| Kapımı çal hadi kapımı çal | Come, knock at my threshold—yes, knock once more, |
| Hazır ettim ben beni | I have arrayed my spirit in readiness, |
| Geçir kendimden | Let me pass through myself as through a shadowed gate, |
| Hadi hadi nefesim ol | Come now—be the breath that fills my lungs, |
| Zehirlendim zehirlendim | I have sipped the venom, twice, and it sings in my veins, |
| Turuncu bir ateş gibi sıcaksın | You are fervent as a blaze with orange embers, |
| Aşkı kalbimi tutuşturan tek sen olacaksın | You alone will kindle love to flame within my heart, |
| Yaz günü yakar bu güneş kavurur ya | This sun, like a lash on a midsummer’s back, sears all, |
| Kalbimi çalar bu deli tadı aşk ya | Love—wild on my tongue—steals my heart like a thief in laughter, |
| Geceye düşer yakamoz ışığında | Under the moon’s silver shiver, it tumbles into night, |
| Beni al kollarına sar bırakma | Take me, enfold me—let your arms be my shelter, do not release me, |
| Beni al kollarına sar bırakma | Take me, enfold me—let your arms be my shelter, do not release me |