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Çûn ser sêdar u qinaran heware 180 li Kurdînî yê―
They went on the gallows and ropes; the call for help is for Kurdish identity―
‘zet u Xeîrî u Qudsî Mistefa―ew çar bira,
Ezat, Xeîrî, Qudsî and Mustafa―those four brothers,
Rohnîa çav u dilan―Her geşin ew çarçira.
The light of our eyes and hearts―They are always bright, those four lamps.
Ew çirayên mililetîne şewq vedan bu me lewa
They are the lights of the people; that is why they gave off light for us
Bilbilên şermin dixuînin, “Kurdu dê rabe jixewa!” 30
The disgraced of the nightingales are singing, “Hey Kurd, wake up from dreaming!”
Dergehê jîn u hîvîa girtîe dîsa çima?
The door of life and hopes is closed again, why?
Ma ji jîna kurte? Jîn bit. Ma ji ‘emrê me çi ma?
Is it a short life? It's life. What has remained from our life?
Zana u nezan her êkin. Kurdînu nabit eve.
Literate and illiterate are one. Kurds, this is unacceptable.
Lew ji êşa em dinalîn; her li me dunya şeve.
That’s why out of pain we moan; the world is always night for us.
Karwanên şevan diburin, lawik u heyran 181 xuşin. 35
The night convoys are passing, special songs are enjoyable.
Risteyîn stêran disujin bu me harin; lew geşin
The lines of starts are burning. For us they are mad. That’s why they are bright.
Guh bidin dengê bilwîlan, ew çewa bu me dibistirin.
Listen to the sound of the flutes, how they are singing for us.
Xuşe lê dengê narînan 182 dilê me tijî kulin
180 Hewar is a call for help.
181 These two words are used together to represent a certain type of Kurdish song, one that is almost a
chant.
182 Songs that women will sometimes sing at a wedding.