Translation of the song الرجولة artist Balqees Fathi

فاهم غلط معنى الرجولة

He misunderstands the meaning of manliness.

ماهي بشنب وبغترة وعقال

It is not just a mustache, a ghetra and an igal.(1)

دامه مشى ورا ميوله

So long as he walked behind his temptations,

ما همه اللي قيل وينقال

Not caring what is being said about him,

ما يشرّف الجلاّس زوله

Then it doesn't honor the attendance seeing his shadow.(2)

خاين ردي كذاب ومحتال

A traitor, a bad person, a liar and a trickster.

اللي يخون بكل سهولة

The one who betrays this easily,

اسمح لي ما أسميه رجّال

Pardon me, I won't call him a man.

تقدر ولك صولة وجولة

You are respected and all.

روح الزمن يرجع لي الأثقال

Time returned the burden on me.

ابعد عن عيال الحمولة

Get away from respectful people!

دور على مثلك من أشكال

Look for people of your kind.

الغصن عالي ما تطوله

This branch is high and you can't reach it.

ولا كل من يهزه يطال

And not everyone who can shake it will get it.

قلبي مع الشرقي ميوله

My heart always leans east,

ولا يوم صوبك انحنى ومال

Never has it leaned and diverged towards you.

يا بنت سمعي اللي بقوله

O girl listen to what I have to say:

بكلمة وبس تغني عن أمثاله

Just a word spares you his kind.

لا يغرك بعرضه وطوله

Don't care about his importance.

ولا يشتري قدرك بالأموال

He can't buy your valuable self with money.

ماهو الرجل باللي يقوله

A man is not what he says,

لو ما صدق كلماته بأفعال

If he doesn't follow his saying with actions.

كم قامت برجّال دولة

Many nations stood up because of a single man,

وطاحت يا ويلي بسبة رجّال

And how many nations fell because of a single man.