Haber uçtu devlete de beş yıl yattım hapiste
(The news flew to the goverment, I was in prison for fiveyears)
Yedi düvel zindanından beterdir yedikule
(Yedikule (Seven towers - a famous dungeon) is worse than all theother ones)

Nargilem duman duman ah bayıldım aman aman
(My nargile has smoke on it, ah I love it aman aman)
İstanbul güzel ama sahipleri pek yaman
(İstanbul is beautiful but its owners are very quick-tempered)

Beş yıl bana yaraştı da nargilem buna şaştı
(These five years became me, even my nargile got suprised)
Her gün çizdim usturamla bağlamam doldu taşdı
(I scratched everyday with my razor, my saz was filled withscratches)

Sarma cigaram yanar çekerim ağır ağır
(My wrapped cigarette is burning, I'm inhaling it slowly)
Tekkemiz güzel ama haber uçuranlar var
(Our tekke is very beautiful but there are some traitors)

Nargilemin marpucu da gümüştendir gümüşten
(My nargileh's tube is from silver, silver)
Beş değil onbeş yıl olsa ben vaz geçmem bu işten
(I won't give it up even if it is fifteen years instead offive)

Nargilem duman duman ah bayıldım aman aman
(My nargile has smoke on it, ah I love it aman aman)
İstanbul güzel ama sahipleri pek yaman
(İstanbul is beautiful but its owners are very quick-tempered)