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Arabic song · Egyptian shaabi

وحشتني يا أخويا lyrics

English: I Miss You, My Brother

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What “وحشتني يا أخويا” is about

A person laments the absence of their brother, who is imprisoned. The singer expresses deep sorrow, loneliness, and a longing for their brother's return, feeling lost and vulnerable without him. The lyrics convey the pain of separation and the hope for a reunion.

وحشتني يا أخويا 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.

[مقدمة حزينة – على إيقاع بطيء] · Sad intro - slow tempo

يا سجن كفاية هم

Yā sijn kifāyah hamm

Oh prison, enough with the worries

إحنا إخواتك مش عارفين نتلم

We are your brothers, we can't gather

[المقطع الأول] · Verse 1

نفسمن يوم ما أخويا غاب

Nafs min yōm mā akhūyā ghāb

Since the day my brother disappeared

والناس علينا زادت كلاب

And people have become more like dogs towards us

ي أشوفك لو دقيقة

Yā ashūfak law daqīqah

I wish I could see you for a minute

وأحكيلك عن نار الحريقة

And tell you about the fire's blaze

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يا أخويا يا عشرةده البُعد هدّ حيلي

Oh my brother, my lifelong companion, this distance has worn me out

وإنت أغلى الناس في عيني

And you are the dearest person in my eyes

بفتكرك في كل مكان

Ba-aftikrak fī kull makān

I remember you everywhere

وصورتك ساكنة في الوجد

Wa-ṣūratak sākinah fī al-wajd

And your image lives in my soul

ا زمان

A zamān

A long time ago

غيابك هدّ الحيل كمان

Ghiyābak hadd al-ḥayl kamān

Your absence has also broken my strength

[دخلة الدبّة – شعبي تقيل 🔥] · Dabke intro - heavy shaabi 🔥

اضرب يا طبلي وولّع نار

Beat my drum and light a fire

أخويا غايب والليل نهار

Akhūyā ghāyib wa-l-layl nahār

My brother is absent and night is day

وتي وحمايتي

Wa-tī wa-ḥimāyatī

And my protection

أنا وإخوالسجن قافل عليه بابه

Me and my brothers, the prison has closed its door on him

وأنا من بعده عايش بعذابه

And after him, I live in torment

وأنا من بعده عايش حرمان

And after him, I live in deprivation

يا جدعان اسمعوا حكايتي

Oh guys, listen to my story

أخويا هو ع

My brother is my

زاتي بقينا مكسورين

Zātī baqīnā maksūrīn

My pride, we are broken

ومن بعده تايهين وموجوعين

And after him, we are lost and in pain

مين يلم إخواته بعد غيابه؟

Who will gather his brothers after his absence?

مين يداوي القلب من عذابه؟

Who will heal the heart from its torment?

ده أخويا وسندي وسط الدنيا

Dah akhūyā wa-sanadī wasṭ ad-dunyā

He is my brother and my support in this world

ونفسي يرجع ينور عينيا

And I wish he would return to light up my eyes

يا ليل يا عين يا وجع السنين

Oh night, oh eye, oh pain of the years

رجّع أخويا وسط الغاليين

Bring my brother back among the dear ones

[اللازمة] · Chorus

وحشتني يا أخويا وحشتني

Waḥashtanī yā akhūyā waḥashtanī

I miss you, my brother, I miss you

والشوق في قلبي دوبني

Wa-sh-shawq fī qalbī dawwabnī

And the longing in my heart has melted me

مستني يوم ترجع ليا

Waiting for the day you return to me

وأحضنك وتنسى الل

Wa-aḥḍunak wa-tinsā al-layālī

And I'll hug you and you'll forget the

يالي

Yālī

Nights

Lines explained

“والناس علينا زادت كلاب”

And people have become more like dogs towards us

The phrase 'people have become more like dogs towards us' expresses a feeling of being vulnerable and disrespected in the brother's absence, implying that others take advantage of their weakened state.

“يا أخويا يا عشرةده البُعد هدّ حيلي”

Oh my brother, my lifelong companion, this distance has worn me out

The phrase 'this distance has worn me out' (هَدّ حيلي - hadd ḥaylī) is an idiom meaning to completely exhaust or break one's strength, emphasizing the profound impact of the separation.

“ونفسي يرجع ينور عينيا”

And I wish he would return to light up my eyes

'Light up my eyes' (ينور عينيا - yinawwar ʿaynayā) is a common Arabic expression meaning to bring joy, happiness, or hope, indicating that the brother's return would bring light back into the singer's life.

Arabic words from this song

Learning Arabic? These words come straight from the lyrics.

همhamm
worry, sorrow
نتلمnitlamm
we gather (together)
عشرة
companionship, lifelong bond
هدّ حيليhadd ḥaylī
broke my strength, wore me out
وجدwajd
soul, deep emotion

About this recording

“وحشتني يا أخويا” is an Arabic song, made by a SongUp AI listener with SongUp AI.

The lyrics run to 34 sung lines. SongUp AI wrote them in Arabic from a short idea, then sang the chorus. What you hear is the free 30-second preview, made on ; it is one of 1034 Arabic previews on SongUp AI.

Questions about “وحشتني يا أخويا”

What does “وحشتني يا أخويا” mean in English?

“وحشتني يا أخويا” means “I Miss You, My Brother” in English.

What is “وحشتني يا أخويا” about?

A person laments the absence of their brother, who is imprisoned. The singer expresses deep sorrow, loneliness, and a longing for their brother's return, feeling lost and vulnerable without him. The lyrics convey the pain of separation and the hope for a reunion.

Is there an English translation of the “وحشتني يا أخويا” lyrics?

Yes. Every line of “وحشتني يا أخويا” 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 “وحشتني يا أخويا”?

SongUp AI wrote these Arabic lyrics from a short idea, then sang them. You can edit AI lyrics line by line, or paste your own, before a song is made.

Why is “وحشتني يا أخويا” only 30 seconds long?

It is the free 30-second preview SongUp AI sings from a song's chorus, so anyone can hear their own lyrics first. A full song is about three minutes, $2.99 as a single song or with a paid plan.

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