Oum Kalthoum - Oh You Who is Keeping Me UpIt never crossed your mind to ask about meAnd my eyes have had no sleep oh you who keeps me upMy heart only asks about how you areAnd tells me I didn't cross your mindWhere is the hope of the richness of your [...]
Nawal al-Zoghbi - If You're Paying Attentionنوال الزغبي - لو واخد بالكLaw Wakhed Balak
Nawal al-Zoghbi - If You're Paying AttentionIf you're paying attentionDon't play hard to getMy heart called to youAnd I fell in love that's itGet closer to me come to meYour closeness is sweet to meYour business is part [...]
Madeline Matar - Why Are You Fronting?مادلين مطر - بتلون ليه عليBetlawwan Leh Alaya
This phrase "betlawwan 3alaya" means "coloring on me" literally but what it means is some like "you are misrepresenting yourself to me" or "you are acting differently on the surface than how you really are," in this case [...]
Medhat Saleh - Another Planetمدحت صالح - كوكب تانيKowkab Tany
Medhat Saleh - Another PlanetI reject you my time, my moments, my placeI wanna live on another planetThere is another worldThere is still hopeThere is man, still manLiving anewA flying world with strong windsDestroying my [...]
Tamer Hosny - No One Sympathizes With Meتامر حسني - ماحدش حاسس بياMahadsh Hases Bea
I guess more literally he is saying "no one feels with me" but I think sympathizes is a more naturally sounding thing to say.Tamer Hosni - No One Sympathizes With MeNo one knows anythingNo one feels for meYeah, I remain [...]
Nawal al-Zoghbi - Tiaنوال الزغبي - تيا
Nawal made this song for her daughter, whose name is Tia.Nawal Al Zoghbi - TiaOh Tia, you lit up this houseI don't know what you made me feelWhen I smelled you and held youIt was as if I was holding onto myself (literally [...]
Rashid al-Majid - Feel Betterراشد الماجد - سلاماتSalamat
"Salamaat" really means "peace (or blessings) be upon you" or something along these lines. You say it if someone is sick or doesn't feel right. I translated it as "feel better" i don't know how else to say it.Rashid al-Majid [...]
Jannat - Your Heart Called Meجنات - قلبك نادانيAlbak Nadani
Ganat - Your Heart Called MeI've rediscovered the meaning of life hereYou ended my sadness with a touch of your handsAnd your love has no limitsYou are everyone and everything that existsYour heart called meI answered itIt [...]
Haytham Said - They Have Nothing to Do With Us Oh Nightهيثم سعيد - هما مالهم بينا يا ليلHoma Malhom Bena Ya Leil
I'm not 100% sure about that translation of the title although it looks like it makes sense and it fits with the theme of the song. For those who are wondering, the video is clearly filmed in Cairo at various spots along [...]
Nancy Ajram - What are You?نانسي عجرم - انت ايه؟Enta Eih?
"Enta eih" means "what are you," but really means like "what are you that you would behave like this" or something along those lines. It conveys the meaning of "what's wrong with you why would you do this to me" or "why are you so cruel/mean," maybe [...]
Amr Diab - So What?عمر دياب - وما له؟Wemaloh?
It's hard to believe Amr Diab really still looks this young.Amr Diab - So What?And so what if some night we get lost far awayAnd get away from everyoneI feel a new love my darling...What's wrong with this feeling?I am beside [...]
Asala Nasri - Years Went Byأصالة نصري - مشيت سنينMesheet Sineen
Asalah Nasri - Years Went ByYears went byWhile I covered up (my emotions) for themAnd I remained for yearsWith my soulIn their handsAnd never did I long for anything except their loveAnd never did I feel out of place for [...]
Cheb Khaled - To Flee But Where?شاب خالد - الهربة وين؟El-Harba Wine?
Although the video appears as a happy Bollywood scene, as you can see, the lyrics reflect a much more pessimistic outlook. This is actually the remix of one Cheb Khaled's ealier songs that embodied the frustrations of Algerian [...]
MTM - My Mom is Awayأمي مسافرةOmy Mesafra
MTM is an Egyptian pop-rap group. This is probably their most well known song, and is definitely remiscent of Will Smith songs from his days as Fresh Prince.MTM - My mom is awayToday is a day offMy mom is going off to a funeralI brought her to the doorwayAnd [...]
Marcel Khalifa - To My Motherمارسيل خليفة - إلى أميIla UmiA ma mère
This song is a nice song about one's mother taken from a Mahmoud Darwish poem. This song is often taken to be metaphorically about Palestine, but Mahmoud Darwish has said that it is simply about his mother. Nevertheless, [...]
Abdel Halim Hafez - A Message from Underwaterعبد الحليم حافظ - رسالة من تحت الماءRisala min Taht al-Ma
This is a poem written by Nizar Qabbani and performed by Abdel Halim Hafez. I know the quality of the video is lousy, so I've gone to the other extreme and provided the highest quality mp3 as well.Abdel Halim Hafez - Message [...]
Haifa Wehbe - I Love You to Death (Everytime)(هيفاء وهبي - بحبك موت (كل مرةBahebak Moot (Kull Marra)Je t'aime a Mourir (Tout le Temps)
Haifa Wehbe - I Love You to Death (Everytime)Everytime I think of leavingI find that I love you to deathAnd I stay sleepless worrying that if I resistMy whole lifetime would pass and be wastedYour love is keeping me up so [...]
Hussain Al-Jasmi - Goodbyeحسين الجسمي - بأودعكBawadaak
You can also see a live performance he did of this song with Asala Nasri here.Hussain Al-Jasmi - GoodbyeGoodbye my child, I am leaving youHopefully your eyes will never see miseryAll I have is God and youGod bless youAnd [...]
Kazem el-Saher - Good Morningكاظم الساهر - صباحك سكرSabahoke SukarBonjour
I translated "SabaaHuki sukar" as "good morning" because this is the meaning it conveys, but this is not a very literal translation. The normal way of saying good morning is "SabaaH al-kheer." "SabaaHuki sukar" literally [...]
Fairouz - I Miss Youفيروز - اشتقتلكIshta'tilakTu me manques
Fairouz - I Miss YouDespite all the time that has passedPlenty of time to forgetِAnd my self-pride as a human beingI've missed youAnd despite the mistake and its causeAnd our story which is more beautifulForget it? no wayI've [...]
Haifa Wehbe - Sweet Talkهيفاء وهبي - أحلى كلامAhla KalamMots doux
Haifa Wehbe - Sweet TalkThere is sweet talk in your eyesFull of feeling and passionIt made me fall in loveMy heart was filled with desire and my life became a dreamWhy are you hurting my heartYou don't say the passion that [...]
Cheb Khaled - Aishaشاب خالد - عائشةAicha
This song was written by the legendary French songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman.Khaled - AichaAs if I don't existShe was passing by meWith no regard, the Queen of SheebaI said, Aisha, take this, all of it is for youHere, the [...]
Asala Nasri - Make Me Forget With Youأصالة نصري - نسيني بيكNasini Bik
Asala Nasri - Make Me Forget With YouMake me forget with you everything that has happened in my life before youDraw me close to youSay to me the most beautiful words with your eyesThe most beautiful passion in the world, [...]
Rim Banna - Oh Night How Long You Areريم بنا - يا ليل ما أطولكYa Leil Ma Atwalak
Rim Banna - Oh Night How Long You AreOh night how long you are...You walked me, barefoot...A scale, how heavy you areYou crushed my shoulders...The grass of my heart melted away for your (yall's) sake...It melted away...And [...]
Jad Nakhle - In Loveجاد نخلة - مغرمMoghramAmoureux
Jad Nakhla - In LoveI'm in love with you foreverAnd I am patient and my patience is a sign of my loveNight after night I did not taste sleepDesire and passion, no reproachment or blameI hide my confusion and bitterness and [...]
Ruby - Why Is He Hiding His Feelings Like This?روبي - ليه بيداري كده؟Leh Beydary Keda?Pourquoi cache-t-il ses sentiments?
Ruby - Why Is He Hiding His Feelings Like This?For nights I was calling my darling and he did not comeHe doesn't ease my mind and doesn't know what's happening to meWhat can I do? I love him so muchWoe is me oh my fireWhen [...]
Danny Nour - In Lebanese I Love Youداني نور - باللبناني بحبكBi Libnani BahebakEn libanais je t'aime
Danny Nour - In Lebanese I Love YouIn Lebanese I love youIn Egyptian I love youIn Gulf Arabic you're my darling, my heart and my whole lifeYou're melting me come back to me and live in my embraceCome back to me my preciousPut [...]
Dolly Chahine - You Want Me to Tell Youدوللي شاهين - عايزني اقولكAyezni AoulakTu veux que je te dise
Dolly Chahine - You Want Me to Tell YouYou want me, you want me, you want me to tell youNo I won't tell you, I won't tell youYou want me to tell youNo I won't tell youI'm crazy about you and I long for youAnd I will die [...]
Dolly Chahine - Not Like All Girlsدوللي شاهين - غير كل البناتGhair Kol el BanatPas comme toutes les filles
For those of you who like irony, see her other song found on this site entitled "I'm Like Any Girl."Dolly Chahine - Not Like All GirlsI'm not like all the other girls you've knownI loved you with my heartI'm different than [...]
Dolly Chahine - I'm Like Any Girlدوللي شاهين - أنا زي أي بنتAna Zay Ay BintJe suis comme toutes les filles
Dolly Chahine - I'm Like Any GirlI'm like any girl in the whole worldI melt from a sweet word that touches me and I feel itAnd I keep thinking about it alwaysAnd hold it in my embraceAnd you long for meEven for the touch [...]
Abdel Majid Abdullah - More Humanعبد المجيد عبدالله - إنسان أكثرInsan AktharPlus humain
Abdel Majid Abdullah - More HumanYou're not more humanMy heart is not smaller than your heartAnd just as you feel be sure that I feelPart of you is in me and part of me is in youIn spite of you and in spite of meWe met and [...]
Danny Nour - Something Elseداني نور - شي تانيShey Tany
Danny Nour - Something ElseYour love is something elseAnd my life with you is another colorWho is like you my darlingWho is like you my darling my life in your loveWho could live in your place in my heartWho could give me [...]
Ragheb Alama - Go Crazyراغب علامة - جنيGenySois folle
Ragheb Alama - Go CrazyMy heart is used to your madness with lovePassion became madness bringing us togetherSo now if one day I see you in a composed stateI would search for your madness to find the cureGo crazy, go crazy [...]
Maria - You Lie to Meماريا - تكدب علياTekdeb AlayaTu me ments
Maria - You Lie to MeI saw you with her with my own eyesKissing her and entreating herI know what you're gonna come tell meYou'll tell me "she's just my friend""There is no one in my heart but you"Why do you lie to me like [...]
Majida el-Roumi - You and Meماجدة الرومي - انت واناEnta wa WanaToi et Moi
Majida el-Roumy - You and MeYou and meIf only we could flyFly on the wings of sparrowsYou and IIf only we could flyTo places with no limitsBeyond afar with no limitsBeyond the last sound of the last echo with no limitsWhile [...]
Iwan - Nothing in Dreamsايوان - ولا في الأحلامWala Fi al Ahlam
Iwan - Nothing in DreamsNothing in dreams nor any words could describe your dark eyes my darlingWho is as beautiful as you?This eye has never seen a beauty like yoursI adore my eyes because they are seeing youThis soul of [...]
