/Translation by Luna of Cairo, sponsored by Iana/

Ya Banaat Ta’meen

Oh Beautiful Girls (literal translation is ‘tasty girls’ but that makes no sense in English)

Ya banaat, ya banaat, ya banaat ta’ameen ta’ameen

Oh girls, oh girls, oh beautiful, beautiful girls

Ya banaat helween helween

What beautiful beautiful girls

Ya banaat ta’ameen ta’ameen

What beautiful beautiful girls

Ya banaat helween helween

What beautiful beautiful girls

Tab hazza shimaal

Shimmy to the left

Tab hazza yimeen

Shimmy to the right

Tab hazza shimaal

Shimmy to the left

Tab hazza yimeen

Shimmy to the right

Magnoon illee yi’ool inoko mish gamdeen

Whomever says you’re not hot is crazy

Il-bit dee malhaash hal wa raqsit-ha a’l tabla tigin

This girl has no solution (i.e. there’s no solution to how hot she is), and her dancing to the drum is bewitching

Wa awamha mashdood shadda yekhali il-gabarot albo yehin

And her body is tight (i.e. skin is tight and not sagging. It’s a sign of youth) and bewitches the hearts of even the most difficult of men

Wil bint dee sahraani bi romoosh-ha ya naas dabhaani

This girl cast a spell on me with her eyelashes that are killing me

Wil bint dee ta’baani bi shawait-ha min ginn

This girl is wearing me out with her bubbly personality that’s intoxicating

Wil bint dee mafeehaash ghalta

This girl has no flaws

Wa gamaalha bi ta’am il-shatta

And her beauty is spicy

Wil bint dee mafeehaash ghalta

This girl has no flaws

Wa gamaalha bi ta’am il-shatta

And her beauty is spicy

Wi a’layha o’yoon yakharabi

She has eyes that… oh my God

Bitsayyib kidda a’saabi

That make me lose control

Wi a’layha o’yoon yakharabi

She has eyes that… oh my God

Bitsayyib kidda a’saabi

That make me lose control

Ayo ayo ayo

Hey, hey, hey

Da gamal da gamal a’la aboo

Her beauty is the highest form of beauty

Ayo ayo ayo

Hey, hey, hey

Da gamal da gamal a’la aboo

Her beauty is the highest form of beauty

Il-bint motdala’a wil shabaab mowal’a

The girl is dainty and the guys are all on fire (because of her)

Il-bint motdala’a wil shabaab mowal’a

The girl is dainty and the guys are all on fire

Ya banaat, ya banaat, ya banaat ta’ameen ta’ameen

Oh girls, oh girls, oh beautiful, beautiful girls

Ya banaat helween helween

What beautiful beautiful girls

Ya banaat ta’ameen ta’ameen

What beautiful beautiful girls

Ya banaat helween helween

What beautiful beautiful girls

Tab hazza shimaal

Shimmy to the left

Tab hazza yimeen

Shimmy to the right

Tab hazza shimaal

Shimmy to the left

Tab hazza yimeen

Shimmy to the right

Magnoon illee yi’ool inoko mish gamdeen

Whomever says you’re not hot is crazy

Intee

You

A’ynabaay

Are a grape

Wintee

You

Tofahaaya

Are an apple

Intee

You

Mangaaya

Are a mango

Wintee

You

Farawla

Are a strawberry

Intee

You

Ishtaaya

Are cream

Wintee

You

Zibdaaya

Are butter

Wintee

You

Kreemaaya

Are cream

Wintee

You

Amaraaya

Are beautiful

Wintee

You

A’saleeya, sokareeya, mishmisheeya, mohalabeeya

Are honey, sugar, apricots, rice pudding

Baskotaaya, chocolataaya, morabaaya, bonbonaaya

A biscuit, chocolate, jam, a piece of candy

Ana mosh khawaaf wa hakolho haaf

I’m not a coward I can eat all of that

Ana mosh khawaaf wa hakolho haaf

I’m not a coward I can eat all of that

Ya banaat, ya banaat, ya banaat ta’ameen ta’ameen

Oh girls, oh girls, oh beautiful, beautiful girls

Ya banaat helween helween

What beautiful beautiful girls

Ya banaat ta’ameen ta’ameen

What beautiful beautiful girls

Ya banaat helween helween

What beautiful beautiful girls

Tab hazza shimaal

Shimmy to the left

Tab hazza yimeen

Shimmy to the right

Tab hazza shimaal

Shimmy to the left

Tab hazza yimeen

Shimmy to the right

Magnoon illee yi’ool inoko mish gamdeen

Whomever says you’re not hot is crazy