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قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ lyrics
English: Sitting, Standing, Sleeping, Waking
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What “قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ” is about
This song is a defiant declaration of independence and a call to let loose and enjoy life. The singer addresses someone who seems stuck or negative, urging them to join in the fun and leave worries behind. It's about shaking off past negativity and embracing a carefree, energetic present.
قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ 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.
[Intro]
قَاعِدْ… وَاقِفْ…
Sitting... Standing...
نَايِمْ… قَايِمْ…
Nāyim… qāyim…
Sleeping... Waking...
إِيهْ يَا عَمّ؟
What's up, man?
هَتِفْضَلْ قَاعِدْ؟
Are you going to keep sitting?
قُومْ!
Qūm!
Get up!
[Chorus]
قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ
Sitting, standing, sleeping, waking
طَالِعْ، نَازِلْ، خَارِجْ، دَاخِلْ
Going up, coming down, going out, coming in
مْطَوَّلْ، مْقَصَّرْ، مْطَنِّشْ، مْكَبَّرْ
Mṭawwal, mqaṣṣar, mṭannish, mkabbar
Prolonging, shortening, ignoring, magnifying
عَلِّي الصُّوتْ… خَلِّيْهَا تِكْبَرْ!
Turn up the sound... Let it get bigger!
[Verse 1]
قَاعِدْ بَتْفَرَّجْ عَلَيْكُمْ
I'm sitting watching you all
وَاقِفْ وَمِشْ مِسْتَنِّيكُمْ
Wāqif wamish mistannīkum
I'm standing and not waiting for you
نَايِمْ وَلَا بَحْلَمْ بِيكُمْ
Nāyim walā baḥlam bīkum
I'm sleeping and not dreaming of you
قَايِمْ أَفَوَّقْ وَأَفَوَّقْكُمْ
I'm waking up to clear my head and clear yours
إِنْتُوا أَسْوَأْ حَاجَة حَصَلِتْ لِيَّا
You were the worst thing that happened to me
بَسْ خَلَاصْ… مِشْ فَارْقَة مَعَايَا
But it's over... it doesn't matter to me anymore
كُنْتُوا عَامْلِينْ دَوْشَة فِي دِمَاغِي
You used to make noise in my head
دِلْوَقْتِي الدَّوْشَة دِي مَزِّيْكَة!
Dilwaqtī d-dawsha dī mazzīka!
Now that noise is music!
[Chorus]
قَاعِدْ لِيهْ؟ — قُومْ مَعَايَا!
Why are you sitting? — Get up with me!
وَاقِفْ لِيهْ؟ — خُشّ الْحِكَايَة!
Wāqif līh? — Khushsh il-ḥikāya!
Why are you standing? — Join the story!
نَايِمْ لِيهْ؟ — لِسَّه بَدْرِي!
Nāyim līh? — Lissa badrī!
Why are you sleeping? — It's still early!
قَايِمْ أَرْقُصْ… دَه أَنَا فِي حَالِي!
I'm getting up to dance... I'm in my own world!
يِمِينْ، شِمَالْ… سِيبْهَا تْمِيلْ
Yamīn, shimāl… sībhā tmīl
Right, left... Let it sway
اللَّيْلَة لَيْلِتْنَا… وَاللَّيْلْ طَوِيلْ
Il-lēla lēlitnā… wal-lēl ṭawīl
Tonight is our night... and the night is long
مْطَنِّشْ، مْكَبَّرْ… وَرَايِقْ كِدَه
Mṭannish, mkabbar… warāyiq kidah
Ignoring, magnifying... and chill like this
وَاللِّي عَنْدُه حِوَارْ… بَعْدِينْ بَقَى!
And whoever has an issue... later then!
[Verse 2]
طَالِعْ السِّلِّمْ بِالْعَكْسْ
Going up the stairs backwards
نَازِلْ أَضْحَكْ لِلنَّحْسْ
Coming down to laugh at bad luck
خَارِجْ مِنْ مِلْيُونْ دَرْسْ
Khārij min milyūn dars
Coming out of a million lessons
دَاخِلْ أَرْقُصْ… مِشْ دَاخِلْ حَبْسْ!
Coming in to dance... not coming into prison!
كُلّ مَا تْقُولُوا: دَه خَلَاصْ
Every time you say: 'He's done for'
أَرْجَعْ تَانِي وَأَعَلِّي الْبَاصْ
I come back again and turn up the bass
مِشْ كُلّ لَيْلَة عِتَابْ وَخِنَاقْ
Not every night is blame and fighting
اللَّيْلَة دِي فُكّ… وَطَلَّعْ طَاقَة!
Tonight, let go... and release energy!
[Chorus]
قَاعِدْ لِيهْ؟ — قُومْ مَعَايَا!
Why are you sitting? — Get up with me!
وَاقِفْ لِيهْ؟ — خُشّ الْحِكَايَة!
Wāqif līh? — Khushsh il-ḥikāya!
Why are you standing? — Join the story!
نَايِمْ لِيهْ؟ — لِسَّه بَدْرِي!
Nāyim līh? — Lissa badrī!
Why are you sleeping? — It's still early!
قَايِمْ أَرْقُصْ… دَه أَنَا فِي حَالِي!
I'm getting up to dance... I'm in my own world!
يِمِينْ، شِمَالْ… سِيبْهَا تْمِيلْ
Yamīn, shimāl… sībhā tmīl
Right, left... Let it sway
اللَّيْلَة لَيْلِتْنَا… وَاللَّيْلْ طَوِيلْ
Il-lēla lēlitnā… wal-lēl ṭawīl
Tonight is our night... and the night is long
مْطَنِّشْ، مْكَبَّرْ… وَرَايِقْ كِدَه
Mṭannish, mkabbar… warāyiq kidah
Ignoring, magnifying... and chill like this
وَاللِّي عَنْدُه حِوَارْ… بَعْدِينْ بَقَى!
And whoever has an issue... later then!
[Verse 3]
مْطَوَّلْ بَالِي عَلَيْكُمْ
I'm being patient with you all
مْقَصَّرْ فِي السُّؤَالْ فِيكُمْ
I'm neglecting to ask about you
مْطَنِّشْ كُلّ حَكَاوِيكُمْ
Mṭannish kull ḥakāwīkum
I'm ignoring all your stories
مْكَبَّرْ دِمَاغِي وَنَاسِيكُمْ
Mkabbar dimāghī wanāsīkum
I'm clearing my head and forgetting you
قَالُوا عَلَيَّا؟ — يْقُولُوا!
Did they talk about me? — Let them talk!
جَابُوا فِي سِيرْتِي؟ — يْطَوَّلُوا!
Jābū fī sīrtī? — Yṭawwilū!
Did they mention me? — Let them go on!
أَنَا عَنْدِي اللَّيْلَة مَشَاوِيرْ
I have plans tonight
مِنْ هِنَا لِلرَّقْصَة… وَالتَّغْيِيرْ!
Min hinā lir-raqṣa… wat-taghyīr!
From here to dancing... and change!
[Bridge]
مِينْ اللِّي قَاعِدْ؟ — مِشْ أَنَا!
Who is sitting? — Not me!
مِينْ اللِّي زَعْلَانْ؟ — مِشْ أَنَا!
Who is sad? — Not me!
مِينْ عَنْدُه حِوَارْ؟ — مِشْ هِنَا!
Who has an issue? — Not here!
طَبْ مِينْ هَيِوَلَّعْهَا؟ — كُلِّنَا!
So who will light it up? — All of us!
[Chorus]
قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ
Sitting, standing, sleeping, waking
طَالِعْ، نَازِلْ، خَارِجْ، دَاخِلْ
Going up, coming down, going out, coming in
مْطَوَّلْ، مْقَصَّرْ، مْطَنِّشْ، مْكَبَّرْ
Mṭawwal, mqaṣṣar, mṭannish, mkabbar
Prolonging, shortening, ignoring, magnifying
عَلِّي الصُّوتْ… خَلِّيْهَا تِكْبَرْ!
Turn up the sound... Let it get bigger!
مْطَنِّشْ، مْكَبَّرْ… وَرَايِقْ كِدَه
Mṭannish, mkabbar… warāyiq kidah
Ignoring, magnifying... and chill like this
وَاللِّي عَنْدُه حِوَارْ…
And whoever has an issue...
بَعْدِينْ بَقَى!
Later then!
[Outro]
بَعْدِينْ بَقَى…
Later then...
إِحْنَا لِسَّه بَادْئِينْ!
We're just getting started!
Lines explained
“دِلْوَقْتِي الدَّوْشَة دِي مَزِّيْكَة!”
Dilwaqtī d-dawsha dī mazzīka!
Now that noise is music!
This line marks a turning point, transforming past negativity ('noise') into something positive and enjoyable ('music'). It signifies a shift in perspective and emotional state.
“قَايِمْ أَرْقُصْ… دَه أَنَا فِي حَالِي!”
I'm getting up to dance... I'm in my own world!
The phrase 'I'm in my own world' (ده أنا في حالي) emphasizes the singer's self-contained happiness and indifference to external opinions, highlighting a carefree attitude.
“وَاللِّي عَنْدُه حِوَارْ… بَعْدِينْ بَقَى!”
And whoever has an issue... later then!
This is a common Egyptian colloquialism, meaning 'if anyone has a problem, they can deal with it later.' It's a dismissive way of saying that nothing will spoil the current good mood.
Arabic words from this song
Learning Arabic? These words come straight from the lyrics.
- قَاعِدْ
- sitting
- قَايِمْqāyim
- waking up / getting up
- مْطَنِّشْmṭannish
- ignoring / brushing off
- مْكَبَّرْmkabbar
- magnifying / making a big deal (often used in the sense of 'clearing one's head' or 'not caring')
- دَوْشَةdawsha
- noise / commotion / trouble
About this recording
“قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ” is an Arabic song with a playful feel, made by a SongUp AI listener with SongUp AI.
You can hear drums, tabla and darbuka at about 106 beats per minute.
The lyrics run to 62 sung lines, written as an intro, a chorus, 3 verses, a bridge and an outro. 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 696 Arabic previews on SongUp AI.
The idea it was sung from
Egyptian mahraganat dance anthem, modern shaabi production, 106 BPM. Bouncy syncopated darbuka and tabla, deep punchy bass, crisp electronic drums, catchy Egyptian keyboard riffs. Playful swagger, sarcastic humor. Male lead singing exclusively in authentic colloquial Egyptian Arabic, natural Cairo accent, clear consonants and intelligible words, short rhythmic phrases, syllabic delivery. Speak-sin
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What does “قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ” mean in English?
“قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ” means “Sitting, Standing, Sleeping, Waking” in English.
What is “قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ” about?
This song is a defiant declaration of independence and a call to let loose and enjoy life. The singer addresses someone who seems stuck or negative, urging them to join in the fun and leave worries behind. It's about shaking off past negativity and embracing a carefree, energetic present.
Is there an English translation of the “قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ” lyrics?
Yes. Every line of “قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ” 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 “قَاعِدْ، وَاقِفْ، نَايِمْ، قَايِمْ”?
The person who made this preview typed these lyrics in, and SongUp AI sang them word for word.
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