Akhret Al Shaqawa
Ahmed Mekky Lyrics

إسمي قرن الغزال بس إسم الشهرة مطوة
My name is Ghazal's horn, but the fame's name is a banner

بدي لصاحبي هيبة الناس تهابه يكون له سطوة
I want my friend to have the authority that people fear, to have influence

جسمي قد كفك مصنوع فولاذ و عاج
My body is made of steel and ivory, it withstands your bites

تعض عضمي بسنانك يجي لك إرتجاج
When you bite my bone with your teeth, it causes you a tremor

أوكابي ألماني على سلاحي منقوشة خوجة
My helmet is German, engraved with a lion on it

سن سلاحي موس وحامي يفوت في اللحمة النية نوجة
My weapon's tooth is a sword that penetrates deep into the heart of the enemy

ثلاث نجوم وهلال وهلال فوق جسمي زينة
Three stars and a crescent, adornment above my body

مطيع لصاحبي ومخلص اللي يعوزه يلا بينا
I am obedient to my friend, loyal to those who need me, let's go together

ياما هوشت وحوش ياما شوهت وشوش
I have faced many beasts, I have disfigured many faces

ياما فتحت كروش لناس باتت راقدة في نعوش
I have opened graves for people who have fallen asleep in their coffins

لو عرقبت رجل بزاوية صح لواحد ما تشيلوش
If you turn your back to someone in a corner, you won't escape his grasp

لما بظهر فجأة الناس تجبن تجري و لو جيوش
When I suddenly appear, people get scared and run, even armies

صوت فتح سلاحي بيجيب لصاحبي جنان
The sound of my weapon being drawn brings ecstasy to my friend

قتل عور وزفر سن سلاحي ومش ندمان
Killing blind hatred and anger, my weapon's tooth is unrepentant

قلبه وإحساسه ماتوا ونظرة عينه ذيب سعران
His heart and emotions have died, his gaze is that of a hungry wolf

إنسان من برة بس من جوة إتقلب شيطان
An angel on the outside, but a devil on the inside

عيني على صاحب فجر قدرناه ولا طمر
My eyes are on my friend, the dawn we have destined, not buried

سوق فيها يا بونتي أكثر ماشي يا عم الدكر
A market where you excel, oh Ponti, walking with confidence, oh uncle of courage

إحنا على وضعنا لو عيشنا وملحنا
We are in our position, if we live and endure

مبقوش لادين عليك يا أبا واستنقصتنا
No more religious obligations on you, oh father, you have belittled us

الدنيا سلف ودين ومسيرك تنقرص
The world is selfish, lending and religion, your path is shrinking

وتقول يا صاحبي فينك يا شقي
And you say, oh my friend, where are you, you wretched

أقول كان فيه وخلص
I say there was, and it's over

رحال وكعبي داير لفيت الدنيا لف
Wanderers and heels, spinning around the world

من إيد مالك لمالك بتنقل من كف لكف
Moving from one hand to another, passing from palm to palm

صحيح البحر واحد بس السمك أنواع
Indeed, the sea is one, but the fish are countless

مريت على الجبان والبق والعترة الشجاع
I passed by the coward, the flea, and the brave lineage

فيه اللي كان بيعمل بيّ نمرة ويرقص فى الأفراح
There are those who used to perform magic tricks and dance at weddings

في اللي قدروني صح و شافوا فيّ أقوى سلاح
And there are those who recognized me correctly and saw in me a stronger weapon

كل فترة أعيشها بتبقى شكل صاحبي
Every period I live through, it becomes my friend's image

أحداث وناس جديدة
New events and people

وكل واجبي صاحبي أحمي
And it is my duty, my friend, to protect

وصاحبي الحالي واعر تاجر مخدرات
And my current friend, an infamous drug dealer

فتوة وكفه سابق مش هامه أي حوارات
Fearless, his previous violence doesn't care about any conversations

بديت معاه من الصفر مكانش يسيبني لحظة
I started with him from zero, he never left me for a moment

ما كانش يجي له نوم إلا أما أكون تحت المخدة
He couldn't sleep until I was under his pillow

واحدة واحدة صيته ذاع واخدها بالدراع
One by one, his fame spread, and he held it high

أفيونته تحت لسانه وشايه ثقيل وبالنعناع
His opium under his tongue and his tea strong with mint

لما تقوم خناقة ويبدأ يتعصب ويغل
When a fight breaks out and he starts to become aggressive and fierce

يأمن إني في جيبه ويأمن ع الأبتريل
He trusts that I'm in his pocket, and he feels secure with the backup

عور بيّ ياما قتل ثلاث مرات
He has killed Blind more than three times

أخرهم جارد جثة برا بار من البارات
The last of them was the guard of a dead body outside a bar

الناس بقت تخافه وتهابه وتعمل له حساب
People have become afraid of him, fearful and they take him into account

واللي بيعترض طريقه بتبقى عيشته هباب
And whoever opposes his path, their life becomes like smoke

عمل لنفسه ضهر وبعلاقات ثبت وجوده
He made a name for himself and established his presence with connections

وزود حجم دولابه تاجر هيروين وفودو
And increased the size of his closet, a heroin and fentanyl dealer

عيني على صاحب فجر قدرناه ولا طمر
My eyes are on my friend, the dawn we have destined, not buried

سوق فيها يا بونتي أكثر ماشي يا عم الدكر
A market where you excel, oh Ponti, walking with confidence, oh uncle of courage

إحنا على وضعنا لو عيشنا وملحنا
We are in our position, if we live and endure

مبقوش لادين عليك يا أبا واستنقصتنا
No more religious obligations on you, oh father, you have belittled us

الدنيا سلف ودين ومسيرك تنقرص
The world is selfish, lending and religion, your path is shrinking

وتقول يا صاحبي فينك
And you say, oh my friend, where are you?

أقول كان فيه وخلص
I say there was, and it's over

صاحبي كبر وإتوحش لعب معاه القرش
My friend grew up and became ferocious, playing with sharks

جاب مرسيدس ساعة ذهب نشاط ثاني ع الوش
He bought a Mercedes and a gold watch, a different level of activity on the surface

في تحته جيش رجالة بأمره ينفذوا التمام
Under him, an army of men who execute his orders perfectly

وفي طبنجة لسعة ملي وفي آلي دفع أرقام
And he has a pistol with a million volts and an automatic rifle that shoots numbers

خلاص إستغنى عني ما بقتش قد المقام
He no longer needed me, I am no longer of any value

بقيت أعره لو ظهرت معاه خلاص مات الكلام
I became useless, if I appeared with him, the conversation is over

فحطني في صندوق جزم قديم رماه فوق الدولاب
He put me in an old shoe box and threw it on top of the wardrobe

أكتر من ثلات سنين مرمي رمي الكلاب
Thrown away for more than three years, like throwing away dogs

جنبي في الصندوق ورق مضروب وذكريات
Beside me in the box, crushed paper and memories

حشيش قديم نشف وصورة لإبنه اللي مات
Old dried hashish and a picture of his deceased son

من خبرتي بالناس حافظ حبة أمثال
From my experience with people, I've learned to keep a few grains of wisdom

أكثرهم مؤمن بيه دوام الحال من المحال
Most of them believe in the continuous nature of their situation, even if it's impossible

طغيان صاحبي ونفوذه خلت العين عليه
My friend's tyranny and influence have made people turn a blind eye to him

والكوك لحس دماغه والغرور عمى له عنيه
And the cocaine clouded his mind, and pride blinded him

شبه إحتكر السوق فولاد الكار قالبين عليه
He almost monopolized the market, as if the horse of the car was his back

حتى الحكومة هاجت ماجت قررت حاطين عليه
Even the government got involved, decided to put pressure on him

كم واحد من رجالته عاملين معاه الجلاشة
Many of his men were working with him on the dishonesty

باعوا سره للحكومة فتعمل عليه كماشة
They sold him out to the government, which began to squeeze him

إختاروا يوم كان كانز فيه في البيت تقريبا تمن طن
They chose a day when he had a large stash at home, approximately nine tons

هيروين وكوكايين شكل الكمية حاجة تجن
Heroin and cocaine, the quantity was something incredible

البوليس هجم كبس ع البيت بالليل الساعة تسعة
The police raided the house at night, around nine o'clock

مطر من ضرب نار أغلبهم للهروب بيسعى
A hailstorm of bullets, most of them aimed to escape

بس صاحبي قلبه ميت شد لاين و قام يدافع
But my friend, his heart dead, he pulled out his gun and started to defend himself

بالعروسة التسعة ملي قام يهاجم تانه راجع
With the ninth bullet, he attacked again, coming back for revenge

حد فضى خزنة المسدس من وراه
Someone emptied the pistol's magazine from behind him

حتى الآلي إختفى ده بفعل فاعل يا ولداه
Even the automatic rifle disappeared, it was someone's doing, oh his children

صاحبي هرش وإستوعب إنه إتباع و ع المشاع
My friend panicked and realized he was being followed and exposed

حيعيش لو سلم نفسه حيموت لو عمل شجاع
He will live if he surrenders himself, he will die if he acts bravely

محسش بالأمان عمل زي زمان
He didn't feel safe, he acted like before

دب إيده في جيبه يجيبني فإفتكر كل اللي كان
He dipped his hand into his pocket, took me out, and remembered everything that had happened

أخيرا إفتكرني وجابني من فوق الدولاب
Finally, he remembered me and took me out from on top of the wardrobe

فرحت إنه بيلجأ لي ثاني وحنرجع صحاب
I was glad that he sought refuge in me again, and we would be friends once more

أول ما مسكني إستغرب شكلي أصلي مردوم بالتراب
As soon as he held me, he was surprised to see me covered in dust

باظت لحظة فرحتي من قوة رزعة كسر الباب
My moment of happiness was shattered as he forcefully broke down the door

بوليس كثير دخل بسلاحه الكل كان مكشم
Many police officers entered, everyone was armed and ready

صاحبي فتح سلاحي ما إتفتحش أصله تلم
My friend tried to open his weapon, but it wouldn't open, it was jammed

عمري ما أقدر أنسى نظرة عينه ليّ كان مبلم
I can never forget the look in his eyes, they were filled with confusion

شكله فكر إني خنته عينيه ليّ بتتكلم
He seemed to think that I betrayed him, his eyes were accusing me

خد طلقة وسط دماغه وراها رصاص كثير
He took a shot to the center of his head, followed by many more bullets

وقع غرقان في دمه وأنا إترميت بطير
He fell, soaked in his blood, and I was thrown aside

وقعت جنبه شفته بيطلع آخر زفير
I fell beside him, and I saw his last breath escaping

صاحبي اللي كان فرعون أدي شكل المصير
My friend, who was once a Pharaoh, finally met his fate

وفجأة في وسط زحمة الأوضة اللي كانت شديدة
And suddenly, in the midst of the crowded room, which was intense

فيه إيد جت كمرتني شكلي داخل قصة جديدة
There was a hand that pulled me, as if I entered a new story

أخرة الشقاوة يا موت يا عيش وحلاوة
In the end, the result of mischief is either death or a sweet life

عيني على صاحب فجر قدرناه ولا طمر
My eyes are on my friend, the dawn we have destined, not buried

سوق فيها يا بونتي أكثر ماشي يا عم الدكر
A market where you excel, oh Ponti, walking with confidence, oh uncle of courage

إحنا على وضعنا لو عيشنا وملحنا
We are in our position, if we live and endure

مبقوش لادين عليك يا أبا واستنقصتنا
No more religious obligations on you, oh father, you have belittled us

الدنيا سلف ودين ومسيرك تنقرص
The world is selfish, lending and religion, your path is shrinking

وتقول يا صاحبي فينك
And you say, oh my friend, where are you?

أقول كان فيه وخلص
I say there was, and it's over