EGYPT (MASR)
It has a beautiful thing, a beautiful thing between us
Unexplainable, increasing charm
It has pure intentions. It has warm gestures
Things that make you cling to it, little by little
Masr is the early morning, the sound calling for dawn prayer
Sobia, foul, falafel and Kushari, Extremely hot sweet potato
Masr is the first day of Eid, gifts, fireworks and new clothes
Art, movies, music and theatre, a matinee in cinema Metro
Freebie Iftar tables and Ramadan’s lanterns
A Muslim in a Christian home breaking-fast, and a proper Hymn being sang
It has a beautiful thing, a beautiful thing between us
Afternoon Nap in Masr, and a gathering around a meal in Masr
Celebrations, prayers and joy and two kneelings for blessings at Sayeda Nafeesa
Strolling on the Nile cournish, and the blessing in bread-winning
A traditional wedding and a bridal shower, it has a beautiful thing
May tire you, but you don’t let go, May confuse you, but you stay a lover
As a whole, with its burdens, it still is …… a piece of paradise
It has a beautiful thing