Eetmeh
Issam Alnajjar Lyrics

The lyrics of Issam Alnajjar's song "Eetmeh" convey a sentiment of loneliness and longing for a person who seems to be the only source of comfort in a world full of darkness and deceit. The opening line, "Mali dar mesh 'aref 'iza fall aw zall," translates to "I don't have a home, I don't know if I've fallen or stayed," which suggests a feeling of being lost and unsure. The following lines, "Mabtofi, hayati hawn, zayy alsafina dun qabtan" mean "I'm not dying, my life is here, like a ship without a captain," further emphasizing the sense of being adrift and directionless.

The lyrics then repeat the lines "Qad ma alaf, qad ma rahat, qad ma jeet, b'baali ma fi gheirik hawn, lei lahoudli baha alkawn," which translates to "As much as I tried, as much as I went, as much as I came, in my mind there's no one but you, why am I alone in this universe?" This emphasizes the idea that the person being sung to is the only thing that matters, and the feeling of being alone and isolated is heightened by the repetition.

The song ends with the lines "Sabetilli khan wa tardt li, daw kathoob wa al'atmah dakhil, wan nur mghlub wa alwahda khalil, bas law had hkka li 'innah al'furqa illiha althulma kashrik, kan lahiqtik, ma'ak wa'aynma rahati lb'eed," which means "It left me alone and left for me, light that's a liar and darkness is a guest, the light is defeated and loneliness is a companion, but if someone told me that separation is a partner of darkness, I would have followed you, with you wherever you go far away." These final lines have a sense of finality, as if the singer has resigned themselves to their fate, but the longing for the absent person remains strong.