Mashrou' Leila - Abdo

بين الشوارع صوت بيحوم
لقبوه عبدو المظلوم
قالوا مرة كان مغروم
بأرملة من بيت سلوم
قبرت قلبها والمرحوم
ونكرت صوته للمظلوم
عبدو يللى كان مغروم
قرر عن الحب يصوم

نسوان الحى مصمودين
ببيوت رجالها المخمورين
شوفى يا جارة شوفى مين
اجا يغنى ها المسكين
بيتدلوقوا محمومين
على الشارع مصفوفين
بإنتظار عبدو المسكين
ليغنى بصوته الحزين

ورد خذى ورد يا ورد
ورد أحلى ورد يا ورد
ما إلو أريح هل الورد
دونك يا ورد يا ورد

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Transliteracja:

bain ishuara sut bikhum
la'abu' Abdo l'mazlum
alu mara kan maghrum
biarmale min beit Salum
abrat alb'a walmarkhum
wanakrat suta lalmazlum
Abdo ili kan maghrum
arar an ilkhab isum

niswan ilkhay masmudin
bibiut irjal'a l'makhmurin
shufy ya jara shufy min
ija yeghani ha l'maskin
bitadluhu makhmurin
ala ishare masfufin
bintizar Abdo l'maskin
lighani bisut l'khazin

ward khudi ward ya ward
ward akhla ward ya ward
ma ilu arikh al l'ward
dunak ya ward ya ward

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Tłumaczenie angielskie:

Between the streets a sound whirls
to the cellar of Abdo, the unfortunate one.
They say once he was in love
with a widow from the House of Saloum
She sent her heart to the one who passed away
and rejected the voice of the unfortunate one
Abdo, who was so enamoured
decided to fast from love

The women of the street were steadfast
in the houses of their men, the inebriated
Look oh neighbour ! Look at who
Has come to sing, for it is this unfortunate man.
They frantically pointed
standing in rows across the street
waiting for Abdo, the unfortunate one
to sing in a mournful voice

Flower, take a flower, O flower
Flower, prettiest flower, O flower
There is no sweeter than these flowers
Without you O flower O flower