نفسي أقوله [Nefsi Aollo] [English translation]

I wish to tell him how I used to be

before I met him and why I waited for him

I used to be a sweet portrait that was missing

something and he completed it with his eyes

I used to live my life in fear

under the mercy of circumstances

I used to be an incomplete story

or words that are missing letters

What else do I wish to tell him?

Long time ago, before meeting him I used to be

a wilted rose and when he came close

it blossomed before its time came

I wish to tell him you are

a dream I was dying to reach

I wish to tell him you are

a name I say that puts me at ease

I wish to tell him you are

a love that I lived my years for

And because of

When I wasn't with him, I was

like a child who got lost on some path,

was deprived of her mother's embrace

and was forgotten in life

When I wasn't with him, I was

like someone who is full of fear

Someone who is drowning in burdens

And can't find a lifeline

I wish to tell him how I used to be

before he drew me close to him

I used to be the address of a lost dream

that was found in his hands

I wish to tell him you are

a life and years that were given back to me

I wish to tell him you are

a joy whose candles became lit for me

I wish to tell him you are

a warm embrace that carried my burdens

when I escaped to it