Lyrics 3 Daqat by Abu ft. Yousra
What’s 3 Daqat about?
The song tells a romantic story about a man standing by the sea at sunset, when he suddenly sees a woman who he compares to a mermaid emerging from the water, more enchanting than magic itself. When he sees her, his heart beats three times (“3 daqat”), and he falls in love. The song describes his internal struggle between his mind and heart, ultimately following his heart to express his feelings to her. The lyrics then jump forward in time, describing how years later they still remember their first meeting and return to the sea together to tell their love story. It’s a romantic narrative about love at first sight and lasting love.
Phonetic lyrics
Wa2t ghroub el shams wa2ef 3al el ba7r ba3eed
3amel ba7keelo washkeelo we shra7 we a3eed
Fag2a la2eetha we kont fakerha 3aroust el ba7r
Kharga men el maya we taletha a2wa men el sahr
Lama shouftaha alby da2et talat da2at
Wel tabla dakhlet la3bet gowa dmaghy 7agat
Lama el re2 dakhal alby re2 we 7aneet
Tab ha3mel eih rou7t ana ghaneet
Emta el 7ob tal alby wala fel khayal
3oudek dah feeh yet2al mawal
We ya 3ainy ya seedi 3ala el ayam
Lama tehady ouloubna gharam fag2a yehoun kol elly fat
We la2eet gowaya khna2a kbeera 2amet 3ala toul
3a2ly ye32alny we alby ye2ouly ro7laha 2oul
Makhadetsh sawany we kan alby tala3 kasban
Rou7t we oultaha enn ana walhan
Emta el 7ob tal alby wala fel khayal
7obbek dah feeh yet2al mawal
We ya 3ainy ya seedi 3ala el ayam
Lama tehady ouloubna gharam fag2a yehoun kol elly fat
Wetmor shhour we sneen 3ala youmha we mosh naseen
Ana shouftak emta ya 7ob el 3omr we shouftak feen
We bneegy sawa na7ky 7akayetna hena lel ba7r
3an 2eset 7ob a2wa men el sa7r
Emta el 7ob tal alby wala fel khayal
3ash2ak da feeh yet2al mawal
We ya 3ainy ya seedi 3ala el ayam
Lama tehady ouloubna gharam fag2a yehoun kol elly fat (2x)
English Translation
At sunset, standing by the sea, far away,
I kept talking to it, complaining, explaining, and repeating.
Suddenly I saw her, and I thought she was the mermaid,
Emerging from the water, her appearance stronger than magic.
When I saw her, my heart beat three times,
And the drums entered and played things inside my head.
When the rit entered my heart, it softened it and I fell in love,
So, what could I do? I went and sang.
When has love ever been so long, my heart,
It’s beyond my imagination?
In just your body, many ballads can be sung.
Oh my eyes, oh my lord, how beautiful are the the days,
When our hearts exchange love,
suddenly everything in the past becomes easy.
And I found a big fight inside me that started immediately,
My mind tried to reason with me,
and my heart told me to go and tell her.
I didn’t take a second, and my heart was winning,
I went and told her that I’m in love.
Months and years pass since that day, and we don’t forget,
When and where did I see you, my love of a lifetime?
And we come together to tell our story here to the sea,
About a love story stronger than magic.
Arabic Lyrics
وقت غروب الشمس واقف عالبحر بعيد
عمال بحكيله وأشكيله وأشرح وأعيد
فجأة لاقيتها وكنت فاكرها عروسة البحر
خارجة من المايه وطلتها أقوى من السحر
لما شوفتها قلبي دق 3 دقات
والطبلة دخلت لعبت جوا دماغي حاجات
لما الرق دخل قلبي رق وحنيت
طب هعمل إيه؟
روحت أنا غنيت
إمتى الحب طال؟
قلبي ولا في الخيال
عودك ده فيه يتقال
موال
ويا عيني ياه
يا سيدي على الأيام
لما تهادي قلوبنا غرام
فجأة يهون كل اللي فات
ولاقيت جوايا خناقة كبيرة قامت على طول
عقلي يعقلني وقلبي يقولي روحلها قول
ما خدتش ثواني وكان قلبي طالع كسبان
روحت وقولتلها إن أنا ولهان
إمتى الحب طال؟
قلبي ولا في الخيال
حبك ده فيه يتقال
موال
ويا عيني ياه
يا سيدي على الأيام
لما تهادي قلوبنا غرام
فجأة يهون كل اللي فات
وتمر شهور وسنين على يومها ومش ناسيين
أنا شوفتك أمتى يا حب العمر وشوفتك فين
وبنيجي سوا نحكي حكايتنا هنا للبحر
عن قصة حب أقوى من السحر
أمتى الحب طال؟
قلبي ولا في الخيال
عشقك ده فيه يتقال
موال
ويا عيني ياه
يا سيدي على الأيام
لما تهادي قلوبنا غرام
فجأة يهون كل اللي فات
ويا عيني ياه
يا سيدي على الأيام
لما تهادي قلوبنا غرام
فجأة يهون كل اللي فات
