Ranking Lyrics From The Most Iconic Fairouz Songs

Lebanese people know almost every Fairouz song by heart, so we decided to go for a nostalgic deep dive and rank the lyrics of her most iconic songs.

Let us know which Fairouz song is your favorite!

1.

“Bektob esmak ya habibi 3al hawr el 3ati2

Btektob esmi ya habibi 3a raml el tari2

W bokra btshatti l deni 3al osas l mjarraha

w byeb2a esmak ya habibi w esmi byenmaha“

Are we going to ignore the fact that Fairouz wrote some of the most iconic break up songs of all time? The Taylor Swift of her generation.

2.

“W ana seret ekbar w Shadi ba3do zghayar

3am yel3ab 3al talj“

Did anyone else get traumatized when they realized what this song was actually about? A beautiful melody with a heartbreaking story that we just can’t get over TO THIS DAY.

3.

“Bte3sha2 3alay e3sha2 ma bte3sha2 ma te3sha2

mesh fer2a ma3ay mesh far2a ma3ay“

Kind of iconic honestly. This is the equivalent of Cher saying “A man is not a necessity, a man is a luxury. Like dessert”.

4.

“Emmi namet 3a bakkeer w sakkar bayye l bowabi

Ana hrabt mnel shebbak w jeet la eid el 3azzabi“

Damn, Fairouz was a real badass. Sneaking out of the house for what? To see who? Did she have a secret boyfriend? We’re invested in this scandalous story.

5.

“Bedyet el ossa taht el shiti

Bi2awal shiti habbou ba3don

W kholset el ossa b tani shiti

Taht el shiti tarakou ba3don“

Okay, we love your songs but can we have one happy ending? Is that TOO much to ask for?

6.

“Fi wahad 3am yekol khas, fi wahad 3am yekol teen

Fi wahad howe w marto, wlo shu besh3a marto“

We just know this lyric would get her cancelled had it come out in this day and age. Fairouz is NOT a girl’s girl and we’re kind of disappointed.

7.

“Yeb2a Hanna el sekran 2a3ed khalf el dekkan

3am b sawer bent l jiran“

This is concerning on SO MANY levels, but was the tune really so catchy that we all missed it? Yes. Just watch comedian Mohammad Baalbaki break it down for you in this video:

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@thebaalbaki | كان الزمان After the long wait, Mohamad Baalbaki is launching his new one hour standup comedy show ”مجنون” on the 12th September!

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