Program

Hakam Alayna al-Hawa / حكم علينا الهوى / Love governed over us
Music: Baligh Hamdi / بليغ حمدي
Lyrics: Muhammad Abd al-Wahab / محمد عبد الههاب

LYRICS AND TRANSLATION

حكم علينا الهوى نشق سوا يا عين
واحنا اللي قبل الهوى شوف كنت فين وأنا فين
وآه يا ليلي آه عالوعد والمقسوم
يا ليل عيني آه عالوعد والمقسوم
لا تحوشه لا ولا آه مابين عيون وقلوب
حكم علينا الهوى نعشق سوا وندوب
صدق اللي قال الهوى فوق الجنين مكتوب

Love governed over us; we split apart, oh my eye!
And us, before love; look where you were and where I am
Oh, my night, oh; the promise of fate
My night and my eye; the promise of fate
Don't be shy, no, oh no; between [our?] eyes and hearts
Love governed over us; we love each other and mourn
It is true, what they say about love; how it is written before we are born

السعد وعد يا عين ولاسم نظرة عين
وأنا وأنت روح مغربه كان حظها من السما
واتجمعوا ا القلبين
وآه يا سلام ع الهوى آه يا سلام سلِم
خلانا من قبلنا بالفرحة نتكلم

Happiness is a promise, oh eye, and there is no name for a glance, eye
You and I, distant [strange] souls that had the fortune of heaven
And the hearts joined together
Oh, how wonderful is love, how wonderful is peace
That before us the communication [speaking hearts together] of joy

الأوله يا أنا بنقولها لها تحيينا
والتانية آه ياهنا احضن ليالينا
والتالته آه ياهوى
سلمنا ليك أمرنا ولقينا فيك عمرنا
وأجمل أمانينا

First, I say it to her, "Come greet us”
Second, oh my God, embrace our nights!
And third, oh my love
We surrendered our commands [affairs] to you and we found our life in you
And our most beautiful wishes [safety]

قال المحبة قدر أنا قلت جمّعنا والقرب تمم لنا وادّي الحياة معنى
خلّى الليل ياحبيبي يعدي وأنا وياك في ثوان
بعد ماكان الليل وأنا وحدي بيطوّل حرماني
من حبك ياروحي نور الفرح بان وفي ظلّك ياروحي حسّيت بلأمان
والحط ابتسم لي وضحك لي الزمان

He said that love is destiny, I said gather us together! And the closeness completed us, giving life meaning
Let the night pass, my love and I will be with you in seconds
After the night I am alone, my deprivation prolonged
From your love, oh my soul, the light of joy appears and in your shadow, oh my soul, I feel safety
The world smiled at me and laughed at me at the same time

PERSONNEL

Nicholas Bahr, Alric Godfrey, Meredith Gulla, Dean Johnston, Omer Kurtulus, Mason Marquette, Collin McEneaney, Jessica Sahutoglu, William Taborn Jr., Michelle Teyvel, Austin Young

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