وتركمانيand a Turkman سَمْتُbearing قوَّامِهِhis stature
وتركماني سَمْتُ قوَّامِهِ
بصيغةِin the form of العينِthe eye وحسنِand the beauty of العيانْwhat is seen
بصيغةِ العينِ وحسنِ العيانْ
And a Turkman, whose stature’s bearing
You left me steadfast in my love
has the eye’s form and beauty to behold.
With eyes that gaze and beauty's grace
ماnot القومُthe people تركاًTurks إنماonly همthey ظباgazelles
ما القومُ تركاً إنما هم ظبا
منwho بالذيwith the one who قالَsaid همthey التركمانْthe Turkmens
من بالذي قالَ هم التركمانْ
The people are not Turks; they are only gazelles.
Not abandoned was I, nay but deer
Who will deal with the one who said, “They are Turkmens”?
Who hearkened to claims we are Turks