Poezi Shqip Quotes

“Turk, Elhamdulila

The Turks took up the sword,
Europe trembled, shuddered.
And we too in Kosova fought
For our beloved freedom.

They attacked with fire and sword,
For centuries our freedoms were lost,
The tyrant overran us:
'You are a Turk, elhamdulila!'

Religion and nation were the same,
Moslem and Turk were one.
He wanted us to forget our very names:
'You are a Turk, elhamdulila!'

He forbade our language too,
To speak no Turkish was to be an infidel.
It is the word of God, they told us:
'You are a Turk, elhamdulila!'

'You are a Turk, you are a Turk,' they thundered
At the Albanians for centuries,
And one day one of us uttered:
'I am a Turk, elhamdulila!'

But no, Turks we are not!
Never! Let everyone know
We have always been Albanians;
Religion cannot wipe that away!

No, Turks we are not!
But their working people we love.
After times of blood and gloom
We shall go forth - hand in hand!

Translated by Robert Elsie”
― Esad Mekuli

“Në oqeanin njerzorë

Jashta njerëzve që sot takova në Luzern
Skaj lumit Rojs,e ishte ditë pazari
Tjetër soj njeriut nuk besoj se ka
Mes tyne takova kirurgë,astronomë
Sharlatana e priftën,magjypë e astrologë,
Cinik,sarkastik,satrap e Ku-Klux-Klan,
Kriminela e shënjtën,bigot e narkoman,
Camorra,Opus Dei e taliban,
Tepër shumë asish të dënjë për St. Urban*
Mes tyne edhe unë,nji rreshqanor kuptues
I pajisun me cogito,me nji homunkulus,
Zegjin me vademekum,rezil me vadetekum,
Një pikë uji që ka esencën e individit
Këtu mes morisë në Oqeanin Njerzorë.


*Shënim : St.Urban-i është spital psikiatrik në Zvicër.”
― Nokë Sinishtaj