Taraqt Baabak
Ahmed Mekky & Mostafa El Gendy Lyrics

يا الله
An invocation to God

كان نفسي أعيش طفولة
I wish I could have lived my childhood

من صغر سني بشتغل
I started working at a young age

بتنطط من شغلة لشغلة لحد سن الفحولة
I was hopping from job to job until I reached adolescence

ما أنا أصلي عيلتي إتفككت بدري ومش بيدي
My family fell apart early and it was not in my control

عشت فيلم دراما طويل خدت فيه دور البطولة
I lived a long drama in which I played the singer

بقيت راجل البيت عندي إثنا عشر سنة
I became the man of the house at the age of twelve

يا رب أقدرني أوري أمي أيام هنا
God, help me show my mother the good days here

شغلي في طفولتي نشف لي عضمي تمام
Working in my childhood drained me completely

تشهد نوادي الفيديو وسوق القلعة والحمام
I witnessed the rise and fall of arcades, Souq al-Qalaa, and the bath

سوق الجمعة اللي إتعلمت منه ياما
I learned a lot from Friday market

دروس فادتني وهتفيدني لحد يوم القيامة
Those lessons helped me and will continue to benefit me until the resurrection day

الدنيا صراع في صراع، كله بياكل في كله
This life is a constant struggle and everyone is preying on everyone else

ومعنى الطيبة ضاع، أشكي لمين وأقول له
The meaning of kindness was lost, to whom should I complain and say

الدنيا مالها قلبت غابة
The world is a jungle without a heart

الأرنب فيها مالوش مكان، والغلابة بس للديابة
The rabbits have no place and the poor are only fit for the wolves

لو سلمت دماغك للفكرة حتعيش كئابة
If you surrender your mind to an idea, you will live a miserable life

أقول لك ع اللي يخلي الفكرة تمر مرور سحابة
I tell you that what allows an idea to pass is like a cloud passing by

إسمع، دوام الحال من المحال
Listen, what goes around comes around

صدقني بكرة الشمس تطلع مهما ليلك طال
Believe me, tomorrow the sun will rise no matter how long your night is

مهما مراكبك عطلت وقفت ما تكتئبش
No matter how many times your boats break down, don't give up

سيبها على الله وإتوكل صدقني بكرة تمشي
Leave it to God and trust Him, believe me it will work out

طرقت بابك يا الله
I knocked on Your door, O God

طرقت بابك يا الله
I knocked on Your door, O God

رزقه إتقطع أو رزقها
Their sustenance has been cut off

إتصدى لنار مش قدها
They faced a fire that they couldn't handle

ودعت ناس من كل قلبك كنت تحبها ؟
Did you say goodbye to people you loved with all your heart?

في دور مسير مش بيدك ولا بيدها
You are just actors in the play, it is not in your or their hands

كل اللي في إيديك تسعى وتدعي ربك فكها
Do your best and pray to God to solve it

هو الوحيد اللي في إيديه مفتاحها وحلها
He is the only one who holds the key to it and can solve it

مش ممكن أبدا حيضيع جهدك أو جهدها
Your or their efforts will never go to waste

ولو حسيتها قفلت وهمومك كثرت عليك
Even if you feel like it's locked and your worries have increased

ما تقولش ربي غضبان يمكن من حبه فيك
Don't say that God is angry with you, maybe it's because He loves you

قفلها جامد عاوزك تفتكره أصلك نسيت
It's locked tight and wants you to remember your roots that you have forgotten

لو مش بيحبك كان سابك ما كان خلاك صحيت
If they didn't love you, they would have abandoned you and never let you wake up

عاوزك ترجع له أصلك وحشته وتقول يا رب
He wants you to return to your roots, miss Him, and say O Lord,

ربك عظيم مجيب كريم ما بيرفضش الطلب
Your Lord is great, responsive, and generous, He doesn't reject any request

بس إنت روح له خطوة هيجي لك خطوتين
But you take a step towards Him and He will take two steps towards you

خلق مفهوم الرحمة وإسمه رحمان رحيم
He has created the concept of mercy, His name is The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful

كله بيعدي العمر بيجري أسرع من النسيم
Everyone is aging, life is passing by quickly like the wind

سلم له أمرك وإتوكل وإرضى هتذوق نعيم
Surrender your affairs to Him, trust Him, and accept it, you will taste bliss

طرقت بابك يا الله
I knocked on Your door, O God

طرقت بابك يا الله
I knocked on Your door, O God