Ima l' jada k'o kad akšam pada?
Is there misery like when Aksham* falls?
kad mahale fenjere zapale
when the neighborhoods lanterns light up
kad saz bije u pozne jacije
when the saz* beats into late hours after Jacija*
kad tanani dršću šadrvani
when thin fountains tremble
Aman, jada kad akšam ovlada
Aman, what a misery when Aksham rules over
u minute kad bulbuli šute
in the minutes when the nightingales are silent
kad bol sanja kraj đulova granja
when the pain dreams near the branches of the gul*
a dert guši i suze osuši
and the dert* suffocates and dries the tears
Usne male kad šapću iz tame
Small lips when they whisper out of the darkness
slatko gondže dal još misliš na me?
sweet gondze* do you still think of me?
draga dragog doziva bez daha
dear girl call for hear dear boy, breathless
aman luče 'mrijem od sevdaha
aman honey I'm dying of sevdah*