*Sultan-am,

Sun of my day, Peace of my night,

My hidden lover

My Istanbul, my Bosphorus, my one song,

owner of my heart, the day our eyes met,

All deserts of the world became rose gardens.

All birds, became nightingales.

all thorns, petals,  fragrances  became one breath,

one gaze, between us.

You, my reason of existence,

my eternal ache and joy,

In flames of your embrace

I lost myself more and more.

Breath by breath,

my drop of nothingness disappears

In your magnificent arms.

My ocean, my sky, my emerald crown,

My repeated chant of love,

My mist and snow, my melancholy,

My earth, my heaven.

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