Bîngol şewitî mij dûman e
Bingol has burned, all is smoked
Megrî, megrî dayê megrî
Don't cry mum, don't cry
Zekî kuştin ber malan e
Zeki* is killed in front of houses
Zeman xirab em têda ne
These times are bad, and we live them.
Bingol şewitî mij dûman e
Bingol has burned, all is smoked
Megrî, megrî, dayê megrî
Don't cry mum, don't cry
Esker ketin nav gundan e
Soldiers come in the midst of villages
Zeman xirab em tê da ne
These times are bad, and we live them.
Va! qomandan, bê îman e
Ah! The commandant is faithless
Megrî, megrî, dayê megrî
Don't cry mum, don't cry
Millet topkir, bi copan e
they amassed people with batons
Zeman xirab, em têda ne
These times are bad, and we live them.