Homeland
What is independence? What is freedom?
Translated from Uzbek · Original text
What is independence? What is freedom?To my mind, the answer is not complicated.When both sorrow and joy are your own,And you can live being of use to your people and land.When your fields flourish with wheat and barley,When in your cauldron cookyour own pilaf and bread.When your horse herds and cattle are your own,Your land, your mountains, rivers, deserts, forests.Not asking anyone for even a needle,Not craving even a flatbread from anyone —That is the essence of living free,Everyone would be right to envy you!So as not to bow your head to another,Make do with what you have, never beg.Keep your own seed — and you'll remain whole,Freedom is built upon your own seed.Akrom MALIK
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