jathan jeri keŋ bolsun

/dʒatxan dʒeri keŋ bolsun/

Literal translation

may the place where he lies be wide

Blessing spoken of someone who has died, wishing them ease and peace in the hereafter.

Bekbolat bügün da halq esinden ketermegen taza nietli, asıl adam edi. Jathan jeri keŋ bolsun, ol köpleni ustazları bolğandı.Bekbolat was a pure-hearted, noble man whom the people have not forgotten to this day. May he rest in peace — he was a teacher to many.
Hh-çı ömürnü aythılı poetlerinden biri, malqar halqnı iynağı, köp halqlanı da jürek juwuğu Quliylanı Qaysın 1985 jılda 4-çü iünda duniyadan ketgendi. Jathan jeri keŋ bolsun!One of the celebrated poets of the twentieth century, the darling of the Balkar people and a heart-friend to many peoples, Kaysyn Kuliyev left this world on the 4th of June, 1985. May he rest in peace!

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