Hatim Iraqi - 7ilween

this is for all the 7ilween on this site, bil kul makan; maghreb, tunis w sooriya, UK, bahrain and oman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl06osSnwF0

7lween


7lween rghm il-7zn
حلوين رغم الحزن
beautiful despite the grief

rghm il-7zn 7ilween
رغم الحزن حلوين
despite the grief beautiful

ith7akna lo bil-dm3a
يضحكنا لو بالدمع
we laugh even if in tears

ya dinya gharkaneen
يا دنيا غرقانين
oh world, oh drowning


rghm alatheena 9aar
رغم الذين صار
despite all that which has happened

n9br sabr asjar
نصبر صبر اصجار
we endure patiently hardships (asjar?)

7ilween a7na wa lo, 3l ah! mit3wdeen
حلوين أحنا و لو، عل أه ! متعودين
beautiful we are, and we have gotten accustomed to woes

Chorus



6ayabetna min 6ayb il-nahr,
طايبتنا من طيب النهر
our goodness is from the goodness of the day

bil-3yoona y5las sahar
بالعيون يخلص سهر
in the eyes the awakedeness finishes

ya 7sra ma seerna dm3a
يا حسرة ما صرنا دمعة
the grief has not become tears

ya thal ma seerna shm3a
يا ظل ما صرنا شمعة
oh people u stayed candles

MUSIC
mahma ya 3thabna zaman
مهما يا عذابنا زمان
no matter how much time has hurt us

wa dm3oona, hiya thaman
و دمعنا , هي ثمن
and the tears are the price

n9sbr walayhim min 2alam
نصسبر وعليهم من آلام
we patiently endure, from pain

min 3yesh fe ah wa nadam
من عيش في أه ! و ندم
from living in woes and regret

ma kulna 5sraneen
ما كلنا خسرانين
we did not say we are losers

Originally Posted by ahmedisman

7lween rghm il-7zn
حلوين رغم الحزن
beautiful despite the grief

rghm il-7zn 7ilween
رغم الحزن حلوين
despite the grief beautiful

ith7akna lo bil-dm3a
يضحكنا لو بالدمع
we laugh even if in tears

ya dinya gharkaneen
يا دنيا غرقانين
oh world, oh drowning
[B]oh world we're drowning/B]


rghm alatheena 9aar
رغم الذين صار
despite all that which has happened

n9br sabr asjar
نصبر صبر اصجار
we endure patiently hardships (asjar?)
it's ashjar, so the meaning is: we are patient like trees or we're enduring like trees

7ilween a7na wa lo, 3l ah! mit3wdeen
حلوين أحنا و لو، عل أه ! متعودين
beautiful we are, and we have gotten accustomed to woes

Chorus



6ayabetna min 6ayb il-nahr,
طايبتنا من طيب النهر
our goodness is from the goodness of the day
not day it's river

bil-3yoona y5las sahar
بالعيون يخلص سهر
in the eyes the awakedeness finishes

ya 7sra ma seerna dm3a
يا حسرة ما صرنا دمعة
oh woe, we have not become a tear

ya thal ma seerna shm3a
يا ظل ما صرنا شمعة
oh shadow, we haven't become a candle

MUSIC
mahma ya3thabna el zaman 7ilween
مهما يعذبنا الزمن حلوين
no matter how much time hurts us we are beautiful

wa dm3oona, hiya thaman
و دمعنا , هي ثمن
and the tears are the price

nosbor wala yhmna el alam w n3eesh fe ah w nadam
نصبر ولا يمنا الالم ونعيش في اه وندم
we endure and we don't care about the pain and we live in oh and regret

ma kulna 5sraneen
ما كلنا خسرانين
we did not say we are losers

here is the corrected version

wow i got the rest right? thanks my friend

yes you did a great job, but my corrections aren't all in bold (just an FYI)