Where is your tanbur, where is your tanbur player
Where is your zurna, where is your zurna player
Where is your dhol, where is your dhol player
Where are your guests, where is your host
These are our guests, these are our hosts
Where is your bride and bridegroom, where is your dance
These are bride and bridegroom, this is our dance
One candle, two candles, three candles
Four candles, fourteen candles
The head of the house is small
Long live the bride and groom ha ninna
Ha ninna ha ninna
Once I went to Mosul, I brought loads of henna
Whoever is in the home of the girl, I gave them a plate
Once I went to Diyarbekir, I brought loads of basil flowers
Whoever is in the home of the young man, I gave them a hanky