| كلمات: نجيب بطيش | ألحان و غناء: عبادي الجوهر |
الترجمة بواسطة الموقع
English Translation
What should I do with her? What can I possibly do?
I have gained nothing from her except torment and suffering.
I treated her with pure kindness and good intentions, but her playful tricks and mind games only increased.
Indeed, whoever has a deeply ingrained habit in their character can never, ever abandon it.
Should I weep for her, or should I weep for myself?
My heart is constantly thinking of her; she is with me from the moment I wake up until the moment I go to sleep.
God will be her judge; yes, God is her reckoner.
And whoever has a deeply ingrained habit in their character can never, ever abandon it.
She is my beloved, yet she toys with my feelings. God is a sufficient helper for me against her.
My heart is exhausted by her love, yet it still finds its destiny and bound within this pain.
God will be her judge.
And whoever has a deeply ingrained habit in their character can never, ever abandon it.
A Concise Expression of Meaning and Emotion
In this song, a masterpiece by Abadi Al-Johar, we experience a familiar, timeless struggle between reason and emotion. The lover openly acknowledges his helplessness and powerlessness; his mind fully understands that the other is a cunning and deceitful person, and that “nature cannot be changed.” But his heart refuses to submit to this logic, remaining attached to her day and night (“she is with me morning and night”). The song expresses a state of melancholy mixed with acceptance of emotional servitude, where the lover finds his identity and existence in this very torment.
Explaining:
وش أسوي به؟: This question, uttered in the Gulf dialect, literally means “What should I do with him/her?” It expresses extreme confusion and helplessness in the face of a lover’s stubbornness.
ما نابني: “I gained nothing” is derived from “al-nayl” or “al-nasiba,” meaning “I didn’t get anything from him/her.”
الأعيبه: The plural of “al-ala’ib,” which refers to tricks, manipulation, and deception in dealings and feelings.
واللي فيه طبع لا يمكن يسيبه: This is a famous Arabic proverb, similar to “nature overcomes nurture.” It means that a person’s inherent nature cannot be changed no matter how much you try to correct it.
يصبح معي ويمسي: This is a metaphor for infatuation and constant, uninterrupted thoughts throughout the day, from morning till night.
الله حسيبه: A prayer of positive despair, meaning “I entrust my affair to God to judge him/her.”
حبي ويلعب بي: A painful paradox; she is my love, yet she toys with my heart.
حسبي عليه: An abbreviation of “God is sufficient for me, and He is the best disposer of affairs,” said here as a tender, emotional protest against the lover’s injustice and the lover’s inability to seek revenge except by turning to God.
أتعب معاه قلبي حبه، ويلقى به: A very profound statement; love has wearied my heart, but my heart finds itself, or finds its fate and destiny (and perhaps its bittersweet pleasure) in this very weariness.
Arabic Text
وش أسوي به، وش أسوي به
ما نابني منه الا تعذيبه
ما نابني منه الا تعذيبه
وش أسوي به، وش أسوي به
ما نابني منه الا تعذيبه
ما نابني منه الا تعذيبه
عاملته بالطيبه، زادت الأعيبه
عاملته بالطيبه، زادت الأعيبه
و اللي ترى فيع طبع، لا يمكن، لايمكن يسيبه
أبكي عليه، و لا أبكي على نفسي
أبكي عليه، و لا أبكي على نفسي
قلبي يفكر فيه، يصبح معي و يمسي
قلبي يفكر فيه، يصبح معي و يمسي
أبكي عليه، و لا أبكي على نفسي
أبكي عليه، و لا أبكي على نفسي
قلبي يفكر فيه، يصبح معي و يمسي
قلبي يفكر فيه، يصبح معي و يمسي
الله حسيبه، الله، ألله حسيبه
واللي ترى فيع طبع، لا يمكن، لا يمكن يسيبه
وش أسوي به، وش أسوي به
ما نابني منه الا تعذيبه
ما نابني منه الا تعذيبه
عاملته بالطيبه، زادت الأعيبه
عاملته بالطيبه، زادت الأعيبه
و اللي ترى فيع طبع، لا يمكن، لايمكن يسيبه
حبي ويلعب بي، حسبي عليه حسبي
حبي ويلعب بي، حسبي عليه حسبي
أتعب معاه قلبي حبه، و يلقى به
أتعب معاه قلبي حبه، و يلقى به
حبي ويلعب بي، حسبي عليه حسبي
حبي ويلعب بي، حسبي عليه حسبي
أتعب معاه قلبي حبه، و يلقى به
أتعب معاه قلبي حبه، و يلقى به
الله حسيبه، الله حسيبه
واللي ترى فيع طبع، لا يمكن، لا يمكن يسيبه
وش أسوي به، وش أسوي به
ما نابني منه الا تعذيبه
ما نابني منه الا تعذيبه
عاملته بالطيبه، زادت الأعيبه
عاملته بالطيبه، زادت الأعيبه
و اللي ترى فيع طبع، لا يمكن، لايمكن يسيبه
