Ashabi
Mashrou’ Leila Lyrics
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كلهن عم بيضحكوا بالأسود والأبيض
بتشقشق بسْمتي أسود وأبيض
نحنا بعدنا شي متعرِفين ع بعض
لدقيقة بالحمّام كنا أقرب الأصحاب
زيِّف لي الإهتمام قول لي إني بنحب
إبن الليل، إبن الليل
كل الأسبوع تسعة للخمسة عم بنموت
نسّيني حالي بدّي كون مثل بيروت
شو حلوة الليلة كل شيء منتمنّاه موجود
وبؤذي نفسي بس لَبَرِّر الوُجود
إبن الليل، إبن الليل
إبن الليل، إبن الليل
إبن الليل، إبن الليل
إبن الليل، إبن الليل
بتذكُر كيف كانت الموسيقى تؤثّر فينا؟
صرنا نخشى العتمة يا اللّي كنا نلعب فيها
عشنا وشفنا وما بقي ولا شي يدهشنا
عالية الموسيقى مش معقول حدا يسمعنا
ولّعتها مبارح حاسس حالي شوي تعبان
كأني دايماً عم بغرق بعدني عطشان
دعسة ع الشمال وع اليمين حطّ دعستين
لأ مش عم ببكي دمّعت من الدخان
وبصبّ الكس لاثنين وبشربُه لوحدي
مين قولك من ها الناس رح يجي يزور لي قبري؟
ليك عندك قدّاحة، تع ولّعلي سيجارتي
ليك شو في حولي ناس مش ممكن كون لوحدي
The opening lines of Mashrou’ Leila's song Ashabi describe a scene of people dancing on glass and laughing in black and white. The singer’s smile cracks in black and white, they reveal that despite being close friends the singer and their friends don’t really know each other well. In a moment of candid reflection, the singer shares that for a minute in the bathroom, they were the closest of friends. The singer wishes the same care and attention given to them in that lone moment could flourish outside of that room. The refrain, “Ibn el leil” (son of the night), repeats throughout the song while the verses paint the picture of young people in Beirut, as they revel in the city's chaos and beauty.
The young friends work nine to five and the singer wishes they could forget themselves like Beirut. They obsess over this perfect night, which they know is harmful to them in pursuit of justifying their need to exist. Memories of their past, a past where music affected them, they played in the dark, and everything was an adventure come flooding in as they live in the moment. As the party continues, the singer reflects on their exhaustion and wonders who will come to visit their grave. In front of them, just beyond the ash and smoke, others party on and the singer longs for someone to join them.
Overall, this song highlights the search for genuine connections, the thrill of being young and wild, and feeling lost while living life so deeply. The bold choice of words pairs with the upbeat tempo and heavy guitar riffs, creating a powerful contrast between the party and the darkness that haunts them.
Line by Line Meaning
كلن عم بيرقصوا فوق القزاز عالأرض
Everyone is dancing on the glass floor.
كلن عم يضحكوا بالأسود والأبيض
Everyone is laughing in black and white.
بتشقشق بسمتي أسود وأبيض
Smiling through black and white.
نحنا بعدنا شي متعرفين عبعض
We still don't know each other very well.
لدقيقة بالحمام كنا أقرب الأصحاب
We were closest friends for a minute in the bathroom.
زيفلي الاهتمام هل لاني بإنحب
Faked interest because I was in love.
إبن الليل
Child of the night
كل الأسبوع تسعة للخمسة عم نموت
All week we're dying for 5 pm on Friday.
نسيني حالي بدي كون مثل بيروت
I forgot myself, I want to be like Beirut.
شو حلوة الليلة كل شي بنتمناه موجود
Tonight is so beautiful, everything we desire is here.
وبأذي نفسي بس لابرر الوجود
Hurting myself just to justify my existence.
بتذكر كيف كانت الموسيقى تأثر فينا؟
Do you remember how the music affected us?
صرنا نخشى العتمة إلي كنا نلعب فيها
We became afraid of the darkness we used to play in.
عشنا وشفنا وما باقي ولا شي يدهشنا
We've lived and seen it all, nothing surprises us anymore.
عاليا الموسيقى مش معقول حدا يسمعنا
The music is so loud, it's unbelievable how anyone can hear us.
ولعت مبارح حاسِس حالي شوي تعبان
Yesterday was crazy, I'm feeling a bit tired.
كأني دايما عم بأغرق وبعدني عطشان
It's like I'm always drowning and yet still thirsty.
دعسة عالشمال وعاليمين حط دعستان
Step on the left and right, put your steps together.
لا مش عم ابكي دمعت من الدخان
No, I'm not crying, it's smoke in my eyes.
وباصب الكاس لثنين باشربو لوحدي
Pouring two glasses for myself to drink alone.
مين قولك من هالناس رح يجي يزورلي قبري
Who's to say from these people who'll come visit me in my grave.
لك عندك قداحة تعا ولعلي سيجارتي
Do you have a lighter? Come light my cigarette.
لك شوف في حولي ناس مش ممكن كون لوحدي
Look around me, there are people who couldn't possibly be alone like me.
Lyrics © Sentric Music
Written by: Haig Papazian, Firas Abou Fakhar, Ibrahim Badr, Hamed Sinno, Carl Gerges
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