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

Bet yıl bana yarattı da nargilem buna tattı
(These five years became me, even my nargile got suprised)
Her gün çizdim usturamla badlamam doldu tatdı
(I scratched everyday with my razor, my saz was filled with scratches)

Sarma cigaram yanar çekerim adır adır
(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 gümüttendir gümütten
(My nargileh\'s tube is from silver, silver)
Bet dedil onbet yıl olsa ben vaz geçmem bu itten
(I won\'t give it up even if it is fifteen years instead of five)

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)