Ana elly tool omry basadak kalam el sabr fel mawaweel.I'm the one who always believed in the idea of patience in times of trouble.
We ana elly tool omry baqool el hob omro taweel.
And I am the one who always said that love lives long.
Men kotr ma kan el hob wakhedna
Since love had taken us both so much,
We kol halawt el donia fe edna.
And since the beauty of the world was ours.
La fakarna zaman ye anedna.
We never thought that it would spite us.
Wala ayam teqdar tebedna.
Or that the days would separate us.
We eshna el hob belayam
And we lived in love, day by day.
We kol bokra fe ahlam.
And tomorrow was always a dream.
We atary, kol da awham.
And, no wonder, it was all an illusion.
We saffer mengheir wedaa,
And she left without saying goodbye.
Faat fe alby gerahoo.
She wounded my heart,
Dobt fe leil el sahar,
I stayed up many a night,
Wel eioon martahoo.
And my eyes never found rest.
We menein negeeb el sabr ya ahl allah yedawina?
And where can we find the patience that will cure us?
Elly enkawa bel hob ablina yeoolina!
He who was beaten by love before us should tell us!
Saffer mengheir wedaa,
She left without saying goodbye.
Part 2
Habibi,
My darling,
Wala lessa habibi,
I swear, you're still my darling.
Walla, we habibi, mahma matensa habibi,
I swear, even if you've forgotten me.
Walla, we habibi, omry mansa habibi.
I swear, I can never forget my darling.
Ebaa eftekerni,
Can you try to remember me?
Hawel teftekerni.
Try to remember me.
Law mareit fe tareeq mesheena mara fee.
If you walk on a path that we once walked upon.
Aw aadeit fe makan kan leena zekra fee.
Or pass by a place that we shared a memory in.
Ebaa eftekerni,
Can you try to remember me?
Hawel teftekerni.
Try to remember me.
De layali eshnaha,
These nights we lived,
Abadan mosh hansaha.
I can never forget.
Alla balli, alla balli, ya habibi.
They stay on my mind, my darling.
Alla balli, Ayam we layali, ya habibi
On my mind, day and night, my darling.
Alla balli leil we nahar,
On my mind as the sun rises and sets.
We enta ala balli.
And you, too, stay on my mind.
We menein negeeb el sabr ya ahl allah yedawina?
And where can we find the patience that will cure us?
Elly enkawa bel hob ablina yeoolina!
He who was beaten by love before us should tell us!
Saffer mengheir wedaa,
She left without saying goodbye.
Part 3
Baedna, baedna leih? Taebna.
We split up but why? And we suffered.
Ool men eih? Olly, ool.
Tell me why? Tell me, tell me.
Men el shak, ya enaya?
Because of doubt, my darling?
Men kelma alooha alaya
From the things people said of me.
Mel gheera, ya enaya?
Because of jealousy, my darling?
Deel gheera yama amaleit feya.
See what jealousy has done to me?
Habibi, mahma shooqi ye tool ya habibi.
My darling, no matter how long I yearn.
Hafdal aqool ya habibi.
I will still call you 'My Darling'.
Ebaa eftekerni,
Can you try to remember me?
Hawel teftekerni.
Try to remember me.
Law mareit fe tareeq mesheena mara fee.
If you walk on a path that we once walked upon.
Aw aadeit fe makan kan leena zekra fee.
Or pass by a place that we shared a memory in.
Ebaa eftekerni,
Can you try to remember me?
Hawel teftekerni.
Try to remember me.
De layali eshnaha,
These nights we lived,
Abadan mosh hansaha.
I can never forget.
Alla balli, alla balli, ya habibi.
They stay on my mind, my darling.
Alla balli, Ayam we layali, ya habibi
On my mind, day and night, my darling.
Alla balli leil we nahar,
On my mind as the sun rises and sets.
We enta ala balli.
And you, too, stay on my mind.
We menein negeeb el sabr ya ahl allah yedawina?
And where can we find the patience that will cure us?
Elly enkawa bel hob ablina yeoolina!
He who was beaten by love before us should tell us!
Saffer mengheir wedaa,
She left without saying goodbye.
Part 4
Mel layali, men bodak welly garally.
Our separation all those nights caused me so much pain.
Saharny el shok, dawakny el shok. taam el herman fel layali.
I stayed up longing, Yearning deprived me every night.
Yama ayam daeit, ya salam.
So many days were lost, my god!
Fe azab we alam. sahran ma banaam.
Suffering and in pain, staying up with no sleep.
Adeit el leil Ma amar el leil, We negoom el leil. Nehky fe kalam.
I spent the nights, with the moon and the stars. And we spoke much.
Yama olt anak. We ghelobt shakwa menak.
I spoke much of you. Trying to find a reason why you left.
Wehyat el ghally andak.
Please swear to me now.
Ebaa eftekerni,
Can you try to remember me?
Hawel teftekerni.
Try to remember me.
Law mareit fe tareeq mesheena mara fee.
If you walk on a path that we once walked upon.
Aw aadeit fe makan kan leena zekra fee.
Or pass by a place that we shared a memory in.
Ebaa eftekerni,
Can you try to remember me?
Hawel teftekerni.
Try to remember me.
De layali eshnaha,
These nights we lived,
Abadan mosh hansaha.
I can never forget.
Alla balli, alla balli, ya habibi.
They stay on my mind, my darling.
Alla balli, Ayam we layali, ya habibi
On my mind, day and night, my darling.
Alla balli leil we nahar,
On my mind as the sun rises and sets.
We enta ala balli.
And you, too, stay on my mind.
We menein negeeb el sabr ya ahl allah yedawina?
And where can we find the patience that will cure us?
Elly enkawa bel hob ablina yeoolina!
He who was beaten by love before us should tell us!
Saffer mengheir wedaa,
She left without saying goodbye.
Part 5
Taala, taala, taala, taala, taala.
Come, come, come, come, come.
Khalee el shams maa ebtesametna. Tetla wet nawar donyetna.
Let the sun and our smile, Rise and fill our world with light.
Taala, taala, taala, taala, taala.
Come, come, come, come, come.
Leih nekool el forak maktoob aleina? Wel haya odamna?
Why should we say separation is imminent? When love is in front of our eyes?
Leih nesalem nafsena lel yaksee we neqool enzalamna? Leih neqool enzalamna.
Why submit to heartbreak and say we were cheated? Why say we were cheated?
Taala, taala, taala, taala, taala.
Come, come, come, come, come.
Khalee el donia teshoof farhetna.
Let the world see our joy.
Khalee el donia teqool hekayetna.
Let the world tell our tale.
Taala, taala, taala, taala, taala.
Come, come, come, come, come.
Yally wenta baeed maaya, nefsy yom tesmaa nedaya.
Oh you who are far away from me, I wish one day you'd hear my cry.
Wen makdertesh teegy tany,
And if you can't come to me again.
We neseet zamany, we neseet makany.
And if you've forgotten my past and forgotten my place.
Ebaa eftekerni,
Can you try to remember me?
Hawel teftekerni.
Try to remember me.
Law mareit fe tareeq mesheena mara fee.
If you walk on a path that we once walked upon.
Aw aadeit fe makan kan leena zekra fee.
Or pass by a place that we shared a memory in.
Ebaa eftekerni,
Can you try to remember me?
Hawel teftekerni.
Try to remember me.
De layali eshnaha,
These nights we lived,
Abadan mosh hansaha.
I can never forget.
Alla balli, alla balli, ya habibi.
They stay on my mind, my darling.
Alla balli, Ayam we layali, ya habibi
On my mind, day and night, my darling.
Alla balli leil we nahar,
On my mind as the sun rises and sets.
We enta ala balli.
And you, too, stay on my mind.
We menein negeeb el sabr ya ahl allah yedawina?
And where can we find the patience that will cure us?
Elly enkawa bel hob ablina yeoolina!
He who was beaten by love before us should tell us!
Saffer mengheir wedaa,
She left without saying goodbye
