Habibi Ya Einee
Recorded by Maya Yazbek and the Sultans.

Habibi ya 3einee
-My Darling, my eyes (term of endearment)
Ya 3einee ya leilee
-Oh my eyes, my nights
Ya m’saHar 3einee
-You who's making my eyes not sleep (keeping me up)
Be inHaree wei leilee
-During my day and nights

Walla, shta2na
-Honnestly, I’ve missed
WaHyat 3einounak
-I promise your eyes
Ya mfare2na
-You who's separated from us
Shta2nal 3einounak
-I Have missed your eyes.

Beiou-joudak, ya 2abou samra
-In your presence, “the father or Darkness/Brounette”
YeHla saHar bei leil
-The night becomes more enjoyable
(While we're sitting together it's more fun)
We il heilou bei yetwal 3omra
-And the beautiful one prolongs it's life
We in ghanee ya 3eine ya leil
-And we sing "ya einee ya leil"

El maghna hayat eil rouH
-Singing is the life of the soul
Yeishf eil 2alb eil majrouH
-Heals the wounded heart

Yalla neir2os we n’ghanee
-Let's dance and sing
Wei n3eesh bei aHla janee
-And let's live in the most beautiful paradise

Yalla Yalla Yalla
-Come on, come on…
Yalla Yalla Yalla
Yalla, ya Baseim (name)
Tabeilee shawaya
-Beat the drums for me
W2enta, ya Yasbee
-And you, oh Yasbee
2Aseimlee showaya
-Improvise a little for me
W2entee ya mazika
-And you oh music*
Do2eele showaya
-Play yourself for me a little
La la la la la la la
Btaatee btaatou (Jibberish)
R2asnee ya ho
-Dance for me you all
Habibi Ya 3eine
Ya msaHar 3eine



Key:
3 = letter ain “ع”
H = Strong letter He “ح”
2= glutteral pause (Hamze) “ء”
gh = rolling throat roll “غ”
* = instrumental music





Translation by Jamil
23/06/06