siilawy writes and performs ‘Laanet Waai,’ a song that dives into themes of longing and introspection. The artist collaborates with Ezz kilani and Zaid Allan to craft the melody. The track opens with a haunting question about carrying the weight of awareness.
Released: January 22, 2026
Laanet Waai
Siilawy
Laanet Waai Lyrics English Translation by Siilawy
The lyrics ask, ‘How do we return for a moment to the time of the first meeting and the first place?’ siilawy reflects on lost love and the struggle to reclaim what once felt alive. The imagery of stars, skies, and melodies creates a sense of nostalgia and warmth.
Sout bel layl yesaal iza yelli maai laanet waaiA voice in the night asks if what I’m carrying is a curse of awareness,
Yelli maaiwhat’s staying with me.
Koll shi gher mesh yaani iza konti maai yaani maaiNothing else matters if you’re with me, I mean really with me,
La mesh maaibut no, you’re not with me.
Kif menarjae lahza lezamanHow do we return for a moment to the time,
Awwal lo’a awwal makanof the first meeting and the first place?
Yarjae elli en’atal finaWe could bring back what died inside us,
Fiki ya bayt w defa el alhanin you, oh home, and the warmth of the melodies.
Ya nejme w sama w shu kan y’assar hal wafaOh star and sky, what could ever touch this loyalty,
Hal wafa finathis loyalty within us.
W ana law a haali ana ‘saytAnd if I’ve been too hard on myself,
Enta btearefni w mnihyou know me well enough.
Btearef haali ana maliYou know my state, that I’ve got nothing,
Btearef enni mesh mnihyou know that I’m not okay.
Law a haali ana ‘saytIf I’ve been too hard on myself,
Enta btearefni w mnihyou know me well enough.
Btearef haali ana maliYou know my state, that I’ve got nothing,
Btearef enni mesh mnihyou know that I’m not okay.
Enti waynWhere are you?
Waynak ana meshtaq aghfi bayn ideynWhere are you? I’m longing to fall asleep in your arms,
W ala’i waynand where can I find,
Zay hananak aw amanakanything like your tenderness or your safety?
Youssef enti fi jamalak aw malakYou’re like ‘Prophet Joseph’ in your beauty, or an angel,
Mehtar anaI’m just so confused.
Law yarjae zamani maakIf my time with you could return,
W a’dar ana achoufakand if I were able to see you.
Samm w azani hawakYour love was poison and it hurt me,
Yilaan abu zorofakc#rse the way things turned out for us.
Law yarjae zamani maakIf my time with you could return,
W a’dar ana achoufakand if I were able to see you.
Samm w azani hawakYour love was poison and it hurt me,
Yilaan abu zorofakc#rse the way things turned out for us.
Kif menarjae lahza lezamanHow do we return for a moment to the time,
Awwal lo’a awwal makanof the first meeting and the first place?
Yarjae elli en’atal finaWe could bring back what died inside us,
En’atal finawhat died within us.
Fiki ya bayt w defa el alhanIn you, oh home, and the warmth of the melodies.
Ya nejme w sama w shu kanOh star and sky, and what could have happened,
Y’assar hal wafa hal wafa finato affect this loyalty, this loyalty within us?
W ana law a haali ana ‘saytAnd if I’ve been too hard on myself,
Enta btearefni w mnihyou know me well enough.
Btearef haali ana maliYou know my state, that I’ve got nothing,
Btearef enni mesh mnihyou know that I’m not okay.
Law a haali ana ‘saytIf I’ve been too hard on myself,
Enta btearefni w mnihyou know me well enough.
Btearef haali ana maliYou know my state, that I’ve got nothing,
Btearef enni mesh mnihyou know that I’m not okay.
Laanet Waai Music Video
‘Laanet Waai’ is about the pain of lost love. The lyrics show how memories of tenderness and safety remain etched in the heart.