أحكي للعالم

Rim Banna / ريم بنا‎,

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أحكي للعالم	Tell the World
ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻪ [1] ﻋﻦ ﺑﻴﺖٍ ﻛَﺴﺮﻭﺍ ﻗِﻨﺪﻳﻠﻪ ﻋﻦ ﻓﺄﺱٍ ﻗﺘﻠﺖ ﺯﻧﺒﻘﺔً ﻭﺣﺮﻳﻖٍ ﺃﻭﺩﻯ ﺑﺠﺪﻳﻠﺔ ..	Tell the world, tell it Of a house whose lanterns they have broken Of an axe that killed the lily flower And of a fire that eradicated a braid of hair
ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺷﺎﺓٍ ﻟﻢ ﺗُﺤﻠﺐ ﻋﻦ ﻋَﺠﻨﺔِ ﺃُﻡّ ﻣﺎ ﺧُﺒﺰﺕ ﻋﻦ ﺳﻘﻒٍ ﻃﻴﻨﻲّ ﺃﻋﺸﺐ ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻪ ..	Speak of some cattle that were not milked Of a mother's paste that was yet to be baked Of a grassy mud roof Tell the world, tell it
ﻳﺎ ﺑﻨﺖَ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺭِ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺴﻴّﺔ ﺍﻟﺪُّﻣﻴﺔ ﻋﻨﺪﻱ ﻣﺤﻤﻴّﺔ ﺍﻟﺪُّﻣﻴﺔ ﻋﻨﺪﻱ ﻓَﺘﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺎﺹِ ﺍﻟﺮّﻳﺢ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻴّﺔ ..	O, forgotten neighbor's daughter! The doll is with me, safeguarded The doll is with me, so come back In the eastern winds' bus
ﺣﻨّﺎ ﻻ ﺃﺫﻛﺮُ ﻗَﺴﻤﺎﺗﻚ ﻟﻜﻨﻲ ﺃﺷﻘﻰ ﻛﻲ ﺃﺫﻛﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﺧَﻔﻘﺔُ ﺧﻄﻮﺍﺗﻚ ﻋﺼﻔﻮﺭٌ ﻳَﺪﺭﺝ ﺃﻭ ينقر ..	Hanna, I do not remember your oaths However, I strive to remember In my heart are the beats of your steps Like a bird that wanders or that pecks
ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺑﻴﺖٍ ﻛَﺴﺮﻭﺍ ﻗِﻨﺪﻳﻠﻪ ﻋﻦ ﻓﺄﺱٍ ﻗﺘﻠﺖ ﺯﻧﺒﻘﺔً ﻭﺣﺮﻳﻖٍ ﺃﻭﺩﻯ ﺑﺠﺪﻳﻠﺔ ..	Tell the world, tell it Of a house whose lanterns they have broken Of an axe that killed the lily flower And of a fire that eradicated a braid of hair
ﻛُﻨّﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺟﻤﻞَ ﻣﺎ ﻛُﻨّﺎ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻨﺖَ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺭِ ﻭﻳﺎ ﺣﻨّﺎ ﻛﻨّﺎ ﻓﻠﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺃﻋﻴﻨﻨﺎ ﺻﺎﺭﺕ ﺑﺎﻟﻐﺮﺑﺔ ﻣﺠﺒﻮﻟﺔ ﻭﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺻﺎﺭﺕ ﺃﻳﺪﻳﻨﺎ ﺑﺤﺒﺎﻝِ ﺍﻟﻠﻌﻨﺔ ﻣﺠﺪﻭﻟﺔ ..	We were the best we could be, It could not have been any better, O, neighbor's daughter, and O, Hanna We were such, so why have our eyes Become so fixed on estrangement? And why have our hands Become bound with cursed ropes?
ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺃﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺑﻴﺖٍ ﻛَﺴﺮﻭﺍ ﻗِﻨﺪﻳﻠﻪ ﻋﻦ ﻓﺄﺱٍ ﻗﺘﻠﺖ ﺯﻧﺒﻘﺔً ﻭﺣﺮﻳﻖٍ ﺃﻭﺩﻯ ﺑﺠﺪﻳﻠﺔ	Tell the world, tell it Of a house whose lanterns they have broken Of an axe that killed the lily flower And of a fire that eradicated a braid of hair
[1] Ehkee lel-'alam, ehkee lah 'An bayten kasarou qendeelah 'An fa'sen qatalat zanbaqatan Wa-hareeqen awda bi-jadeela Ehkee 'an shaten lam tohlab 'An ajnati ummen ma khubizat 'An saafen teeniyen a'shab Ehkee lel-'alam, ehkee lah Ya bent al-jari l-mansiyah Ad-dumyatu 'endi mahmiya Ad-dumyatu 'endi fa-ta'ali Fee basi-r-reeh l-sharqiya Hanna la athkuru qasamatak Lakenni ashqa kay athkur Fee qalbi khafqatu khutuwatik 'Usfooron yadruju aw yanqor Ehkee lel-'alam, ehkee lah 'An bayten kasarou qendeelah 'An fa'sen qatalat zanbaqatan Wa-hareeqen awda bi-jadeela Kunna ma ajmala ma kunna Ya benta l-jari wa ya Hanna Kunna fa-limatha a'yununa Sarat bel-ghorbati majboolah Kunna ma ajmala ma kunna Ya benta l-jari wa ya Hanna Kunna fa-limatha a'yununa Sarat bel-ghorbati majboolah Wa-limatha sarat aydeena Bi-hibali l-la'nati majdoolah Ehkee lel-'alam, ehkee lah 'An bayten kasarou qendeelah 'An fa'sen qatalat zanbaqatan Wa-hareeqen awda bi-jadeela