قولي لأبوكي Lyrics {English Translation} – Emsallam

Emsallam delivers a powerful narrative in ‘قولي لأبوكي,’ blending tradition with rebellion. The musician collaborates with lyricist Emsallam Hdaib, while Ayman Al Salhi creates a melody that captures the intensity of the story. Together, they craft a song that challenges norms and celebrates individual choice.

قولي لأبوكي Lyrics {English Translation} - Emsallam
Released: January 23, 2026

قولي لأبوكي

Emsallam

Lyricist
Msallam Hdaib
Composer
Ayman Al Salhi

قولي لأبوكي Lyrics Translation – Emsallam

The writer tells the story of a man who defies societal expectations for love. One key line reads, ‘Tell your father to lower your dowry because we’ve fallen in love.’ The poet uses vivid details like a ‘masked rebel’ and a ‘dodo bird flying away’ to symbolize freedom and defiance against constraints.

Ya bniye el akaber fesh akbar men rabbenaOh, daughter of the elite, there’s nothing greater than our Lord.
Qouli labouki yenzel mahrek ashan habbeinaTell your father to lower your ‘mahr’ (dowry) because we’ve fallen in love.
Jani el motalathem yaba wallaa fatiliThe masked rebel came to me, father, and lit my fuse.
Hobbo shaalali yaba qalbi el habileHis love set me ablaze, father, my heart is captivated.
Sah wala ghalat ana bass bakhtarRight or wrong, I’m the one who makes the choice.
Qalbi thowwet aswarMy heart has scaled every wall.
Adbak haddeli eddarYour suffering has torn down this house.
EzbahLet it be sacrificed.
Taer ed-dodo halla’ halla’ halla’The dodo bird has flown, flown, flown away.
Mashyeha doghri walak lam atamalla’ mala’I walk a straight path, friend, and I don’t grovel to anyone.
Ma rohtesh al haydan lahassa lanni ma batsalla’I haven’t strayed from my values just for a bit of fun.
Lazem yentehi omri hatta menni tetkhallasMy life would have to end before you could ever get rid of me.
Lamma jit akhtobha abouha bada yetsharratWhen I went to ask for her hand, her father started setting conditions.
Mesh mostaajel asref el masari f tarayathI’m in no rush to waste my money on fancy cars.
Mayea enta koun zegert ebret hawa w tetjallatYou’re too soft, be a real man like a breath of fresh air that reveals itself.
Zay lamma ibn harti b wejho mous taabbatLike when the boy from my neighborhood got a scar from a blade on his face.
WowWow.
Taal aharti partyCome to a party in my neighborhood.
B yishraboush bacardiThey don’t drink any ‘Bacardi’ there.
Ma ba’darsh a’ollak sho btakhod esh-shabab b hartiI can’t even tell you the ‘st#ff’ the youth in my neighborhood are taking.
El wada shar taabbatThe situation has turned bitter and exhausted.
Akhed ghalat tarabbetHe took it the wrong way, he wasn’t raised right.
Atih sokkar yerfaa lianno habatGive him some sugar to lift his spirits because he’s fallen low.
A’lamna ma tetnakkas a’lamna fouq rafrafaOur flag will never be lowered, our flag flutters high above.
Ya bniye el akaber fesh akbar men rabbenaOh, daughter of the elite, there’s nothing greater than our Lord.
Ibn balad b hebsh essa’ataA son of the land doesn’t care for showing off.
Aadi law akelha bass batataIt’s fine if I only have potatoes to eat,
Wala omro rasi hona tatabut I’ll never bow my head here.
Zaghrten zaghrten zaghrtenLet the ululations ring out, ring out, ring out.
Jani el motalathem yaba wallaa fatiliThe masked rebel came to me, father, and lit my fuse.
Hobbo shaalali yaba qalbi el habileHis love set me ablaze, father, my heart is captivated.
Esri w siri f syria w tabaghdadi f baghdadJourney through Syria and hold your head high with pride in Baghdad.
W en mot ana shahidan rabbi al haqq wladdiAnd if I die a martyr, my Lord is the Truth and my children remain.
Esri w siri f syria w tabaghdadi f baghdadJourney through Syria and hold your head high with pride in Baghdad.
W en mot ana shahidan rabbi al haqq wladdiAnd if I die a martyr, my Lord is the Truth and my children remain.

قولي لأبوكي Music Video

The translation of ‘قولي لأبوكي’ lyrics challenges societal norms. Emsallam uses a mix of rebellion and tradition to create a story that resonates deeply.