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BS2
by Badirxan Sindî
translated by Masoud Salim Ismail
Gerîanek Di Kurdistanê Da
A Walk Through Kurdistan
Havîn bu çume Şingarê,
It was summer when I went to Shingar,
Hêjîra li dem nubarê.
A fig in the time of spring.
Min dît li wêrê cwanek.
I saw a pretty lady there.
Awir dida ji alek.
She was winking from the corner.
Tîtî ya zêra li ser enî 5
The golden decoration on her forehead
Dilê min girt u hincinî.
Took hold of my heart and made it vibrate.
Min gutê, “Kiça kê yî?”
I asked, “Whose daughter are you?”
“Torîna kîş malê yî?”
From which nobleman’s house are you?
“Tu gula kîş baẍçê yî?”
“You’re a flower from which garden?”
“Nêrgiza serê kê yî?” 10
“Whose‘s narcissus’s head are you?”
Gutî, “Ez Kurdistanim.”
She said, “I’m Kurdistan.”
“Xuştivî ya Kurdanim.”
I’m the dear of Kurds