üysüz-künsüz bolurğa

/yjsyz-kynsyz bolurʁa/

Literal translation

to be houseless and dayless

Intended meaning

To live in poverty and helplessness, with no means and no one to rely on.
  • Bıllay seyirlik jerlede, bıllay bereket tögülgen jerlede bayla bla, toqla bla, külüb-oynap turğan nasıplıla bla birgeley jarlıla, açla-jalanŋaçla, üysüzle-künsüzle jaşağanlarına iynanırıŋ kelmeydi.In such wondrous places, in places where such plenty is poured out, you cannot bring yourself to believe that alongside the rich, the well-fed, the fortunate ones who laugh and play, there live the poor, the hungry and ragged, the homeless and destitute.

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