اساله ويسالI ask him and he asks

شلوني؟How am I?

اسمع تطيح عيونهI hear his eyes fall

بعيونيin my eyes

شلونHow

اسلم ويسالنيI greet and he asks me

شلونHow

بليتهI was afflicted

بطيفيin my dream

بطيفيin my dream

خير عليgood for me

نسمه لمحه تلقىa breeze, a glimpse you find

جانيHe came to me

وانيAnd I

ما بين موش مصدقه ومصدقه اغلىBetween not believing and believing, the most precious

اغلىThe most precious

برد لروحيCooled my soul

ساعه الملقىThe hour of meeting

شفتهI saw him

وشفتهAnd I saw him

من الخزرهFrom the stare

مجرحهWounded

وزرقهAnd blue

هذا العزيز وعاش من شافه لكن اشوفه مفطر شفافThis is the dear one, and blessed is he who saw him, but I see his lips cracked

هذا العزيز وعاش من شافه لكن اشوفه مفطر شفافThis dear one lived, and whoever saw him lived, but I see his lips cracked.

ان كان هذا حسين خبروني شلون اساله يسال شلونIf this is Hussein, tell me how I can ask him, how he asks.

بنتهHis daughter

خطارA guest

اجانيcame to me

يا هلاWelcome

بنته ما احلى ما احلى الابو لو مر علىHis daughter, how beautiful, how beautiful is the father if he passes by

بنتهHis daughter

خطارA guest

اجانيcame to me

يا هلا بنيته احلى الامور احلى الامورWelcome, his daughter, the sweetest of matters, the sweetest of matters

كل ما مر علي بنيتهEvery time his daughter passed by me

بس ماBut what

تطيحfalls

عيونه بعيونيHis eyes in my eyes

شلونHow

اساله ويسالI ask him and he asks

شلونHow

بس ما تطيحBut what falls

عيونهHis eyes

بعيونيin my eyes

شلونHow

اساله ويسالI ask him and he asks

شلونHow

بنيته حلمي يميI built my dream near me

جاني وعساني ميته باحلامي مرنيHe came to me, and I wish I had died in my dreams, he passed by me

سرني من فرحتيHe delighted me with my joy

ما تشيل نجدامي اغفى بلهفهMy feet can't carry me, I fall asleep eagerly

واقعدand wake up

وطشت الذهب قدامي شو اصبر وانظر شيب الكريم متربAnd the golden basin in front of me, how can I be patient and look at the gray hair of the noble one, covered in dust?

ودمي تمنيت راس بحضنه لكني شفت الابو راس بوسطAnd my blood, I wished for a head in his embrace, but I saw the father's head in the middle of

حضني تمنيت راس بحضنه لكني شفت الابو راس بوسطmy embrace, I wished for a head in his embrace, but I saw the father's head in the middle of

حضني و ويا راس ابويا حسين خلوني شلون اسالهmy embrace, and with the head of my father Hussein, let me ask him how

ويسال شلونand he asks how

ابني بجيتك.my son, with your coming.

خطار رجعنيA guest returned me

ياOh

هلا بجيتك.Welcome to your coming.

هلاWelcome

بالابو لو ما هلاTo the father, if not welcome

بجيتك.to your coming.

خطار إجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا بجيتك. خطارOh, welcome to your coming. A guest

إجانيcame to me

ياOh

هلا بجيتك.Welcome to your coming.

بس ماBut not

تطيح عيونهhis eyes fall

بعيوني.In my eyes.

شلون ازله؟ شلونHow can I slip? How

ازله؟can I slip?

ويسال شلون؟And he asks how?

شلونHow

بس ما تطيح عيونهBut his eyes don't fall

بعيوني.in my eyes.

شلونHow

ازله؟can I slip?

ويسالAnd he asks

شلون؟how?

بجيتك.I cried for you.

بجيتك. جرحI cried for you. A wound

تذبحslaughter

من اليتيمه كلمه البابFrom the orphan, the word of the door

ذخري بصدره وضميته ويده تمر على صوابه بكفي وعطفيMy treasure in his chest, I hugged him, and his hand passed over his wound with my palm and my tenderness.

من راس ابويا انفض الترابه اسرع وامسح دم الذيFrom my father's head, I shake off the dust, hurry and wipe the blood of the one who

جامد على هدابهfrozen on his eyelashes

قمت اساله وراسه وسط حجري من الذي ايتمني بزجريI started asking him, with his head in my lap, who orphaned me with my scolding?

قمت اساله وراسه وسط حجري من الذي ايتمني بزغريI started asking him, with his head in my lap, who orphaned me in my youth?

لما اشوفكWhen I see you

على ظنوني شلون اساله ويسال شلون بنيتهOn my thoughts, how do I ask him and he asks how I built it?

خطار جاني يا هلا بنيتهA guest came to me, welcome, my daughter.

ما احلى الابوHow sweet is the father

لو مر على بنيته خطار خطار جاني يا هلاIf a visitor passed by his daughter, a visitor came to me, welcome.

بنيتهHis daughter

ما احلى الابوHow sweet is the father

لو مر على بنيتهIf he passed by his daughter

ما اسمع تطيح عيونه بعيونيI don't hear his eyes falling into mine.

شلون اساله ويسال اسالني شلونHow do I ask him and he asks me, how do I ask?

بس مع تطيحBut with falling

عيونه بعيوني شلونHis eyes in my eyes, how?

اسالهاAsk her

واسالني شلونAnd ask me how

بنيتكYour daughter

احكيSpeak

شو احكيWhat do I say?

بعض المصايبSome calamities

صعبه تفصلIt's hard to separate

صعبهDifficult

وقلبهAnd his heart

حنين ولا يرضى علي انذلTender and he doesn't accept me being humiliated

طفلهA child

وقتلهAnd his murder

خلني احكي بس خلني احكي بالمجمل نخيتكLet me speak, just let me speak in general, I called upon you

ريتكI wish you

عن خدي الاحمر ابويا لا تسال عن خاتمك ماAbout my red cheek, my father, do not ask about your ring, I did not

سالك وشرطي يا ابويا ما تسالني عن قرطيAsk you, and my condition, my father, is that you don't ask me about my earring

عن خاتمك ما سالك وشرطي يا ابويا ما تسالنيI didn't ask you about your ring, and my condition, my father, is that you don't ask me

عن قرطي خي عوني راسك بيدي خي عوني شلونAbout my earring, my brother, my help, your head in my hand, my brother, my help, how

اساله ويسال شلونI ask him and he asks how

بنيتهHis daughter

خطار اجاني يا هلا ببنيتهA guest came to me, welcome to his daughter

ما احلى الابوهHow sweet is fatherhood

وما احلى بنيتهAnd how sweet is his daughter

خطار اجانيA guest came to me

يا هلا ببنيتهWelcome to his daughter

ما احلى الابوهHow sweet is fatherhood

علىOn

بنيتهHis daughter

اسمعListen

تطيحfall

عيونهHis eyes

بعيونيin my eyes

شلونHow

اسير ويسالa captive asks

شلونيhow I am

اسمع تطيحListen, it falls

عيونهHis eyes

بعيونيin my eyes

شلونHow

اسير ويسالa captive asks

شلونيHow am I?

بنيته اسير خاطر بنت لك نيمونI built it to be a captive for your daughter, Naimun.

عالخاطر بحيره كبيره خلاني لما قالHe left me in a great dilemma when he said

مسافر ويليTraveler, woe is me!

لياليNights

شي خلص على الليل جيتWhat finished on the night I came?

يزاهMay he be rewarded

اندبI lament

واحسبAnd I count

هالمك يرد باكرYour pain will return tomorrow

عقب باكرThe day after tomorrow

تالي اجو وياكFinally, they came with you

اتعنى من الخرابه نروح للجنه تالي اجو وياك اتعنىI come from the ruin, we go to paradise, then they came with you, I come

من الخرابه نروح للجنه وهناك لماFrom the ruin, we go to paradise, and there when

ينضرم توني شلون اسالWhen I am burned, how do I ask?

ويسال روني بنيتيAnd Roni asks my daughter