Baktub Ismak Ya Habibi
Fairuz Lyrics

بكتب إسمك يا حبيبي
I write your name, my beloved, on the ancient Al-Haur tree, and you write my name, my beloved, on the path of obstacles.

تكتب إسمي يا حبيبي
You write my name, my beloved, on the path of obstacles, and I write your name, my beloved, on the ancient Al-Haur tree.

و بكرة بتشتّي الدّني عالقصص لـمْجَرَّحة
Tomorrow, the world will rain on the stories of the wounded, and your name, my beloved, will remain, while my name fades away.

بيبقى إسمك يا حبيبي و إسمي بينمحا
Your name, my beloved, remains while my name fades away.

بحكي عنّك يا حبيبي لأهالي الحي
I speak of you, my beloved, to the people of the neighborhood, and you speak of me, my beloved, to the flowing water.

تحكي عنّي يا حبيبي لنبعة المي
You speak of me, my beloved, to the flowing water, and I speak of you, my beloved, to the people of the neighborhood.

لما بيدور السهر تحت قناديل المساء
When the night spins under the lanterns of the evening, they speak of you, my beloved, and I forget.

بيحكوا عنّك يا حبيبي وأنا بنتسى
They speak of you, my beloved, and I forget.

وهديتني وردة فرجيتا لأصحابي
You gave me a rose and I showed it to my friends, then I hid it in my book and planted it on my pillow.

خبّيتا بكتابي زرعتا عالمخدّة
I hid it in my book and planted it on my pillow, but you gave me a vase, and you keep it hidden and don't take care of it, until the gift is lost.

اهديتك مزهرية لكن تدّاريها
I gave you a vase, but you keep it hidden and don't take care of it.

ولا تعتني فيها تا ضاعت الهدية
You don't take care of it until the gift is lost.

وبتقلّي بتحبّني ما بتعرف أدّيش
And you tell me you love me, but you don't know how much. Why does it matter to you?

و إسمي بينمحا
And my name fades away.