Rowaida Attieh - Sho Shl El-haky [*]
طيرت النوم من عيوني .. دمعي محى كحل جفوني
taiart el-naom men 3youni.. dam3i mhy khl jfoony
you've stolen sleep from my eyes.. my tears erased my eyelid's kohl (eyeliner)
كلن قالولي مجنونيي .. لازم تنسيه
klon aloly mjnoony..lazim tnsee
all said that I'm crazy.. that I should forget him
ليكـي شو عم يعمل فيك .. لا بيهتم ولا بيحكيكي
lekee sho am y3ml feek..la byhtam w la byhkeeki
see what he's doing to you.. he doesn't care and doesn't talk to you
ما تخلي حبه يمحيكي لازم تقسيه
ma tkhaly hobo ymheeky lazim taasee
don't let his love take you away.. you should harden
شو سهل الحكي مين اللي بيعرف بقلب التاني شو فيه
sho sahl el haky meen elly byaarf baalb el tany sho fee
how easy talk is, who knows what the other heart has in it
شو سهل الحكي انا لولا وجوده بعمري .. عمري بينطفي
sho sahl el haky ana lawla wjwdo b3mry.. 3mry byntfee
how easy talk is, with his existence in my life.. my life burns out
مر الشتي والصيفية وبعده عم يعذب فيي
mar el shty w el sayfee w ba3do yazeb fee
winter and summer passed by and he's still torturing me
حتى الحجر حن علي صار يواسيني
hatta el hajar han 3li sar ywaseeni
even stone softened for me and it's consoling me
لاموني هالعالم كلا وقالولي عنه إتخلى
lamooni hal3alm kela w aloli 3ano atkhala
they blamed me and told me to give up on him
غيمة راح تمر ان شالله منو ناسيني
ghaimi rah tmor inshallah meno naseeni
a cloud and hopefully it will go away he won't forget me
شو سهل الحكي مين اللي بيعرف بقلب التاني شو فيه
sho sahl el haky meen elly byaarf baalb el tany sho fee
how easy talk is, who knows what the other heart has in it
شو سهل الحكي انا لولا وجوده بعمري .. عمري بينطفي
sho sahl el haky ana lawla wjwdo b3mry.. 3mry byntfee
how easy talk is, with his existence in my life.. my life burns out
طيرت النوم من عيوني .. دمعي محى كحل جفوني
taiart el-naom men 3youni.. dam3i mhy khl jfoony
you've stolen sleep from my eyes.. my tears erased my eyelid's kohl (eyeliner)
كلن قالولي مجنونيي .. لازم تنسيه
klon aloly mjnoony..lazim tnsee
all said that I'm crazy.. that I should forget him
ليكـي شو عم يعمل فيك .. لا بيهتم ولا بيحكيكي
lekee sho am y3ml feek..la byhtam w la byhkeeki
see what he's doing to you.. he doesn't care and doesn't talk to you
ما تخلي حبه يمحيكي لازم تقسيه
ma tkhaly hobo ymheeky lazim taasee
don't let his love take you away.. you should harden
The hours of pain have yielded good,
Which prosperous days refused;
As herbs, though scentless when entire,
Spread fragrance when they’re bruised.