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Zap Tharwat Lyrics

الحفلة زحمة مليانة وشوش كتير اعرفها
The party is crowded and full of many familiar faces.

خلان و عمام و اسامى لسه صعب انطقها
My friends, uncles, and names are still difficult to pronounce.

عشرة و محبة واضحين مبين الناس حواليه
Love and affection are clearly visible among the people around us.

بيقولو ده عيد ميلادى و الحفلة ديه معموله ليا
They say it's my birthday and this party is made for me.

مبين كتير هداية كان جواب مبعوت لإسمى
There are many gifts that were sent as an answer to my name.

مكتوب عليه بخط امى لحبيبى ابنى
Written in my mother's handwriting, it says 'to my beloved son.'

طب ليه جواب ما انتى دايماً جنبى طول الوقت
But why didn't you answer? You're always by my side.

بلاش لماضة بقى افتح جوابك لو سمحت
Stop dwelling on the past, please open your answer.

قالتلى فى الجواب كل سنة وانت زى
In the answer, she said 'every year you're still the same.'

ما انت جوه قلبى فى المكانة ملكش زى
You have a special place in my heart that cannot be replaced.

تكبر و اشوفك زى ما انت عايز تبقى عايز
You grow up and I see you just the way you want to be.

كده او كده حبيبى و لكلام جوابى حاسس
Either way, my love, and I feel like I have an answer to your words.

و كبرت اكتر و سنينى زادت عن صوابعى عصبى و صوتى عالی أمى خافت يبقى طبعى
And I grew up more, and my age surpassed my fingers. I get angry, and my mother is afraid of my temper.

فقالتلى يا ابنى خلي بالك دايما من كلامك
So my mother told me to always be careful with my words.

الكلمة سيف يا تقل منك يا تزيد مقامك
Words are like a sword, they can either lower or elevate your status.

و فى يوم رجعت من المدرسة متبهدل مليان تراب
And one day I came back from school, disheveled and covered in dirt.

و سألت إزاى الغدر ممكن يجى من الصحاب
And I asked how betrayal can come from friends.

و حكتلها الخناقة و سمعتني بكل صبر
And she listened to me patiently as I told her about the argument.

و قالتلى لما تهدى ابقى اقرأ من أول سطر
And she told me when I receive a gift, to read it from the first line.

كانت كتبالى جواب عن الصحاب و الجدعنة
The gift was a response about friendships and honesty.

و قالتلى اختار الي يقول احنا بدل ما يقول أنا
And she told me to choose the person who says 'we' rather than 'I.'

و اعرف ان الصحاب لا بالكترة ولا بالعدد فى الشدة هما اتنين تلاتة عليهم تعتمد
And I should know that true friends are not about the quantity, but rather during tough times, there are two or three people who I can rely on.

فى السما بشوفك لما الدنيا بيا تضيق و فى الليل بحكيلك عن كل قديم و جديد فى غيابك دايما جنبى كلامك محفور فى قلبى رسالتك مش بس كلام رسالتك إنسان أكونُ
In heaven, I see you when the world feels like it's closing in on me. And at night, I tell you everything new and old. In your absence, your words are always engraved in my heart, and your message is not just words, but it makes me a better person.

و كبرت اكتر و الدنيا كبرت اكتر بيا و بدأت أحس جوة منى إحساس جديد عليا فحكيتلها عن أحلى بنت فى الجامعة كلها وصفتها لأمي قلت مشفتش زيها
And as I grew up more, and the world grew up with me. I began to feel a new feeling inside of me. So I told her about the most beautiful girl in the university. I described her to my mother and said there's no one like her.

مش عارف أقولك إيه بس شكلى بحبها قلتيلي احكيلي عنها اكتر قولى اسمها
I don't know what to say, but I think I love her. So my mother told me to talk more about her and tell her name.

مش عارف و متضحكيش عليا انتى كمان متسرع على طول مدلوق من صغرى من زمان
I don't know, and don't laugh at me too. You're always in a hurry, and I feel down since I was young.

فقالت لي اهم حاجة لما تحب لازم تقدر تعرف قيمة حبيبتك و لأحلامها اياك تكسر
So she told me that the most important thing when you love someone is that you should appreciate them. Know the value of your girlfriend, and don't break her dreams.

و متستعجلش قول الكلمة لما تحسها و اوعاك تخبى عنها حاجة دايما قولها
And don't rush saying the word until you feel it. And don't hide anything from her; always speak the truth.

عدت سنين كتير و شوفتى ولاد ولادك رغم الفراق ما بينا عمرما عيد ميلادى فاتك بتجيلى فى كل فرحة و بردو لما تضيق عليا أنا مش مصدق انى عمرى ما شوفتكيش بعنيا
Many years have passed, and you've seen generations of children. Despite the distance between us, my birthday has never passed without you. You come to me in every joy, and still, when I'm feeling down. I can't believe I've never seen you with my eyes.

ربي اختارك تكوني جنبه و انا لسة فى اللفة اكيد مكانك أحلى وأنا مبسوط لك أنتي عارفة
God chose you to be by his side, and I'm still on my path. Surely your place is better, and I'm happy for you, you know that.

فكتبتى ليا لوحدى يجى ألف جواب و قصة بتحاولى تعوضينى عن اللى فاتنى و اللى لسة بس انتى بتوحشينى و بتمنى تكوني قربي طول عمري بحس بيكى فكان نفسى تحسى حبى
You wrote to me alone, and it's worth a thousand answers and stories. You try to replace what I've missed and still do. But you're always missed, and I wish you were near. My whole life, I've felt your love, and I wanted you to feel the same.