| Ya hala ya habibi (original) | Ya hala ya habibi (translation) |
|---|---|
| أعطني الناي وغني | Give me the flute and sing |
| فالغنا سر الوجود | Singing is the secret of existence |
| وأنين الناي يبقى | And the whine of the flute remains |
| بعد أن يفنى الوجود | After existence ceases |
| هل إتخذت الغاب مثلي | Did you take the jungle like me |
| منـزلاً دون القصور | A home without palaces |
| فتتبعت السواقي | I followed the drivers |
| وتسلقت الصخور | I climbed the rocks |
| هل تحممت بعطره | Did you take a shower? |
| وتنشفت بنور | and dried up with light |
| وشربت الفجر خمراً | And the dawn drank wine |
| من كؤوس من أثير | of cups of ether |
| هل جلست العصر مثلي | Have you sat in the afternoon like me? |
| بين جفنات العنب | Among the grapevines |
| والعناقيد تدلت | And the clusters dangled |
| كثريات الذهب | gold aplenty |
| هل فرشت العشب ليلاً | Did you brush the lawn at night? |
| وتلحفت الفضاء | Space is swayed |
| زاهداً في ما سيأتي | Ashamed of what is to come |
| ناسياً ما قد مضى | Forgetting what has passed |
| أعطني الناي وغني | Give me the flute and sing |
| وانسى داء ودواء | Forget about disease and medicine |
| إنما الناس سطورٌ | But people are lines |
| كتبت لكن بماء | I wrote but with water |
