Lyrics Ah Ya London by Adel Ebrahim
Phonetic lyrics
Ma wa7ashteh, ma tara ismi fi balah
Wela fil ghorba ba3eed sar 3anni
Ah ya London 3alamah w keif 7alah
Menhu gheirah fil beshar sawto wa7ashni (2x)
Al dabab illy 7ejab 3anni khayalu
Yishbah biladin sakanaha w ma dhekarni
Ista7ala neftareq wallah ista7ala
Adri bi galbi raghm hatha ya7ebni
Ma wa7ashteh, ma tara ismi fi balah
Wela fil ghorba ba3eed sar 3anni
Ah ya London 3alamah w keif 7alah
Menhu gheirah fil beshar sawtu wa7ashni (2x)
Ya La Lee, La la lee……
Men 3ayoneh arteji w atlub 3adala
Keif w 3ayoneh fil madi dhaba7atni
Fi ba7raha himt w atmanna wasalah
Yet3ab e7sasi li’anneh ma wasalli
Adri inneh ghayeb w sa3b al manal
Law fagadtu keif galbi ma fagadni
A3shagu w ahwah w atkhayyal jamaleh
Al 7abib illy 3an al denya malakni
Ma wa7ashteh, ma tara ismi fi balah
Wela fil ghorba ba3eed sar 3anni
Ah ya London 3alamah w keif 7alah
Menhu gheirah fil beshar sawtu wa7ashni
Ya La Lee, La la lee……
Nadir al awsaf min 7usneh w dalaleh
Ishtiyagi lah 3ala ghafla fada7ni
Asba7at London 3anawin al risala
7ibraha dam3i w mi3ad al t2manni (2x)
English Translation
I don’t miss her, my name hasn’t crossed her mind
And in this foreign land, she’s become distant from me
Oh London, how are her signs and how is she?
Who else’s voice in humanity do I miss like hers?
The fog that hides her shadow from me
Resembles a country she lived in and never remembered me
It’s impossible for us to separate, by God it’s impossible
I know in my heart despite this she loves me
I don’t miss her, my name hasn’t crossed her mind
And in this foreign land, she’s become distant from me
Oh London, how are her signs and how is she?
Who else’s voice in humanity do I miss like hers?
From her eyes I seek and ask for justice
How, when her eyes in the past have slain me
In their sea I wander and wish for her arrival
My feelings tire because she never reached out to me
I know she’s absent and hard to obtain
If I lost her, how did her heart not lose me?
I adore her and love her and imagine her beauty
The beloved who possessed me over all the world
I don’t miss her, my name hasn’t crossed her mind
And in this foreign land, she’s become distant from me
Oh London, how are her signs and how is she?
Who else’s voice in humanity do I miss like hers?
Rare in her qualities, from her beauty and charm
My longing for her suddenly exposed me
London has become the addresses of the letter
Its ink is my tears and the appointment of wishes
Arabic Lyrics
ما وحشته، ما طرا اسمي في باله
ولا في الغربة بعيد صار عني
آه يالندن علامة وكيف حاله
منهو غيره في البشر صوته وحشني
الضباب اللي حجب عني خياله
يشبه بلادٍ سكنها وما ذكرني
استحاله نفترق والله استحاله
أدري بقلبه رغم هذا يحبني
ما وحشته، ما طرا اسمي في باله
ولا في الغربة بعيد صار عني
آه يالندن علامة وكيف حاله
منهو غيره في البشر صوته وحشني
من عيونه ارتجي وأطلب عدالة
كيف وعيونه في الماضي ذبحتني
في بحرها همت واتمنى وصاله
يتعب إحساسي لأنه ما وصلي
أدري إنه غايب وصعب المنال
لو فقدته كيف قلبه ما فقدني
أعشقه وأهواه وأتخيل جماله
الحبيب اللي عن الدنيا ملكني
ما وحشته، ما طرا اسمي في باله
ولا في الغربة بعيد صار عني
آه يالندن علامة وكيف حاله
منهو غيره في البشر صوته وحشني
نادر الأوصاف من حسنه ودلاله
اشتياقي له على غفلة فضحني
أصبحت لندن عناوين الرسالة
حبرها دمعي وميعاد التمني
What’s the song about?
This Khaleeji song is about a man in London who deeply misses his loved one, even though he tries to deny it. The singer keeps saying “I don’t miss her” but everything else in the song shows how much he actually does. London’s foggy weather reflects how far apart they are from each other. Throughout the song, we see someone struggling between his pride and his true feelings of love and missing someone special. The city of London plays a big role in showing how lonely and far from home he feels.
