يا رايح
“Oh you the one leaving”
Pronounced: Ya Rayah
Algerian Classic
Written by Dahmane El Harrachi
يا رايح وين مسافر؟ تروح تعيا وتولي
Oh you the one leaving, where are you traveling? You’ll go & end up back
Ya rayah win msafar trouh ta’aya weh twali
شحال ندموا العباد الغافلين قبلك وقبلي
How many ignorant people have regretted before you and me
Sh’hal nadmo le’bad al ghaflin qablak ou qabli
شـعال شفت البــلدان العامرين والبــر الخالـي
How many thriving countries & desert areas have you seen?
Chhal cheft al bouldan el’amreen welbar al khali
شـعال ضيعت وقات وشعال تزيد مازال تخلي
How much time have you wasted? How much are yet to lose?
Chhal dhayat wqat weh chhal tzeed mazal t′khali.
يا الغايب في بلاد الناس شعـال تعيـا ما تجـري
Oh goner (stranger) in other people’s counties, you never cease to run
Ya ghayeb fe blad elnas sh’aal te’ya matejri
بـيـك وعد القـدرة ولا الزمـان و انت ما تـدري
Destiny & time follow their course & you do not know it
Beek wa’ad alqudra wla ezman wenta ma tadry
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علاش قلبك حـزين وعـلاش هكـذا كي الزّوالي
Why is it your heart sad & why are you staying there miserable?
Elash galbk hazeen welash hktha kezwali
مــا تــدوم الشّــدة و إيلا بـطيت أعلـم واكتـبلـي
Hardships do not last & if you take long, know & write to me
Matdoom eshda wela bdait e’elam wektbli
مــا يــدوموا لـيام ولا يـدوم صـغرك وصـغري
The days do not last & neither does your youth & mine
Maydomo leyam wla ydom soghrak weh sghry
يـا حــليلو مسكين الي خاب سعـدو كـي زهري
Oh, poor soul, whose happiness has faded like a flower
Ya hlailo mskeen ely khab sa’do kezahri
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يــا مسافر نـعطيك وصــايـتي ادّيهـا عالبكري
Oh traveler, We give you my advice, follow early
Ya msafer na’teek wsayti edeha albkry
شــوف ما يصلح بيك قبــل ما تبيع وما تشري
See what benefits you before you sell & buy
Shoof ma ysleh beek gabl matbee wma tshry
يـا النايم جـاني خبرك كيما صـرالك صــرالي
Oh sleeper your news came to me, what happened to you happened to me
Ya’naym jany khbrak kema sarlk sarly
هـكذا راد و قـدّر فـي الـجبين سـبحـانو الـعالي
This is how the heart is destined to connect to Him, Glory the Highest
Hktha rad w’gadar feljbeen sbhano alaly
