My Motherland, whose feet are sacred as Heaven,

Like a mother’s love, so tender and divine.

As long as you exist, my hopes shall smile again;

May you too remain safe when happiness is mine.

You are the endless melody of my soul,

My Motherland, my sacred home,

As holy and revered as the Kaaba.

Ibodat Xayitboeva, daughter of Davronbek

Born in 1998 in Serquyosh village, Baliqchi District, Andijan Region, Uzbekistan.

Her poetry collection Armug‘on was published in 2016. Her poems have appeared in the newspapers Oydin Hayot, Kelajak, Iqbol, and G‘alaba.