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Song Title |
Artist |
Arabic Lyrics Included? |
Comments |
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A Nada (Oh, Nada) |
Sabah |
Yes |
Appears on some album covers as "A Nedda". Some U.S. folk dance clubs call this debke song Ya Abboud. |
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A'Aleem Ilaah (God Knows) |
Simone Hadsheiti |
Yes |
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Aba'ad (Far Away) |
Mohammed Abdu |
Yes |
Many people think the title of this song is "Leila Leila" because of its chorus. From the Khaleegy (Persian Gulf) region. |
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Aba'ad wa Ansak (Go Away and I Will Forget You) |
Tamer Seif |
Yes |
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Abo A'ali (Father of Ali) |
Gawaher |
Yes |
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Ah Wa Noss (Ah and a Half) |
Nancy Ajram |
Yes |
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Ah Ya Zalem (O Oppressor) |
Gawaher |
Yes |
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Ahl El Maghna (The Family of Singers) |
Fella |
Yes |
This song is sure to appeal to people who love horses! |
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Akhasmak, Ah (I Will Upset You) |
Nancy Ajram |
Yes |
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Al Bab al-A'ali (Al Baki Alay) (Enter the High Gate) |
Katia Harb |
Yes |
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Ala Babi Waef Amarain (Two Moons Are Standing at My Door) |
Melhem Barakat |
Yes |
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Alf Leyla wa Leyla (1001 Nights) |
Oum Kalthoum |
Yes |
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Amarain (Two Moons) |
Amr Diab |
Yes |
This is an entirely different song from the one titled "Amarain" by Hassan el-Asmar. |
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Amarain (Two Moons) |
Hassan el-Asmar |
Yes |
This is an entirely different song from the one titled "Amarain" by Amr Diab. This one is a wedding song. |
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Ammouna fi al-Said (Ammouna from the Said) |
Bassem Yazbeck |
Yes |
Light-hearted Saidi/rap fusion. |
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Ana 3indi Ahwai Morra (I Have Sour Arabian Coffee) |
Darine Hadchiti |
Yes |
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Ana A'arfa (I Know) |
Warda |
Yes |
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Ana A'Ayesh (I Am Alive) |
Amr Diab |
Yes |
This song reached the top of the Arabic song charts for several weeks starting in June, 2003. |
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Ana Baddi 3eish (I Want to Live) |
Nawal el-Zoughbi |
Yes |
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Ana Hina Ya Ibn il-Halal (I Am Here, O Legal Son) |
Sayed Mekawy |
Yes |
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Ana Laka (I Am for You) |
Gawaher |
Yes |
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Ana Lamma Ib-Hibbak (When I Love You) |
Majida el-Roumi |
Yes |
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Ana Min Doonak Ana (I Am Without You, I Am) |
Karol Samaha |
Yes |
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Arabiyon Ana (I Am an Arab) |
Yuri Mrakadi |
Yes |
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Arraib Layyi (Get Close to Me) |
Wael Kfouri |
Yes |
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Atshana (I am Thirsty) |
Nagwa Karam |
Yes |
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Bahebak wa Baghar (I Love You and Get Jealous) |
Assi el-Hellani |
Yes |
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Bayinnina (It Is Clear to Us) |
Baha'a Sultan |
Yes |
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Beni iw-Benak (Between You and Me) |
Hakim |
Yes |
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Boussi Ba'a (Look Over Here) |
Sherine |
Yes |
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Cleopatra (Cleopatra) |
Mohammed Abdel Wahab |
Yes |
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Dalona (Dalona) |
Nawal al-Zoughbi |
Yes |
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Doubti Doub (Barely Melted) |
Ehab Tawfiq |
Yes |
This song became a hot hit in the Middle East and Europe in early 1998. |
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Eddam El Kel (In Front of Everyone) |
Darine Hadchiti |
Yes |
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Efred Masalan (Assume, For Example) |
Hakim |
Yes |
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El Bango (Marijana) |
Shabaan Abdel Riheem |
Yes |
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El Hob El Ha'ee'ee (True Love) |
Mohammed Fouad |
Yes |
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El Layali (The Nights) |
Nawal el-Zoughbi |
Yes |
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Gawezohalo (Get Her Married to Him) |
Gawaher |
Yes |
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Habena (Love Us) |
Farid al-Atrache |
Yes |
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Habib el-Rouh (Soul Lover) |
Claudia Shmaali |
Yes |
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Habibi Dah (That's My Lover) |
Hisham Abbas |
Yes |
Sometimes the title for this song is shown as "Nari, Narain". The music video won the Egyptian Oscar for Best Video in 2002. |
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Habibi, Hayaati (My Darling, My Life) |
Baha'a Hosni |
Yes |
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Inte Habib A'Youni (You Are the Lover of My Eyes) |
Maya Nasri And Hadi Khalil |
Yes |
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Inte Omri (You Are My Life) |
Oum Kalthoum |
Yes |
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Kalamangi (Talkative) |
Gawaher |
Yes |
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Khalas (Liberated) |
Ehab Tawfiq |
Yes |
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Khayyala (Fantasy) |
Pascale Machaalani |
Yes |
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Kol Elli Lammouni (All Who Blamed Me) |
Zekra |
Yes |
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Koul el-Kalaam (All the Talk) |
Mayez el-Buyaa |
Yes |
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Koulli Sana Wi-Inta Tayyeb Ya Habibi (Happy Birthday, O My Darling) |
Gawaher |
Yes |
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La Itkarraib Haddi (Do Not Get Close to Me!) |
Lara Dabbagh |
Yes |
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La Titnahad (Do Not Sigh) |
Kazem Al Saher |
Yes |
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Lamma B-Shoufak Qalbi Byouqaa'
(When I See You, My Heart Falls Down) |
Pascale Machaalani |
Yes |
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Laou (If) |
Mohammed Fouad |
Yes |
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Laou Ma Dakhalt ib-Rassi (If You Had Not Entered My Head) |
Diana Haddad |
Yes |
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Lowlaaki (Without You) |
A'Ali Hamida |
Yes |
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Ma Bi3od Balaki (I Can Not Sit Without You) |
Ilyas Karam |
Yes |
From Lebanon. |
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Ma Byilbaklak (It Does Not Fit You) |
Pascale Machaalani |
Yes |
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Maani, Maani (Mine, Mine) |
Diana Haddad |
Yes |
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Maghroora (Arrogant) |
Wael Kfoury |
Yes |
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Me Alli We Oltelu (He Did Not Tell Me & I Did Not Tell Him) |
Farid al-Atrache |
Yes |
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Meen Habibi Ana (Who Is My Sweetheart?) |
Wael Kfoury |
Yes |
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Mihtagalak (I Need You) |
Warda |
Yes |
This song made the top of the charts in Lebanon in 1998. |
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Nahna Wil Amar Jiraan (We and the Moon Are Neighbors) |
Fairuz |
Yes |
This Lebanese song was popular in the late 1950's. |
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Nassini el-Dunia (Let Me Forget the World) |
Ragheb Alama |
Yes |
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Nawi Ta'Ateb (You Are Determined to Blame!) |
Amr Diab |
Yes |
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Nibtidi Mneen al-Hikaya? (Where Do We Begin Our Story?) |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
Yes |
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Nour el Ain (Darling, You're the Glow in My Eyes) |
Amr Diab |
Yes |
Was Arabic Song of the Year in 1996 |
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Noura Noura (Noura Noura) |
Hamid El Shari |
Yes |
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Oolooloo (Tell Him) |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
Yes |
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Osad Ainy (In Front of My Eyes) |
Amr Diab |
Yes |
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Ouyoun Aalbi (My Heart's Eyes) |
Najwa Karam |
Yes |
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Rouh Rouhi (Soul of My Soul) |
Najwa Karam |
Yes |
This song topped the charts in the Middle East for several weeks in the summer of 1999. |
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Sababeen el Shay (Pourer of Tea) |
Elaine Khalaf |
Yes |
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Sa'ban 'Alay (It Is Hard On Me) |
Katia Harb |
Yes |
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Sabri Aleel (I Have Run Out of Patience) |
Sherine |
Yes |
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Sahraani (You Fascinate Me) |
Ehab Tawfiq |
Yes |
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Samahtak (I Forgave You) |
Asala Nasri |
Yes |
This is an entirely different song from the one titled "Samahtak" by Pascale Machaalani. |
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Samahtak (I Forgave You) |
Pascale Machaalani |
Yes |
This is an entirely different song from the one titled "Samahtak" by Asala Nasri. |
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Samara (Samara) |
Gawaher |
Yes |
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Sayyidi Elra-Ees (My Master, Mr. President) |
Majida el-Roumi |
Yes |
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Shaater (Clever) |
Diana Haddad |
Yes |
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Shamandora (Dock Boy) |
Mohammed Mounir |
Yes |
Only the transliteration was done by Tahseen; the translation was done by someone else. |
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Shi Ghareeb (Something Strange) |
Julia Boutros |
Yes |
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Shoo Imkhabbair Ahlak A'anni (What Are You Telling Your Family About Me?) |
Katia Harb |
Yes |
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Shoo Sarlake (What Has Happened to You?) |
Hadi Younes |
Yes |
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Tahtil Shibbak (Under the Window) |
Fatme Serhan |
Yes |
Traditional Egyptian baladi song. |
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Talab Eiydi Min Ahli (We Became Engaged!) |
Pascale Machaalani |
Yes |
This song became a top hit in Lebanon in 1999. |
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Talakik (Looking for Excuses) |
Hakim |
Yes |
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Tamally Maak (I Am With You) |
Amr Diab |
Yes |
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Tool Omri (All My Life) |
Nawal al-Zoughbi |
Yes |
In July 2001, won the award for top Arabic song. |
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Waili Min Zoulmake Liyya (Alas of Your Oppression) |
Walid Toufic |
Yes |
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Wala A'ala Baloa (Not Even On His Mind) |
Amr Diab |
Yes |
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Walhanaih (Fascinated) |
Najwa Karam |
Yes |
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Wana Maali? (Why Should I Care?) |
Warda |
Yes |
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Ya Ameer El-Mohibbean (Oh, Lovers' Prince) |
Ahlam |
Yes |
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Ya Ej Maira (Oh Ej Maira) |
Nihad Najjar |
Yes |
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Ya Majnoun (Oh Madman) |
Asala Nasri |
Yes |
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Ya Salam (Salute) |
Nancy Ajram |
Yes |
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