdishness are one person whether by being perfect or by passing away.
Ger zewala te hatbit, her dê mînî tu u her,
If your time to pass away is come, you will remain (exist) forever,
Çunkî Kurdînî namirit, çav hevale bu nezer,
167 Aras is the river Mustafa Barzanî and others with him crossed when entering the Soviet Union.
168 Meaning unknown.