| Vurgunum sana bir mahkum gibi, | I am struck by you, as a prisoner is claimed by fate, |
| Uykular haram bir zehir gibi, | My sleep—blackened, bitter, the venom of a banished fruit, |
| Aşığım fakat hasretin deli, | I love; but longing, wild and fevered, rules me, |
| Ezelden beri, | Since the world’s first hour, |
| Bir hadise var kimse bilmiyor, | There is a secret, unguessed by any soul, |
| Olmuyor bende deprem olmuyor, | Earthquakes do not shudder through me, |
| Hiçbir şey beni böyle sarsmıyor, | Nothing else can wrench the axis of my being |
| Bir senin gibi, | The way you do, |
| Mühürledim seni kalbime | I have sealed your image into my heart’s chamber, |
| Kurşunlar i̇şlemez ciğerime | Bullets lose their will before they reach my lungs, |
| Zincirledim seni kalbime | I have shackled you deep inside my heart, |
| Anahtarları yok denizlerde | The keys lie sunken in the trackless sea, |
| Şeytan diyor ki tövbeler etmeli | The devil whispers—repentance is your only haven, |
| Uğrunda yüz kere bin kere ölmeli | For you, a hundred, a thousand deaths should be embraced, |
| Cehennemde bile zulmetsen de | Even if you cast torment upon me in hell’s own fire, |
| Yok, bir seni sevmeli | Still—none but you deserve such love, |
| Gözlerin hoyrat i̇hanetler gibi | Your eyes: marauders, sharp as betrayal’s blade, |
| Ellerin soğuk zemheriler gibi | Your hands: the hush of midwinter’s frost across stone, |
| Kalbin buz tutmuş son nefes gibi | Your heart: frozen over, like the hush before the last breath, |
| Soğuk olsa da | Though you are cold— |
| Bir hadise var kimse bilmiyor | There is a secret, unguessed by any soul, |
| Olmuyor bende deprem olmuyor | Earthquakes do not shudder through me, |
| Hiçbir şey beni böyle sarsmıyor | Nothing else can wrench the axis of my being |
| Bir senin gibi | The way you do |