[Intro]
Ahlan ya ya habibi, wein il-rouh? (Where is the heart, where is the soul?)
[Verse 1]
Diigi 249, dokka fi maktoub al-qalb, ya shams, ya noor
Kull lahza nattafi’ bi arz al-hikayat, min sudan lil-awraq, nistabbir
Ma tkhallinni afraq, nurak qasiyyan yulqquni bi sahara al-‘ushq
[Pre-Chorus]
Al-hawa ya’riq, al-‘ayn yantahir bi-l-‘atash, ana istanadi lil-kalb
[Chorus]
Gawwan ana fi tareeqi, bayn il-‘isab w khawf min al-za’āl
Nadrah min ajlid al-ams, lawina fil-qulub nuhya bi-l-amal
Iyyaak ya qalbi, netwajja’ min ghad, nismعa lil-hub alakhlas
[Verse 2]
Kalam al-sudani yihki sir, ya raw' al-ruoos fi al-sahar
Nijma fi sudan, ya habibi, ishrah al-‘alam bi-l-mahabbah al-mas’ulah
[Pre-Chorus]
Al-hawa ya’riq, al-‘ayn yantahir bi-l-‘atash, ana istanadi lil-kalb
[Chorus]
Gawwan ana fi tareeqi, bayn il-‘isab w khawf min al-za’āl
Nadrah min ajlid al-ams, lawina fil-qulub nuhya bi-l-amal
Iyyaak ya qalbi, netwajja’ min ghad, nismعa lil-hub alakhlas
[Bridge]
Kul ma tazhar il-adyan, nqiyyan fi waqt il-bahra, naktub dalil il-hubb
Mish sa’b, law konna ma‘a ba‘ad, nashhad ism il-sahra tigi dakhil
[Chorus]
Gawwan ana fi tareeqi, bayn il-‘isab w khawf min al-za’āl
Nadrah min ajlid al-ams, lawina fil-qulub nuhya bi-l-amal
Iyyaak ya qalbi, netwajja’ min ghad, nismعa lil-hub alakhlas
[Outro]
Tirja‘ ya rouh, besara’ il-fida, ana ma‘ak ila yawm il-mashhad