خطار إجاني

جاني وانيHe came to me, and I

مابيا اكومDid not have the strength to stand

مصدقة وما مصدقةBelieving and yet not believing

شهكة بشهكةGasp by gasp

ردت لروحي بساعة الملكةMy soul returned to me at the moment of meeting

شفته وعفتهI saw his lips and his form

من الخيزران مجرحة وزركةWounded and bruised by the bamboo

هذا العزيز وعاش من شافهThis is the dear one, long lives the one who sees him

لكن اشوفه مفطرة شفافهBut I see his lips are cracked

هذا العزيز وعاش من شافهThis is the dear one, long lives the one who sees him

لكن اشوفه مفطرة شفافهBut I see his lips are cracked

ان جان هذا حسين خبرونيIf this is Hussain, tell me

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتهWelcome to his arrival

ما احلى الابوHow sweet is the father

ما احلى الابو لو مر على بنيتهHow sweet is the father when he visits his little daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتهWelcome to his arrival

ما احلى الابوHow sweet is the father

ما احلى الابو لو مر على بنيتهHow sweet is the father when he visits his little daughter

بس من تطيح عيونه بعيونيBut when his eyes fall upon mine

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بس من تطيح عيونه بعيونيBut when his eyes fall upon mine

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter

بحلمي يميIn my dream, next to me

جاني وعساني ميتة باحلاميHe came to me, and I wish I had died in my dreams

مرني سرنيHe passed by me and brought me joy

من فرحتي ماتشيلني اجداميFrom my joy, my feet could not carry me

اوكف بلهفةI stand up with eagerness

واكعد وطشت الذهب كداميAnd I sit down, with the golden tray in front of me

شصبر وانظرHow can I be patient while I see

شيب الكريم مترب وداميThe noble hair is dusty and bleeding

تمنيت راسي بحضنه يضمنيI wished he would embrace my head in his lap

لكني شفت الابو راسه بوسط حضنيBut I saw the father, his head in the middle of my lap

تمنيت راسي بحضنه يضمنيI wished he would embrace my head in his lap

لكني شفت الابو راسه بوسط حضنيBut I saw the father, his head in the middle of my lap

وي راس ابويا حسين خلونيLeave me with the head of my father Hussain

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتهWelcome to his arrival

ما احلى الابو لو مر على بنيتهHow sweet is the father when he visits his little daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتهWelcome to his arrival

ما احلى الابوHow sweet is the father

ما احلى الابو لو مر على بنيتهHow sweet is the father when he visits his little daughter

بنيتهHis little daughter

بس من تطيح عيونه بعيونيBut when his eyes fall upon mine

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بس من تطيح عيونه بعيونيBut when his eyes fall upon mine

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter

تجرح تذبحIt wounds, it breaks the heart

من اليتيمة كلمة الباباThe word 'Baba' (father) from an orphan

بظهري وصدريWith wounds on my back and my chest

وكمت ايدي تمر على صوابهMy hand began to pass over his wounds

بجفي وعطفيWith my hand and my affection

من راس ابويا انفض ترابهI dust off the soil from my father's head

اسرح وامسحI wander in thought and wipe

دم الذي جامد على اهدابهThe blood that is frozen on his eyelashes

وكمت اسأله وراسه وسط حجريAnd I began to ask him while his head was in my lap

من الذي ايتمني بزغريWho is the one who orphaned me in my childhood?

وكمت اسأله وراسه وسط حجريAnd I began to ask him while his head was in my lap

من الذي ايتمني بزغريWho is the one who orphaned me in my childhood?

لمن اشوفه حارت ظنونيWhen I saw him, my thoughts were bewildered

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتهWelcome to his arrival

ما احلى الابو لو مر على بنيتهHow sweet is the father when he visits his little daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتهWelcome to his arrival

ما احلى الابو لو مر على بنيتهHow sweet is the father when he visits his little daughter

بس من تطيح عيونه بعيونيBut when his eyes fall upon mine

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter

احجي شاحجيI speak, what should I speak?

بعض المصايب صعبة تتفصلSome tragedies are hard to detail

وقلبه حنين وما يرضى علي يزعلAnd his heart is tender, and he cannot bear for me to be upset

كتله وكتله خلنا نحجي بسI told him and told him, let us just talk

خلني احجي بالمجملLet me speak in summary

نخيتك ريتكI implore you, I wish that

عن خدي احمرAbout my reddened cheek

بويا لا تسألO father, you do not ask

عن خاتمك ما اسألك وشرطيI won't ask you about your ring, and my condition is

يا بويا ما تسألني عن قرطيO father, you don't ask me about my earrings

عن خاتمك ما اسألك وشرطيI won't ask you about your ring, and my condition is

يا بويا ما تسألني عن قرطيO father, you don't ask me about my earrings

خيعوني راسك بيدي خيعونيHow fortunate I am, your head is in my hands, how fortunate I am

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتهWelcome to his arrival

ما احلى الابو لو مر على بنيتهHow sweet is the father when he visits his little daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتهWelcome to his arrival

ما احلى الابو لو مر على بنيتهHow sweet is the father when he visits his little daughter

بس من تطيح عيونه بعيونيBut when his eyes fall upon mine

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بس من تطيح عيونه بعيونيBut when his eyes fall upon mine

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter

كاسر خاطرHeartbreaking

بنتك يالتمون عالخاطرYour daughter, O you who care so much for feelings

بحيرة جبيرةIn a great bewilderment

خلاني لمن كال انا مسافرHe left me when he said "I am traveling"

ويلي ليليWoe is me, my night

شيخلصه علي الليل لو ساهرWhat will end the night for me if I stay awake?

اندب واحسبI mourn and I count

هالابو يرد باجر عكب باجرThat this father will return tomorrow or the day after

تالي اجو وياك نتعنىEventually they came, with you we depart

من الخرابة نروح للجنةFrom the ruins we go to heaven

تالي اجو وياك نتعنىEventually they came, with you we depart

من الخرابة نروح للجنةFrom the ruins we go to heaven

وهناك لمن ينظر متونيAnd there, when he looks at my bruised shoulders

شلون اسأله ويسأل شلونيHow can I ask him how he is, and he asks how I am

بنيتهHis little daughter