Ziad Adel tells the story of love and loss in ‘HANTLA2A’. Youssef Mahfouz and the artist pen the lyrics, while Mahfouz, Adel, and Peter Samir create the melody. The song mixes a soft tune with heartfelt words about moving on while still holding on to memories.
Released: February 3, 2026
HANTLA2A
Ziad Adel
Lyricist
Youssef Mahfouz, Ziad Adel
Composer
Youssef Mahfouz, Ziad Adel, Peter Samir
HANTLA2A Meaning & Lyrics (Ziad Adel)
The narrator sings, ‘I’m just pretending that I’m living,’ capturing the struggle of moving forward without forgetting the past. Ziad Adel mentions walking away while his heart stays behind, showing the pain of letting go when love lingers. The lyrics describe meeting again years later, only to realize how much has changed.
Ana mech nasiI haven’t forgotten.
Bas sayibha lel wa’tI’m just leaving it to time.
Koll haga kanet machya bel aksEverything was moving in reverse.
Ba’eit mengher sotI’ve become a man without a voice.
Konna benidhak al fadiWe used to laugh over nothing,
W neaddi ayam w layaliand we’d pass the days and nights.
Koll haga kanet machya bel aksEverything was moving in reverse.
W law baad el senin raga’einAnd if we return after all these years,
Nechouf ana fen w enti fenwe’ll see where I am and where you are.
Hantla’a hantla’aWe’ll meet, we’ll meet.
W amalna nefsena nasiyeinWe’ve made ourselves pretend to have forgotten,
W nechouf fi hayatna nas taniyeinas we see other people in our lives.
W netla’a w netla’aAnd we meet, and we meet.
Ana mengherakWithout you,
Amel nefsi ba’ichI’m just pretending that I’m living.
Mahma yeaddi aleya el wa’tNo matter how much time passes me by.
Bechoufo mabyemchichI see that time doesn’t move at all.
Mechina w baadna radiWe walked away and accepted the distance,
Yermi elli itaach fel madithrowing away everything we lived in the past.
Mechit w ana albi wa’ef andak mabyemchichI walked away while my heart stayed with you and won’t move.
WahachaniI miss you.
Ed dunya maak men taniI want the world with you again.
Mech nasi maak ayamiI haven’t forgotten my days with you.
Nela’ina benbead bas mech ayzinWe find ourselves drifting apart, but we don’t want to.
TaniAgain.
Law ‘olna el rogou’a men taniIf we spoke about returning once more,
Benfakkar fiha lethawaniwe’d only think about it for a few seconds.
Nel’ana be’id an baadna tayheinWe’d find ourselves far from each other and lost.
W law baad el senin raga’einAnd if we return after all these years,
Nechouf ana fen w enti fenwe’ll see where I am and where you are.
Hantla’a hantla’aWe’ll meet, we’ll meet.
W amalna nefsena nasiyeinWe’ve made ourselves pretend to have forgotten.
W nechouf fi hayatna nas taniyeinAnd we see other people in our lives.
The lyrics of ‘HANTLA2A’ highlight the bittersweet pull of memories that refuse to fade. ‘HANTLA2A’ by Ziad Adel, featuring Youssef Mahfouz and Peter Samir, is a touching reminder of love’s lasting impact.
