Ozal we indi
"Could anything be more stupid than to praise a person for something that is not his? Or more crazy than admiring things which in a single moment can be transferred to another?" Seneca, Letter XLI
Ozal bir betbagty, ene-atasyz,
ýetim ösen, agyz bolup durşuna,
eli ýetse aty däl,
üstüne müneni, obasy bilen,
iýjek hemem doýmajak,
depämize çykardyk,
düşürmedik ölýänçä,
gowy gören ýerinden,
a indi basylýas yzyndan gelen
bedibagtyň şerinden...
Bilýän, her kim akmak bolmaly biraz,
bilýän, her kim dälireýär özüçe,
emma, heý, beýle-de akmaklyk bormy,
däliremek bormy beýle manysyz,
biz ozallar ata çykyp gorapdyk,
indi atly ýere sokýas namysy.