Beautiful, Everything About You Is Beautiful
Recited by Ḥājj Dākōn, recorded by Sam Liebhaber at the Khalīj Hotel, al-Ghaydha, October 7, 2003.
Sung and recorded by Ḥājj Dākōn at his home, Mḥayfīf, May 2004.
Sung by ʿAskarī Ḥujayrān and recorded by Sam Liebhaber in Rēhen, September 28, 2003.
| Poem | Translation |
|---|---|
| 1) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk | Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you |
| būk ʾādēb w-mād // wel tkūder hād | You’ve got manners and a good head // You’d never malign anyone |
| mawrā we-ḳṣaw // lā šūk w-lā fnūk | You’re the ultimate and the end-point // There’s no one before you or after you |
| 2) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk | Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you |
| hēt ġrūy ʾāsēl // ḥōlī e-ḥwēl | Your speech is honey // Sweet and maddening |
| yehneyh eḫalḳ // kād ettōma lūk | He forgets the rest of creation // Whoever listens to you |
| 3) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk | Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you |
| hēt źeḥketk lūl // bōreḳ ḏ–īǧlūl | Your smile is a pearl // Lightning that flashes |
| we-mṯōnī mēl // baḫt ḏ-heh hnūk | Your incisors are complete // Lucky is the man with you! |
| 4) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk | Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you |
| hōh men hel syerk // we-bḳā ḳṭerk | Wherever I should travel // To the places where I turn here and there |
| ahnēhek lā // we-fwōdī šūk | I’ll never forget you // Since my heart is with you |
| 5) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk | Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you |
| w-hēt w-lū ḥetǧebk // mnī w-ġatyebk | Even if you are hidden away // And disappear from me |
| rawḥī we-fwōd // we-hǧīs wdūk | My soul and my heart // And thoughts are with you |