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ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني lyrics
English: And when it became clear to me that she did not love me
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What “ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني” is about
A man recounts his unrequited love for a woman. He wished for her to fall in love with someone else, hoping she would then understand the pain of love and soften towards him. His wish came true, but the new lover tormented her, making her experience the very suffering the man had endured. When he pointed this out, she responded with a proverb about those who criticize others often facing the same fate.
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ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني
Wa lammā badā lī annahā lā tuḥibbūnī
And when it became clear to me that she did not love me
وأنَّ هواها ليْسَ عنِّي بِمُنجَلِ
Wa anna hawāhā laysa ‘annī bimunjalī
And that her love for me was not evident
تَمَنَّيتُ أن تَهوَى سِوايَ لعلَّها
Tamannaytu an tahwá siwāya la‘allahā
I wished that she would love someone other than me, so that perhaps
تَذوقُ صَباباتِ الهوَى فتَرِقَّ لِي
Tadhūqu ṣabābāti al-hawá fatariqqa lī
She would taste the pangs of love and then soften towards me
فما كانَ إلَّا عن قليلٍ وأُشغِفَتْ
Famā kāna illā ‘an qalīlin wa ushghifat
It was not but a short while until she became infatuated
بِحُبِّ غزالٍ أدعَجِ الطَّرفِ أكحَلِ
Biḥubbi ghazālin ad‘aji al-ṭarfi akḥalī
With the love of a gazelle, with dark, kohl-lined eyes
وعذَّبَها حتَّى أذابَ فُؤادَها
Wa ‘adhdhabahā ḥattá adhāba fu’ādahā
And he tormented her until he melted her heart
وذوَّقَها طعمَ الهوَى والتَّذلُّلِ
Wa dhawwaqahā ṭa‘ma al-hawá wa al-tadhallulī
And made her taste the flavor of love and humiliation
فقلتُ لها: هَذا بِهَذا، فأطرَقَتْ
Faqultu lahā: 'Hādhā bihādhā,' fa’aṭraqat
So I said to her: 'This for that,' and she lowered her gaze
حياءً، وقالتْ: كلُّ مَن عايَبَ ابتُلِي
Ḥayā’an, wa qālat: 'Kullu man ‘āyaba ibtulī'
Out of shyness, and said: 'Everyone who criticizes gets afflicted.'
Lines explained
“تَذوقُ صَباباتِ الهوَى فتَرِقَّ لِي”
Tadhūqu ṣabābāti al-hawá fatariqqa lī
She would taste the pangs of love and then soften towards me
The speaker hopes that by experiencing unrequited love herself, she will understand his pain and become more compassionate towards him.
“بِحُبِّ غزالٍ أدعَجِ الطَّرفِ أكحَلِ”
Biḥubbi ghazālin ad‘aji al-ṭarfi akḥalī
With the love of a gazelle, with dark, kohl-lined eyes
A 'gazelle with dark, kohl-lined eyes' is a classical Arabic poetic metaphor for a beautiful, often captivating and sometimes cruel, beloved.
“حياءً، وقالتْ: كلُّ مَن عايَبَ ابتُلِي”
Ḥayā’an, wa qālat: 'Kullu man ‘āyaba ibtulī'
Out of shyness, and said: 'Everyone who criticizes gets afflicted.'
This is a well-known Arabic proverb, meaning that those who point out flaws in others often end up experiencing the same flaws or misfortunes themselves. It's her subtle way of acknowledging the situation while also deflecting his implied 'I told you so'.
Arabic words from this song
Learning Arabic? These words come straight from the lyrics.
- هواهاhawāhā
- her love
- تذوقtadhūqu
- she tastes/experiences
- صباباتṣabābāt
- pangs/ardor (of love)
- أشغفتushghifat
- she became infatuated
- التذللal-tadhallul
- humiliation/submissiveness
About this recording
“ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني” is an Arabic song, made by a SongUp AI listener with SongUp AI.
The lyrics run to 10 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 726 Arabic previews on SongUp AI.
The idea it was sung from
أغنية خليجية رومانسية مع عود وإيقاع هادئ، صوت رجالي دافئ، بداية هادئة تتصاعد إلى لازمة قوية
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What does “ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني” mean in English?
“ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني” means “And when it became clear to me that she did not love me” in English.
What is “ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني” about?
A man recounts his unrequited love for a woman. He wished for her to fall in love with someone else, hoping she would then understand the pain of love and soften towards him. His wish came true, but the new lover tormented her, making her experience the very suffering the man had endured. When he pointed this out, she responded with a proverb about those who criticize others often facing the same fate.
Is there an English translation of the “ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني” lyrics?
Yes. Every line of “ولمَّا بَدا لِي أنَّها لا تُحِبُّني” 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.
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