Üsküdar bir ulu rüyâyı görenler şehri,
Seni gıptayle hatırlar vatanın her şehri,
Hepsi der: "Hangi şehir görmüş onun gördüğünü?
Bizim İstanbul'u fethettiğimiz mutlu günü.
Elli üç gün ne mehâbetli temâşa idi o.
Sanki halkın uyanık gördüğü rüyâ idi o.
Şimdi beş yüz sene geçmiş o büyük hatıradan
Elli üç günde o hengâme görülmüş buradan,
Canlanır levhâsı hâlâ beşer ettikçe hayâl
O zaman ortada, her saniye gerçek bir hâl.
Gürlemiş Topkapı'dan bir yeni şiddetle daha.
Şanlı namıyle "büyük top" denilen ejderha.
Sarf edilmiş nice kol kuvveti gündüz ve gece.
Karadan sevk edilen yüz gemi geçmiş Haliç'e
Son günün cengi olurken, ne şafakmış o şafak.
Üsküdar, gözleri dolmuş, tepelerden bakarak,
Görmüş İstanbul'a yüzbin meleğin uçtuğunu,
Saklamış durmuş, asırlarca, hayâlinde bunu.
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
(Üsküdar is a city of those who dream a great dream,
Every city of the homeland remembers you with envy,
They all say: "Which city has seen what he saw?
The happy day when we conquered Istanbul.
What a lovely viewing it was for fifty-three days.
It was as if it was a dream that the people saw while they were awake.
Now five hundred years have passed since that great memory
That turmoil was seen from here in fifty-three days,
Its sign still comes to life as long as people imagine it.
Then it's obvious, every second is a real situation.
Another strike of new ferocity, from the majestic Topkapı.
The dragon, gloriously known as the "Great Bombard".
So much arm strength was expended day and night.
One hundred ships shipped by land passed to the Golden Horn
What a dawn it was when the war of the last day was taking place.
Üsküdar, looking from the hills with full eyes,
He saw a hundred thousand angels fly to Istanbul,
He kept this hidden in his dreams for centuries.)
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı