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Arabic song · Arabic ballad

شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة lyrics

English: I Saw My Beloved After an Absence

On this page: Meaning · Lyrics with English translation · Lines explained · Words to learn

What “شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة” is about

The singer encounters a former lover after a long time and is shocked to find them changed and cold. The singer reflects on their past love and the pain of seeing their beloved's indifference, vowing not to show their own sorrow. The song expresses the deep hurt of unrequited love and the realization that the beloved was never truly committed.

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شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة lyrics with English translation

Each line in the original, in Roman letters and in English. Translation and romanization by AI, to help you follow the song.

شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة

Shuft khilli ba'd ghībah

I saw my beloved after an absence

شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة

Shuft khilli ba'd ghībah

I saw my beloved after an absence

شِفْتَه في حالة غريبة

Shiftoh fī ḥālah gharībah

I saw them in a strange state

شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة

Shuft khilli ba'd ghībah

I saw my beloved after an absence

شِفْتَه في حالة غريبة

Shiftoh fī ḥālah gharībah

I saw them in a strange state

ضاع مِن عَيْنَه الحَنان

Ḍā' min 'aynuh al-ḥanān

The tenderness in their eyes was lost

اللّي عِشْناه مِن زمان

Illī 'ishnāh min zamān

That we lived long ago

ضاع مِن عَيْنَه الحَنان

Ḍā' min 'aynuh al-ḥanān

The tenderness in their eyes was lost

اللّي عِشْناه مِن زماااان

Illī 'ishnāh min zamāāān

That we lived long ago

غيّروا غيري حبيبي

Ghayyarū ghayrī ḥabībī

Others changed my beloved

خَلّى حُبّي عنده هان

Khallā ḥubbī 'induh hān

They made my love cheap to them

صِرْت بَسايِر ظُنوني

Ṣirt basāyir ẓunūnī

I started to go along with my suspicions

صِرْت باحايِل عيوني

Ṣirt baḥāyil 'uyūnī

I started to coax my eyes

صِرْت بَسايِر ظُنوني

Ṣirt basāyir ẓunūnī

I started to go along with my suspicions

صِرْت باحايِل عيوني

Ṣirt baḥāyil 'uyūnī

I started to coax my eyes

صِرْت أترجّى

Ṣirt atarajjā

I started to beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

صِرْت أترجّى دموعي

Ṣirt atarajjā dumū'ī

I started to beg my tears

لا لا

Lā lā

No, no

لا لا

Lā lā

No, no

لا تبيّن له خضوعي

Lā tubayyin lah khuḍū'ī

Don't show him my submission

⸻

—

ياما جدّدت الأماني

Yāmā jaddadt al-amānī

How many times I renewed hopes

الأماني

Al-amānī

Hopes

الأمااااني في غيابك

Al-amāāānī fī ghayābak

Hopes in your absence

وياما ردّدت الأغاني

Wa yāmā raddadt al-aghānī

And how many times I repeated songs

الأغاني

Al-aghānī

Songs

الأغاااني في عتابك

Al-aghāānī fī 'itābak

Songs in your reproach

كنت مِن شوقي إليك

Kunt min shawqī ilayk

I was from my longing for you

أحسب إنّي بين إيدك

Aḥsab innī bayn īdak

I thought I was in your hands

كنت مِن شوقي إليك

Kunt min shawqī ilayk

I was from my longing for you

أحسب إنّي بين إيدك

Aḥsab innī bayn īdak

I thought I was in your hands

ولمّا جَت عيني يا عيني عليك

Wa lammā jāt 'aynī yā 'aynī 'alayk

And when my eyes met yours, oh my eyes on you

وبانت الحيرة، الحيرة، الحيرة علييييك

Wa bānat al-ḥīrah, al-ḥīrah, al-ḥīrah 'alayyīk

And confusion, confusion, confusion appeared on you

صِرْت أترجّى

Ṣirt atarajjā

I started to beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

صِرْت أترجّى دموعي

Ṣirt atarajjā dumū'ī

I started to beg my tears

لا لا، لا لا

Lā lā, lā lā

No, no, no, no

لا تبيّن له خضوعي

Lā tubayyin lah khuḍū'ī

Don't show him my submission

⸻

—

ياللّي ذاتك في حياتك كل شي

Yāllī dhātuk fī ḥayātuk kull shay

Oh, you whose essence in your life is everything

وياللّي جودك مِن وجودك ماهو شي

Wa yāllī jūduk min wujūduk mā huw shay

And oh, you whose generosity from your existence is nothing

ياللّي ذاتك في حياتك كل شي

Yāllī dhātuk fī ḥayātuk kull shay

Oh, you whose essence in your life is everything

وياللّي جودك مِن وجودك ماهو شي

Wa yāllī jūduk min wujūduk mā huw shay

And oh, you whose generosity from your existence is nothing

الحُب في طبعك هواية

Al-ḥubb fī ṭab'ak hawāyah

Love in your nature is a hobby

مِش مِن الحُب الأصيل

Mish min al-ḥubb al-aṣīl

Not from genuine love

والهوى

Wal-hawā

And if passion

الهوى

Al-hawā

Passion

الهوى

Al-hawā

Passion

الهوى والله الهوى

Al-hawā wallah al-hawā

Passion, by God, passion

والله الهوى

Wallah al-hawā

By God, passion

الهوى لو كان هوايا

Al-hawā law kān hawāyā

If passion were my passion

ما تخيّرتك خليل

Mā takhayyartuk khalīl

I wouldn't have chosen you as a beloved

بعد ما حقّقت آمالك

Ba'd mā ḥaqqaqt āmālak

After you achieved your hopes

شِلت طيفي مِن خيالك

Shilt ṭayfī min khayālak

You removed my image from your imagination

بعد ما حقّقت آمالك

Ba'd mā ḥaqqaqt āmālak

After you achieved your hopes

شِلت طيفي مِن خيالك

Shilt ṭayfī min khayālak

You removed my image from your imagination

ولمّا جَت عيني يا عيني عليك

Wa lammā jāt 'aynī yā 'aynī 'alayk

And when my eyes met yours, oh my eyes on you

وبانت الحيرة، الحيرة، الحيرة عليك

Wa bānat al-ḥīrah, al-ḥīrah, al-ḥīrah 'alayk

And confusion, confusion, confusion appeared on you

صِرْت أترجّى

Ṣirt atarajjā

I started to beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

صِرْت أترجّى دموعي

Ṣirt atarajjā dumū'ī

I started to beg my tears

لا لا، لا لا

Lā lā, lā lā

No, no, no, no

لا تبيّن له خضوعي

Lā tubayyin lah khuḍū'ī

Don't show him my submission

⸻

—

ما في فايدة

Mā fī fāyidah

There's no use

ما في فايدة مِن عتابي

Mā fī fāyidah min 'itābī

There's no use in my reproach

الزمن بينك وبيني

Az-zaman baynak wa baynī

Time is between you and me

لمّا تتذكّر عذابي، عذابي

Lammā tatadhakkar 'adhābī, 'adhābī

When you remember my torment, my torment

السنين بتوفّي ديني

As-sinīn bituwaffī dīnī

The years will repay my debt

ما في فايدة

Mā fī fāyidah

There's no use

ما في فايدة مِن عتابي

Mā fī fāyidah min 'itābī

There's no use in my reproach

الزمن بينك وبيني

Az-zaman baynak wa baynī

Time is between you and me

لمّا تتذكّر عذابي، عذابي

Lammā tatadhakkar 'adhābī, 'adhābī

When you remember my torment, my torment

السنين بتوفّي ديني

As-sinīn bituwaffī dīnī

The years will repay my debt

واللّي حبيته يملك اللّي حبيته

Wallī ḥabbaytuh yamlik illī ḥabbaytuh

And what I loved, you possess what I loved

واللّي عزيته يذلك اللّي عزيته

Wallī 'azzaytuh yadhilluk illī 'azzaytuh

And what I cherished, you humiliate what I cherished

واللّي حبيته يملك اللّي حبيته

Wallī ḥabbaytuh yamlik illī ḥabbaytuh

And what I loved, you possess what I loved

واللّي عزيته يذلك اللّي عزيته

Wallī 'azzaytuh yadhilluk illī 'azzaytuh

And what I cherished, you humiliate what I cherished

تفتكر حبّي معاك

Taftakir ḥubbī ma'āk

You will remember my love with you

تفتكر أيام صفاك

Taftakir ayyām ṣafāk

You will remember your days of purity

تشتكي لي

Tashtakī lī

You will complain to me

تشتكي لي

Tashtakī lī

You will complain to me

تشتكي لي مِن آسااااااك

Tashtakī lī min asāāāāk

You will complain to me of your sorrow

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—

شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة

Shuft khilli ba'd ghībah

I saw my beloved after an absence

شِفْتَه في حالة غريبة

Shiftoh fī ḥālah gharībah

I saw them in a strange state

شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة

Shuft khilli ba'd ghībah

I saw my beloved after an absence

شِفْتَه في حالة غريبة

Shiftoh fī ḥālah gharībah

I saw them in a strange state

ضاع مِن عَيْنَه الحَنان

Ḍā' min 'aynuh al-ḥanān

The tenderness in their eyes was lost

اللّي عِشْناه مِن زمان

Illī 'ishnāh min zamān

That we lived long ago

ضاع مِن عَيْنَه الحَنان

Ḍā' min 'aynuh al-ḥanān

The tenderness in their eyes was lost

اللّي عِشْناه مِن زمان

Illī 'ishnāh min zamān

That we lived long ago

غيّروا غيري حبيبي

Ghayyarū ghayrī ḥabībī

Others changed my beloved

خَلّى حُبّي عنده هان

Khallā ḥubbī 'induh hān

They made my love cheap to them

صِرْت بَسايِر ظُنوني

Ṣirt basāyir ẓunūnī

I started to go along with my suspicions

صِرْت باحايِل عيوني

Ṣirt baḥāyil 'uyūnī

I started to coax my eyes

صِرْت بَسايِر ظُنوني

Ṣirt basāyir ẓunūnī

I started to go along with my suspicions

صِرْت باحايِل عيوني

Ṣirt baḥāyil 'uyūnī

I started to coax my eyes

صِرْت أترجّى

Ṣirt atarajjā

I started to beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

وأترجّى

Wa atarajjā

And beg

صِرْت أترجّى دموعي

Ṣirt atarajjā dumū'ī

I started to beg my tears

لا لا، لا لا

Lā lā, lā lā

No, no, no, no

لا تبيّن له خضوعي

Lā tubayyin lah khuḍū'ī

Don't show him my submission

Lines explained

“ضاع مِن عَيْنَه الحَنان”

Ḍā' min 'aynuh al-ḥanān

The tenderness in their eyes was lost

The singer notes the absence of 'tenderness' (al-ḥanān) in the beloved's eyes, indicating a profound change in their emotional state and their feelings towards the singer.

“خَلّى حُبّي عنده هان”

Khallā ḥubbī 'induh hān

They made my love cheap to them

This line expresses the painful realization that the beloved no longer values the singer's love, implying it has become insignificant or 'cheap' to them.

“لا تبيّن له خضوعي”

Lā tubayyin lah khuḍū'ī

Don't show him my submission

The singer resolves not to show their vulnerability or 'submission' to the beloved, despite their inner turmoil, maintaining a sense of pride amidst the heartbreak.

Arabic words from this song

Learning Arabic? These words come straight from the lyrics.

خِلّيkhilli
my beloved
غِيبَةghībah
absence
حَنانḥanān
tenderness, affection
ظُنونيẓunūnī
my suspicions, my thoughts
أترجّىatarajjā
I beg, I plead

About this recording

“شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة” is an Arabic song with a romantic, emotional and nostalgic feel, made by a SongUp AI listener with SongUp AI.

You can hear violin, orchestra, flute and oud.

The lyrics run to 112 sung lines. They were typed in by the person who made it, and SongUp AI sang them as written. What you hear is the free 30-second preview, made on ; it is one of 783 Arabic previews on SongUp AI.

The idea it was sung from

Classic Saudi Khaleeji Tarab, warm deep mature male vocals, rich emotional Arabic singing, nostalgic romantic heartbreak, slow to mid tempo, expressive vocal ornaments, long sustained notes, melismatic singing, authentic Hijazi and Gulf pronunciation, traditional oud, lush violins, soft ney flute, elegant Arabic orchestral arrangement, vintage 1980s Gulf music production, dramatic emotional chorus

Questions about “شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة”

What does “شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة” mean in English?

“شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة” means “I Saw My Beloved After an Absence” in English.

What is “شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة” about?

The singer encounters a former lover after a long time and is shocked to find them changed and cold. The singer reflects on their past love and the pain of seeing their beloved's indifference, vowing not to show their own sorrow. The song expresses the deep hurt of unrequited love and the realization that the beloved was never truly committed.

Is there an English translation of the “شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة” lyrics?

Yes. Every line of “شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة” is translated into English on this page, and each Arabic line is also written in Roman letters so you can sing along. The translation was written by AI to help you follow the song, so a few lines may lose some nuance.

Who wrote the lyrics of “شُفت خِلّي بَعْد غِيبَة”?

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