ليهwhy أحسI feel إنيthat I am وأناand while I اشوفكsee you حزينsad
ليه أحس إني وأنا اشوفك حزين
وقلبيand my heart الليلهtonight بهميwith my sorrow ممتليfilled
وقلبي الليله بهمي ممتلي
Why do I feel sad as I look at you?
Why do I feel while seeing you sad
And tonight my heart is filled with my sorrow.
And my heart tonight is filled with worry
كانهاif it is الفرقىparting طلبتكI ask you for حاجتينtwo things
كانها الفرقى طلبتك حاجتين
لاdo not تعلمنيtell me ولاand do not تكذبlie عليّto me
لا تعلمني ولا تكذب عليّ
If this is parting, I ask two things of you:
As if separation has asked of you two things
Do not tell me, and do not lie to me.
Do not teach me or lie to me
خلنيleave me ماemphatic particle بينbetween شكيmy doubt واليقينand certainty
خلني ما بين شكي واليقين
السكوتsilence رضايmy contentment عنكwith you وزعليand my discontent
السكوت رضاي عنك وزعلي
Leave me between my doubt and certainty.
Leave me between doubt and certainty
Silence is my contentment with you and my discontent.
Silence is my consent to you and my sadness
باكرtomorrow الليwhat خافيٍhidden لازمmust يبينbecome apparent
باكر اللي خافيٍ لازم يبين
والوعدand the rendezvous بلقىI will find مكانكyour place بهat it خليempty
والوعد بلقى مكانك به خلي
Tomorrow, what is hidden must come to light.
What's hidden must soon reveal
And at the rendezvous, I'll find your place empty.
And the promise to find your place, keep it
وانتظرand I will wait ليfor myself ليلةone night اوor ليلتينtwo nights
وانتظر لي ليلة او ليلتين
لينuntil ماclause-linking particle يقفيmoves away السحابthe clouds وينجليand disperses
لين ما يقفي السحاب وينجلي
And I'll wait a night or two,
And wait for me a night or two
Until the clouds move away and disperse.
Until the clouds clear and disperse
ولاand when طويتI fold away الياسdespair بذرفI will shed دمعتينtwo tears
ولا طويت الياس بذرف دمعتين
للهوىfor love الغاليprecious وباand I will وادعbid farewell to هليmy family
للهوى الغالي وبا وادع هلي
And when I fold despair away, I'll shed two tears
Before I fold my despair in two teardrops
For precious love, and I'll bid my family farewell.
For the precious love, goodbye my family
صاحبيmy friend بموتI will die منfrom كثرso much الحنينlonging
صاحبي بموت من كثر الحنين
خلنيlet me بختارI will choose لحظةthe moment مقتليmy slaying
خلني بختار لحظة مقتلي
My friend, I'll die of so much longing.
My friend, I'm dying from much yearning
Let me choose the moment I am slain.
Let me choose the moment of my death
Sol 6.1