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and say that you want to tear them up vvith svvord and penYou vvant to rvive the crusades vvar...Ask the troops of the sons of Greece about vvhat they metfrom lions, the lions of vvar and confrontation...They trapped themselves obeying your ordersMay God be vvith the Turks, vvhat have you left of their land?May God be vvith Egypt vvho uprised so many timesbut her rights are lost since you are the judge and the oppositparty... 12The second poem deals vvith one of the majör defeats of Greek attemptsat carving inroads in the Anatolian heartland in March 1921. It istitled "the struggle betvveen justice and injustice". It is a burst of prideand jubilation at the Turkish victory vvhich is felt as a purificatory actavenging not only the Turks but ali dominated peoples.O God, be compationate for the sufferings of the TurksO God, be compationate for the hunger and illness of Anatolia...May God protect you, protectors ofthe sons of "Uthman, you the spearheads of islam since longagoYou embrassed death amongst spears andamongst blazes not frearing any nationYou dragged their faces in the dust butout of magnanimity, you did not deign to put your sandals ontheir cheeks...You pleased God and the homelands vvhich areboasting your deed against ali other nationsYou saved the homeland of the ancestors from hardshipyou saved the Turkish reputation from disgrace...No, the Greeks did not fîght you aloneas vvolfs fear lions in the jungleNo, their helpers the English assisted themvvith troops, funds, ammunition and laborWhen you defeated the Greek forces, you actually defeatedthe forces of the mighty and determined English 13In addition to the recurrent theme of the Briish deep involvement inthe vvar, there is a sence of pride and satisfaction at the Turkish achievements.12. al-Jazuli, op. cit., pp 6-7.13. Id.p.8-10.645