Magtymguly Pyragy

Magtymguly Pyragy was a Turkmen spiritual leader and philosophical poet who made significant efforts to secure independence and autonomy for his people in the 18th century. He is the National Poet of Turkmenistan.

In his poetry, Magtymguly says “Tell those who enquire about me that I am a Gerkez, I hail from Etrek and my name is Makhtumkuli,” identifying his homeland as the banks of the Etrek River and expressing his identity through his tribe.

He received his early education in the Persian and Arabic languages from his father Döwletmämmet Azady, a leading scholar at that time. He went on to study in various madrassahs, including the Idris Baba Madrassah in the village of Gyzyl Ayak, the Madrassah of Shir Gazi Khan in Khiva, and may have also studied in Bukhara for some time. Upon his return home, Magtymguly worked as a silversmith while he taught and wrote.

Pyragy is buried in Aktokay village in north-eastern Iran. He is widely read in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan. He is also called the poet of the hearts.

Jeýhun bilen bahry-Hazar arasy,

Çöl üstünden öser ýeli türkmeniň;

Gül-gunçasy – gara gözüm garasy,

Gara dagdan iner sili türkmeniň.

Hak sylamyş bardyr onuň saýasy,

Çyrpynşar çölünde neri, maýasy,

Reňbe-reň gül açar ýaşyl ýaýlasy,

Gark bolmuş reýhana çöli türkmeniň.

Al-ýaşyl bürenip çykar perisi,

Kükeýip bark urar anbaryň ysy,

Beg, töre, aksakal ýurduň eýesi,

Küren tutar gözel ili türkmeniň.

Ol merdiň ogludyr, mertdir pederi,

Görogly gardaşy, serhoşdyr seri,

Dagda, düzde kowsa, saýýatlar diri

Ala bilmez, ýolbars ogly türkmeniň.

Köňüller, ýürekler bir bolup başlar,

Tartsa ýygyn, erär topraklar-daşlar,

Bir suprada taýýar kylynsa aşlar,

Göteriler ol ykbaly türkmeniň.

Köňül howalanar ata çykanda,

Daglar lagla döner gyýa bakanda,

Bal getirer, joşup derýa akanda,

Bent tutdurmaz, gelse sili türkmeniň.

Gapyl galmaz, döwüş güni har olmaz,

Gargyşa, nazara giriftar olmaz,

Bilbilden aýrylyp, solup, saralmaz,

Daýym anbar saçar güli türkmeniň.

Tireler gardaşdyr, urug ýarydyr,

Ykballar ters gelmez hakyň nurudyr,

Mertler ata çyksa, söweş sarydyr,

Ýow üstüne ýörär ýoly türkmeniň.

Serhoş bolup çykar, jiger daglanmaz,

Daşlary syndyrar, ýoly baglanmaz,

Gözüm gaýra düşmez köňül eglenmez,

Magtymguly – sözlär tili türkmeniň.

In between the Amu-Darya and the Caspian sea,

The wind of the Turkmen expands from the desert.

The bud of a flower- the blackness of my eye

From the dark mountains the flood of Turkmen camels.

There is a respectable privilege to its sandbanks,

The creation of a sandstorm where the desert is.

Color upon color of blooming flowers on the greens.

The Turkmen desert does not drown.

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