Dimash Qudaibergen - Gashyqtyq

GASHYQTYQ 

I am captive to your radiance,
The light that warmed the autumn air
And pierced the darkness with its glow.

In the gentle lines of your quiet sorrow,
In the shining depths of your eyes,
I searched for the secret of happiness...

Love!
How sharp is the ache of love
Like the darkness of a helpless soul
As endless as a prison without walls
I wander, I suffer, I grieve 
I find no cure for this inner malady ...

Love! 
The heavy burden of my fate
You have vanished for eternity
You, who was once the fortress of my peace
My love passed unseen as if you were blind
Or was your heart cold as ice?

You are an unconquered fortress
An unwritten story,
And I ~ a wounded poet.

In the ocean of overwhelming emotion
In the battle of love
I am a defeated warrior.

[A collation of translations by the Eurasian Fan Club, Альбина Мугди, and Dinah Buchanan]