علاش – Bilingual Lyrics Arabic/English

• By: Fouad Jned, Bessan Ismail, Amjad Jomaa

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the rich sounds of Arabic pop with “علاش” (3lash), a collaborative masterpiece by Fouad Jned, Bessan Ismail, and Amjad Jomaa. This song offers a compelling way to learn Arabic, particularly North African dialects, as its title "علاش" directly means "why." The track's powerful lyrics and captivating melody provide an emotional journey, making it a special piece for language learners to connect with authentic expressions of sorrow and questioning.

[English]

I don't understand myself

After what happened to me

I'm hit by storms of misery

Keeping company with the stars at night

My paths are lost

My sun is setting

Sadness lines up, waiting its turn

Breathing becomes a struggle

Why do you leave and abandon me?

Instead of blood in my veins

Poison flows and destroys me

Bit by bit

Why do you go without care

You forget my path and my love

How do intentions change?

Blood turns to water

There were times I supported them, me and myself — but in the end, I was alone

They took you for your flesh... then threw your bones to the wolves

I lit the way for them so many times, yet lost my sight in the darkness alone

If not for the value of your soul, Jned, they wouldn't have sold you

Oh my friend, how many times have I warned — there's no trust

They abandoned you, in both nights and days

I gambled on them so many times and always lost

But Bessan, the nobility in your soul is worth more than them all

Why do you leave and abandon me?

Instead of blood in my veins

Poison flows and destroys me

Bit by bit

Why do you go without care

You forget my path and my love

How do intentions change?

Blood turns to water

Even though I live for today

I'm sad over what's gone

My eyes are forbidden sleep

All of me is wounds

Eye for an eye

For the light of my eye's life

Repay hurt with hurt

Just to find peace

Why do you leave and abandon me?

Instead of blood in my veins

Poison flows and destroys me

Bit by bit

Why do you go without care

You forget my path and my love

How do intentions change?

Blood turns to water

[Arabic]

لانعي حالي

عاللي جرالي

تعصف فيي رياح الويل

مخاوي نجوم الليل

تاهوا دروبي

شمسي غروبي

يصطف الحزن بالدور

يطلع هالنفس بالزور

علاش تروح تخليني

بدال الدم الي فيني

يجري سم وينهيني

شوي شوي

علاش تروح وبلايا

تنسى طريقي وهوايا

كيف تتبدل النوايا

الدم يصير مي

ياما سندتهن يا أنا وهي أنا وحدي بقيت

أخدوك لحم .. وعضم للذيابة رميوك

ياما ضويتلهن درب وبالعتم وحدي عميت

لولا نفيساً جوهرك ياجنيد ماباعوك

ياما ياصاحب حذرت مالن أمان

ياجود بجافوك بليالي وضحاهم

ياما راهنت عليهن وخسرت الرهان

لكن اصالة معدنك بيسان تسواهم

علاش تروح تخليني

بدال الدم الي فيني

يجري سم وينهيني

شوي شوي

علاش تروح وبلايا

تنسى طريقي وهوايا

كيف تتبدل النوايا

الدم يصير مي

رغم اني ابن اليوم

زعلان عاللي راح

محرومة عيني النوم

كلي جراح

كونو العين بالعين

وحياة ضو العين

رد الصاع صاعين

حتى ارتاح

علاش تروح تخليني

بدال الدم الي فيني

يجري سم وينهيني

شوي شوي

علاش تروح وبلايا

تنسى طريقي وهوايا

كيف تتبدل النوايا

يصير الدم مي