أنا مو متل قبل، لا تسأل عليّي lyrics

[Intro

[Intro]

ما بعرف شو صار فينا

Ma ba'ref shoo sar feena

I don't know what happened to us

ولا مين تغيّر ومين نسينا

Wala meen taghayyar w meen nseena

Or who changed and who forgot us

كنا نحلف ما نفارق

Kenna neḥlef ma nfareq

We used to swear we'd never part

واليوم حتى السلام ما بقينا

Wal yoom ḥatta as-salam ma baqeena

And today, we don't even have greetings left

كنت مفكّرك غير الناس

Kent mfakkrak ghayr an-nas

I thought you were different from others

وإنك أمان بوقت الإحساس

W enak aman bwa't el iḥsas

And that you were safety in times of feeling

طلعت متل كل الحكايات

Tle'et metl kell el ḥekayat

You turned out like all the stories

حكي كبير وقلوب من نحاس

Ḥaki kbeer w qloob men neḥas

Big talk and hearts of brass

ضحكت بوجهي وقلتلي وفيّ

Deḥekt bwejhi w qeltli wafi

You smiled at my face and told me you were loyal

وخلف ظهري كنت تحكي عليّ

W khalf ẓahri kent teḥki 'alayy

And behind my back, you were talking about me

أنا مو زعلان إنك رحت

Ana moo za'lan enak reḥt

I'm not sad that you left

أنا زعلان إني صدّقت فيك

Ana za'lan enni ṣaddaqt feek

I'm sad that I believed in you

[Pre-Chorus

[Pre-Chorus]

بس اسمع مني هالكلمتين

Bas esma' menni hal kelmetayn

But listen to these two words from me

مو كل ساكت قلبه حزين

Moo kell saket qalbo ḥazeen

Not everyone who is silent has a sad heart

في ناس بتسكت من كتر ما شافت

Fi nas betskot men ketr ma shafat

Some people are silent from how much they've seen

وفي ناس بتضحك وهي من جوّا أنين

W fi nas betḍḥak w heyyi men jouwa aneen

And some people laugh while they're groaning inside

[Chorus

[Chorus]

أنا مو متل قبل، لا تسأل عليّي

Ana moo metl qabl, la tes'al 'alayy

I'm not like before, don't ask about me

كسرت اللي بيناتنا بإيديك

Kasart illi baynatna b'eedeek

You broke what was between us with your own hands

كنت اعتبرك قطعة منّي

Kent a'tabrak qet'a menni

I used to consider you a part of me

واليوم ما بعرف حتى عينيك

Wal yoom ma ba'ref ḥatta 'ayneek

And today, I don't even know your eyes

روح وخلّي الذكرى إلك

Rooḥ w khalli az-zikra elak

Go and keep the memory for yourself

ما عاد قلبي يشتاقلك

Ma 'ad qalbi yeshtaqlak

My heart no longer misses you

أنا اللي خسرتك مو إنت

Ana illi khasartak moo enta

I'm the one who lost you, not you

والوقت رح يعلّمك مين تركت

Wal waqt raḥ ye'allmak meen tarakt

And time will teach you who you left behind

لا تفكّر إني ناطر رجوعك

La tfakker enni naṭer rejou'ak

Don't think I'm waiting for your return

ولا إنّي عم فتّش على دموعك

Wala enni 'am fattesh 'ala dmou'ak

Nor that I'm searching for your tears

أنا سكّرت بابك بإيدي

Ana sakkart babak b'eedi

I closed your door with my own hands

وما عاد يهمّني حتى موضوعك

W ma 'ad yehimmni ḥatta mawḍou'ak

And I no longer care about your matter

علّمتني ما أعطي الأمان

'Allamtni ma a'ṭi al-aman

You taught me not to give trust

للي بيبيع العِشرة برخص

Lilli byabee' al-'ishra berkhuṣ

To those who sell companionship cheaply

واللي بيطعنك من وراك

W illi byaṭ'anak men warak

And whoever stabs you from behind

ما بيستاهل منك حتى عتب

Ma byestahel mennak ḥatta 'atab

Doesn't deserve even a reproach from you

يا ريتك كنت صادق مرة

Ya raytak kent ṣadeq marra

I wish you had been honest just once

يا ريت ما كانت هالقصة مُرّة

Ya rayt ma kanat hal qiṣṣa murra

I wish this story hadn't been bitter

بس الحمد لله اللي كشفلي

Bas al-ḥamdulillah illi kashafli

But thank God who revealed to me

مين كان معي ومين كان غدرة

Meen kan ma'i w meen kan ghadra

Who was with me and who was treacherous

أنا مو متل قبل، لا تسأل عليّي

Ana moo metl qabl, la tes'al 'alayy

I'm not like before, don't ask about me

صار الوجع قوّة بإيديي

Sar al-waja' qouwa b'eedeeyi

The pain has become strength in my hands

كنت تظنّ إنك كل دنيتي

Kent teẓunn enak kell dnyati

You used to think you were my whole world

واليوم دنيتي ما بتوقف عليك

Wal yoom dnyati ma betwaqqaf 'aleek

And today, my world doesn't stop for you

روح وخلّي الذكرى إلك

Rooḥ w khalli az-zikra elak

Go and keep the memory for yourself

ما عاد قلبي يشتاقلك

Ma 'ad qalbi yeshtaqlak

My heart no longer misses you

أنا اللي خسرتك مو إنت

Ana illi khasartak moo enta

I'm the one who lost you, not you

والوقت رح يعلّمك مين تركت

Wal waqt raḥ ye'allmak meen tarakt

And time will teach you who you left behind

مو كل غايب منشتاقله...

Moo kell ghayeb meneshtaqlu...

Not everyone who is absent is missed...

ومو كل قريب منحبّه...

W moo kell qareeb menḥebbu...

And not everyone close is loved...

في ناس غيابها راحة

Fi nas ghiyabha raḥa

For some, their absence is comfort

وفي ناس وجودها غربة...

W fi nas wujoodha ghurba...

And for some, their presence is estrangement...