Zaman
Ahmed Mekky Lyrics

نفسي أرجع أعيش يوم واحد من أيام زمان
I wish to go back and relive one day from the past, when one felt safe and secure.

أيام ما كان الواحد دايما حاسس بالأمان
Those were the days when one always felt safe and secure.

بنعيش اليوم بيومه مش فاهمين غدر الزمان
We live each day as it comes, unaware of the deceit of time.

صفحة أعمالنا لسه بيضا أحباب الرحمان
Our life's work is yet to be written, with the mercy of God.

لسه ما فهمتش معنى الخبث معنى الخيانة
I still don't understand the meaning of deceit and betrayal.

لسه ما فهمتش إن فيه ناس سوسة وجبانة
I still don't understand that there are people who are sly and cowardly.

تطعن فيك من ضهرك وفي وشك تديك إبتسامة
They stab you in the back and give you a smile on their face.

حتى الفلوس كانت بالنسبة لي شوية ورق
Money was just a few pieces of paper for me.

عشان خاطر الفلوس إنسان قتل إنسان سرق
For the sake of money, one person kills and another steals.

الناس بقت على الفلوس مسعورة وفي سبق
People have become obsessed with money and winning at all costs.

اللي سبق كال النبأ مثل صدق، صدق
What happened was like the news that was predicted and it was true.

نفسي أرجع أنام على سريري بتاع زمان
I want to go back and sleep on my old bed again.

أول ما كنت أحط راسي ع المخدة أنام
When I used to put my head on the pillow, I would fall asleep.

مش شايل هم شايف كارتون حاسس سلام
I didn't have any worries, I would watch cartoons and feel peaceful.

دلوقتي النوم بيهرب من التفكير ومن الألام
Nowadays, sleep escapes me due to overthinking and pain.

كان قلبي طيب أبيض ناعم من غير خدوش
My heart used to be pure, soft, and unblemished.

إتحول غامق متجرح غريب وما أعرفهوش
It has turned dark, wounded and strange, and I don't understand it.

ببص في المراية مافهمتش إيه الحكاية
When I look in the mirror, I don't understand the story it tells.

إنسان بوشي متشوه لابس ماسك البشوش
A disfigured person wearing a mask of smiles.

كل لما بكبر حجم ذنوبي بيكبر
As I grow older, the weight of my sins keeps increasing.

وأقول مش هذنب وأذنب أكثر وأكثر
And I keep saying that I won't commit sins, yet I do it more and more.

كل لما بكبر جزء من وش الدنيا المتشوه يظهر
As I grow older, a part of the world's ugliness becomes more apparent to me.

وأعدائي بتكثر وبتفضل أعدائك تكثر طول ما إنت بتكبر
My enemies increase and they will always be my enemies as long as I keep aging.

أقرب ناس إليك هم أشرس أعدائك دي أفجر
Your closest people are your most vicious enemies.

وشي زادت خطوطه كشر وقلبي إتحجر
My face has become more wrinkled and my heart has become hardened.

بطلت أحس زي الأول بقى صعب أتأثر
I stopped feeling like I did before, it's difficult to be affected now.

بطلت إني أضحك من قلبي بطلت أعرف أكركر
I stopped laughing from my heart and I started to be more cynical.

قيمة معنى الصراحة راحة ما تتحسبش
The value of honesty is priceless and its comfort cannot be measured.

الناس كل لما بتكبر فوق وشوشها بتلبس وش
As people grow older, they wear a mask on their face.

عشان الدنيا تمشي كله بينافق ويغش
Because that's how the world works, with hypocrisy and deception.

لو تكره حد وهيفيدك كرهك ليه ما تبينش
If someone you hate can benefit you, why not show them kindness.

وأنا صغير لو كنت أحب حد أحضن وأبوس
When I was young, if I loved someone, I would hug and kiss them.

ولو كاره لحد وشي بيبدأ في العبوس
And if I disliked someone, I would start sulking.

فكرة إن اللي جوة غير برة مش في القاموس
The idea that what's inside is different from what's outside is not in the dictionary.

كل اللي باين ع المسرح هو اللي فى الكالوس
Everything that's visible on stage is what's hidden inside.

لسة فاكر لذة أول مرة في كل حاجة
I still remember the joy of experiencing everything for the first time.

طول ما إنت بتكبر لذتك بتتقتل إعادة
As you grow older, the joy of things diminishes and becomes routine.

وبتفضل تتقتل وبتتحول من رغبة لعادة
And it continues to diminish until it becomes a habit rather than a desire.

حلاوة طعم الإكتشاف تقلب لقهوة سادة
The sweetness of discovery turns into plain coffee.

إنسان بوشي متشوه لابس ماسك البشوش (البشوش
A disfigured person wearing a mask of smiles. Life hasn't been kind.

أيام زمان
The good old days.