Destmala min şalikê reş e
My handkerchief is black
Kewam kubar tê dimeşe
My partridge comes and goes
Kul birînêm çavên reş e ezîzêm
My sorrow is your black eyes, my dear
Ka destmalê herne malê
Hold the handkerchief, let's go our home
Xewna şevê çavên reş e ezîzêm
My dear, my night's dream is your black eyes
Ka destmalê herne malê
Hold the handkerchief, let's go our home
Destmala min eşarpband e
My handkerchief is your scarf
Ne min par va nîşan da te
Last year I send you a sing
Ezîz were min birevîne şîrînêm
My dear, come and take me
Ez ê bibim bermaliya te
I would be the woman of your home
Xewna şevê çavên reş e ezîzêm
My dear, my night's dream is your black eyes
Ka destmalê herne malê
Hold the handkerchief, let's go our home
Destmala min şalikê şîn e
My handkerchief is blue
Lawik were min birevîne
Come boy, take me away
Tu destmalê ji min re bîne ezîzêm
My dear, bring me the handkerchief
Belek çavên min bibîne
See my black eyes