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blind through weeping over his loneliness, he will surely see again. This soil will cure him. This land will open his eyes.

Our ancestors! Gün[4] Han and Aı[5] Han are like the golden thread of the Sun always watching over us !

Our ancestors! Gök[6] Han and İyldyz[7] Han like the silver-coloured nights watch over us!

Türkmen Dag[8] Han stands on your right; Deòiz[9] Han stands on your left!

The head of our generation Oguz Han greets our nation from five thousand years ago.

As our brave nation is thirsty for a state, this land has a thirst to rise, for real progress!

Would it not be as exalted as the Mountain of Köpet, as exciting as the river of Jeyhun, and as beautiful as the heart of Sumbar, to live in such a land?

This land which Allah, the most Exalted, protects is called Türkmenistan: Free and Impartial Türkmenistan.

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The history of the Türkmen nation can be traced back to the Flood of Noah. We go by the name of Türk-iman, that is asli nur.[10] We originated from Oguz Han.



[4] Gun means day. 7 Asli Nur is made of light

[5] Ay means moon.

[6] Gok means sky.

[7] Yildiz means star.

[8] Dag means mountain.

[9] Deniz means sea.

[10] Here, the term Türkmen is explained in a different etiological method, that is as follows: Turk-faith-divine light essence.


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