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رايدك
يا مسافر وناسي هواك
Raydak
Ya Msafer w Nasy Hawak

(I Want You)
(Oh Traveler, Forget Your Love)

 

 

This page contains a translation into English of the lyrics to the Egyptian song "Raydak", which was popularized by Leila Murad. Alternate ways to transliterate it include "Raidak", "Redak", or "Rayidak". Some people refer to this song's title as "Ya Msafer w Nasy Hawak" because those are the words in the first line of the song.

Also included is a transliteration of the Arabic lyrics into the Roman alphabet so you can sing along if you like.

  • Raydak (I Want You), 1950
  • Song Title in Arabic: رايدك
  • In the Motion Picture Shatie al-Gharam (Shore of Love)
  • Lyricist: Saleh Jawdat
  • Language: Egyptian dialect of Arabic
  • Composer: Ahmed Sedky
  • Original Artist: Leila Murad

Has Also Been Recorded By:

  • Hussein al-Jasmi

Another song performed by Leila Murad near the beginning of the same movie was "El Maya w-el Hawa" (الميه والهوا), which means "The Sea and the Air".

Song lyrics are provided for educational purposes. If you like the song, please purchase either the album or a download from an authorized source.

About Leila Murad

Leila Murad was a Jewish-Egyptian singer and actress whose popularity soared during the Golden Era of Egyptian movie musicals. Her father was a singer and religious cantor, and her brother Mounir Murad achieved success as an actor and music composer.

Murad was born February 17, 1918. At age 9, she made her stage debut at a new nightclub, Sala Badia, which Badia Masabni had just opened the previous year. At age 15, she made her debut on the silver screen, in the movie El Dahya (The Victims). This film had originally been released as a silent movie in 1932. However, it was reworked to add sound to it, and re-released in 1935 with Leila Murad performing a song in it.

Over the course of her career, Murad performed more than 1,000 songs, and appeared in 27 films.

 

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Lyrics

Numbers in parentheses refer to footnotes that appear at the bottom of the translation.

Arabic Lyrics

Transliteration

English Translation

يا مسافر وناسي هواك ,, ريداك والنبي رايداك Ya msafer w nasy hawak, raydak w ennabi raydak Oh traveler, forget your love, I desire you, I swear on the Prophet that I want you!
رايداك والنبي ,, والنبي رايداك Raydak w ennabi, w ennabi raydak I desire you and I swear on the Prophet, and I swear on the Prophet that I want you!
     
احلفلك بدمع العين ,, ولا لكشى عليا يمين Ahleflak bidamaa el-ein, wala lekshe alayya yameen I swear to you, with tears in my eyes, there is no need to shy away from me.
ان فاتت عليا سنين ,, حافتكرك ولا انساك In fatet alayya sneen, haftekrak wala ansak Even if years pass by, I will remember you, and I won't forget you.
ريداك والنبي رايداك ,, رايداك والنبي ,, والنبي رايداك Raydak w ennabi raydak, raydak w ennabi, w ennabi raydak I desire you and I swear on the Prophet I want you, I desire you and I swear on the Prophet, and I swear on the Prophet [that] I want you!
     
تسألني صحيح حبيت ,, لا جاوبتك ولا خبيت tesaqlni saheeh habbet, la gawebtak wala khabbet You asked, is it right that you fell in love? I didn't answer and didn't hide.
ياريت الكلام ياريت ,, وفاني وباح بهواك Ya rayt elkalam ya rayt, w faqni w bah behawak I want to speak, I want to reveal your love.
ريداك والنبي رايداك ,, رايداك والنبي ,, والنبي رايداك Raydak w ennabi raydak, raydak w ennabi, w ennabi raydak I desire you and I swear on the Prophet I want you, I desire you and I swear on the Prophet, and I swear on the Prophet [that] I want you!
     
احكيلو يا موج مطروح ,, ع القلب اللي بات مجروح ahkelou ya moug matrouh, aal alb elly bat magrouh Tell him, oh Wave of Matrouh (1), on the [wounded] heart which spent a night hurting
من فرقة حبيب الروح ,, روح قولو دا قلبي معاك min fourqet habeeb errouh, rouh ooloo da alb ma'ak from a separation of my soul, go and tell him my heart is with you
ريداك والنبي رايداك ,, رايداك والنبي ,, والنبي رايداك Raydak w ennabi raydak, raydak w ennabi, w ennabi raydak I desire you and I swear on the Prophet I want you, I desire you and I swear on the Prophet, and I swear on the Prophet [that] I want you!
  1. Mersa Matrouh is a city in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea. Here, the singer is poetically addressing the other person as being a wave of the sea.

 

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Translations of
Leila Murad's Songs On This Site

Translations on this web site for songs performed by Leila Murad include:

 

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About the Translator

This translation was created by "CZAREK2581" on the forum at allthelyrics.com.

 

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