| Ah İstanbul (original) | Ah İstanbul (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ah İstanbul beyim aman | Oh my Istanbul, oh my |
| Sen bir han mısın | are you an inn |
| Varan yiğitleri de beyler aman | Varan valiants too, gentlemen |
| Yutan sen misin | are you the one swallowing |
| Gelinleri yarsız koyan bi tanem sen misin | Are you the only one who puts the brides unscathed? |
| Gidipte gelmeyende beyler aman yari ben neyleyim | When you go and don't come, gentlemen, what should I do? |
| Vakitsiz açılan da beyler aman gülü ben neyleyim | And the untimely opened, gentlemen, what should I do with the rose? |
| Ah İstanbul beyim aman | Oh my Istanbul, oh my |
| Issız kalası taşına toprağına | Desolate to stone to soil |
| Beyler aman güller dolası | Gentlemen, it's full of roses |
| O da bencileyin aman yarsız kalası | Be selfish too, he will be useless |
