Týlaq sabap jatqandaı tasqa aýnatyp,
Qaraǵandy kóginen qashqan baqyt...
...Sherýbaı-Nura «Shermende» kúıin shaldy –
Soqyr ózen kózinen jas parlatyp.
Saǵym alyp qashqandaı samalańdy,
Qý taqyrǵa shógerdiń qara nardy.
Zarlap kóshken jurt ediń,
«Karlag» keshken –
Saǵan endi ne deıin, Qaraǵandy?
Qazan tańy,
Qaıǵymnyń qozǵap bárin,
Aqqýdy attyń,
eı, ajal,
qazdy atpadyń.
– Kómir berem – dep júrip
О́mir bergen –
Baquldaspaı qaıtemin, bozdaqtarym!
Samaly arly, Saryarqa, sanań arly,
Geptıl jaýyp qurdastyń qany aǵardy...
Janaryńnan taǵy da jas saýlady –
Qabaǵyńnan qar jaýǵan, Qaraǵandy!
Tereńime terbelgen batty ýaıym,
Qanatyńdy, qarǵam-aı, Qaqtyraıyn.
...Aq Ordańnyń ishine jibek jaıyp –
Kúmis sapty ojaýmen aq quıaıyn.
Jaılaýyndaı janyńnyń jaz álemi,
Nazy ádemi jurt ediń, sazy ádemi.
...Qaraly tý kótergen, Qaraǵandy –
Birge búgin ózińmen Qazaq eli!
Ǵalym JAILYBAI,
Memlekettik syılyqtyń laýreaty