Translation of the song شخبارك artist Abdul Kareem Abdul Qader
شخبارك
How Have You Been?
وين انت وشخبارك
Where are you and how have you been?
يا مغرب عن ديارك
You, who has left their home
انا كل يوم اكحل ناظري بدارك
Everyday, I kohl my eyes with your home 1
اتمشى تحت هالسور اناظر بيتك المهجور
I walk in the market and look at your abandoned home
وينك يا فنر هالبيت وينك
Where are you, lantern of this house?
بعدك انطفى العالم
After you, the whole world has turned off
ما بقى بالشوارع نور
There’s no lights in the streets
وين انت
Where are you?
حبيبي .. حبيبي اذكرك بالخير
My love, my love, I remember you well 2
واشوفك روضي الأخضر واشمك ريحة النوير
I see you as green pastures and I can smell your scent of nowairs3
ذبل هالورد بعد مافارق الساقي من يرويه
The flowers have withered after the gardener has left - who’ll water it?
تعال ارجع اذا بعمري بقى باقي بشوفك فيه
Come, come back - if there’s any time left in my life, I want to see you then
وينك يا فنر هالبيت وينك
Where are you, lantern of this house?
بعدك انطفى العالم
After you, the whole world has turned off
ما بقى بالشوارع نور
There’s no light in the streets
وين انت
Where are you?
انتهى العام وابتدى العام الجديد
A year has finished and a new one begins
وانته ناسينا اكيد
And you’ve forgotten us, definitely
الله ما جنه في هالدنيا ورق ولا بريد
Oh God, in this world, we never get any letters or mail
وانته بعيد تاحش السكه وانا فيها الوحيد
And you’re so far, you avoid the street and I’m the only one on it
واللي بقى باب الحديد
And all that’s left is a steel door
وينك يا فنر هالبيت وينك
Where are you, lantern of this house?
بعدك انطفى العالم
After you, the whole world has turned off
ما بقى بالشوارع نور
There’s no light in the streets
وين انت
Where are you?