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to her one day when her daughter gave me the money so that I could
عليها نهار بنتها عطتني الفلوس باش اني
arrange for her 200 dirhams for Rocharge, but I
نصفط لها 200 درهم ديال روشارج لكن انا
made the mistake of describing her to her sister, who was quarreling with her. When
غلطت صفها لختها اللي كانت مخاصمه معها فش
I arrived at her place, she found that I had not agreed to her. She asked me what
وصلت لعندها لقيت انني ما مصفط ليها وسولت
number you had given me to the shop, and we met her with
ني شمن نمره عطيتي لم الحانوت ولقيناها
her sister’s dial here. She pulled me and killed me, and it was the
ديال اختها هنا شدتني وهلكت ني عسه وكانت
first time. You used to run at me and hit me, but you used to say I
اول مره كتجري علي وتضربني ولكن كنت تنقول
wouldn't divorce me until you took my life because
ما غادي طلقني حتى تزهق لي روحي لان
you didn't have mercy on me, and the woman was sitting, oh, happy,
مرحمتنيش وديك الحاجه جالسه يا فرحانه
active, and you told her to give her the pot that
ناشطه كتقول لها زيديها الكخ اللي عطاها
God gave her. We didn't know what this bastard was doing to
الله ما عرفنا مخا شكون هذا الزفري اللي
her here. I started thinking about
داه ليها هنا بديت انا كنفكر باش انني
escaping, but something was holding me back. And you say to
نهرب ولكن شي حاجه كانت ك تحبسني وكتقول
me, "You don't know where to go here, where are you going to stay?" I was
لي ما عندك فين تمشي هنا فين غادي تبقاي
15 years old, and one morning
انا هذا كانت عندي 15 سنه حى واحد الصباح
I didn't say what was going on. They were going to gather around
ماقلتش اشنو واقع غادي يجمعوا علي زوج
her daughters' husband, and she, their mother, was like that and sleepy. I even made everything
بناتها وهي امهم وهك وناعسه خليت حتى كلشي
sleepy, and I was going down the stairs. This time, we were
نعس وانا نهبط ساكي حدا الدروج هذ الوقيت
going to meet in front of the door, one of their neighbors who was
غادي نتلاقى قدام الباب واحد جارتهم اللي
always there. She used to tear me apart from her and her wife. It's a shame that you didn't
ديما كانت ك تفكني منهم وزوجتها ا العار
give me the phone. We cried for so-and-so. She was in
ما عطيني التليفون ديالك نعيط لفلانه بنت
need. Even then, her mother gave her one
الحاجه حيت انا ذاك كانت عطاتها امها واحد
house so I could stay in it. In another city, she
الدار باش انجلس فيها في مدينه واحده اخرى
cried for her. She cried for so-and-so. So-and-so and your mother
عيطت عليها را تحمو علي فلانه فلانه وامك
and mother turned to me. She told me to go out to the head of the road,
وهاشنو داروا لي قالت لي خرجي لراس الدرب
Daba, and get a taxi that will come to you. In
دابا وشدي تاكسي تجيبك في البلاصه
such-and-such a place, and I was really going to come to you. I went and
الفلانيه وانا غادي نجي عندك فعلا مشيت
found her in your place. People still
لقيتها فيديك البلاصه والناس مازال ما
had not left. I walked over to her, and I wish my
فاقوش مشيت عندها وي ريت ماميتش عندها
mother was there. We were going to meet her boyfriend at home, and the world was full of wine, shisha, and promiscuity. May God bless you for a little while. Mama Fateha is crying over her,
عزكم الله شويه ي غادي تعيط عليها ماما
and here begins one of the stories, Your Majesty.
فتيحه وهنا غ تبدا واحد مولاتي القصه الو
Where is the donkey rooster? He ran away. I am the one who ran away. I had a meeting
فين هي ديك الحماره راه هربات انا انا ذا
with one of the people
كان تلاقات لي الخرجه ديالي مع واحد الدري
in that marshal who was quarreling. Even he was with the
في ذاك المارشي اللي كان تخاصم حتى هو مع
tycoons. He didn't even have anything between him. So
الباطرون ديالو ما بينما بينه حتى شي حاجه
I ran away. He even ran away and he was going out and they were
فاش خرجت انا هربانه حتى هو كان خرج وهما
going to stick in him. She said to her, "Rah, the barhosh." She and
غادي يلصقون فيه قالت لها راه البرهوش راه
Waqila ran away with Muhammad and Waqila. She is pregnant, and
واقيلا هربت مع محمد واقيلا راه حامله ورا
she tells you that it is my sister’s rooster. She saw the daughter of the forbidden and she
تنقول لك بلي انه ديك خيتي راه بنت الحرام
went out in her mother’s condition to whomever you wanted. She looked like a
ورا غ تخرج بحال امها على من بغيتيها تشبه
woman. She would go and get up with her on the
الحاجه غادي تمشي تنوض ديكاري بيه على
basis that she saw her as my babysitter. When she grew up, she ran away
اساس بلي انه را هي مربياني وانا نضت هربت
and caught her from above. I ran away with
وكتش ك من فوق من هشي بلي انني هربت مع
one of the young men whom I called Muhammad. Her daughter asked me
واحد الشاب اللي سميته محمد سوتني بنتها
what I wanted to do. I told her that I didn’t want to go back.
شنو باغا ديري قلت لها انا ماتيتش بغيت
If I walked until I came back, your mother would kill me.
نرجع حيت اذا مشيت حتى رجعت غادي تقتلني
Here, where does that perfumer enter
امك وهنا فين غادي يدخل ذاك العطار في
the story? This perfumer who used to keep coming back.
القصه ديالي هذا العطار اللي كانت كتعاود
Why is everything on me and on my mother’s side? No, my mother cried. To her
ليه كلشي علي وعلى فعيل امي لا غدلي عيطت
daughter and she said to her, “Ra,” Al-Attar said, “
لبنتها وقالت لها را قالل العطار واقيلا
Safaa was pregnant with that boy. He saw him as something
را صفاء حامله مع ذاك الولد حيتاش راه شي
crazy.” They said to him, “Yes, she was walking with him to the house where he was living.” He was with the husband, Fariya, and
للبيت اللي كان ساكن فيه هو مع الزوا فريه
they saw the hero’s paws on his eyes. “I ran away.
وشوفوا دابا البطل على عينيه انا هربت
I killed the stick until they became friends with
حيتاش كليت العصا حتى صدقوا مصاحبين مع
someone.” And yes. I was walking with him and I was pregnant with him
واحد وبلي انني كنمشي عنده وبلي حامله معه
from above, so I heard this moment. I said to her, Safi,
من الفوق فاش سمعت هذ الهضه قلت لها صافي
I am going to walk to meet them, but he is the first to show me
انا غادي نمشي نواجههم ولكن هو الاول اري
the phone so we can ring with him, Hello, Mama Fateha,
التليفون باش ندوي معه الو ماما فتيحه
and where were you? You said that I am pregnant and someone
وفين كنتي را تقولوا راكي حامله وشكون
told you that I am pregnant and he told me everything. Yes, I
قاللك انا حامله وباش عرفني كلشي بلي انا
ran away if you did not say it. The thing is something that
هربت اذا ما قلتهاش انت الحاجه حتى شي حد
no one is going to know, and they complain that the apothecary has arrived, but he saw me
ما غادي يعرفها وشكون وصل العطار بلي انني
leaving it, and I was going to go back and
راني خارجه وانا دابا غادي نرجع وغادي
go to the doctor. This is the first one. Yes, I am coming. We
نمشي عند الطبيبه دي الاولا ايوا اجي انا
were waiting. Why did you come? Come on, my daughter. The mistake has
كنتسنا فاش جيت ايوا يا بنيتي والغلط را
come up. I am going to go to the police, so
تطرا ودابا غادي نمشيو عند البوليس باش
you can tell them there is someone other than the devil who deceived you
تقولي لهم راه غير الشيطان اللي غرك
and left you. From home, and you tell them that
وخرجتي من الدار وعندك تقولي لهم بلي راه
we hit you and see you, you are the one who turned around, why did you hit me behind you?
ضربنا ك وراك انت اللي درتي علاش وراكي
In short, we walked to the police to
عصبتيني باختصار مشينا عند البوليس باش
cancel the complaint. I could not tell them the
انا نلغي ديك الشكايه ماقدرتش نقول لهم
truth, as long as it was present that I was in her eyes, and
الحقيقه حيتاش كانت حاضي اني بعينيها وخا
they suspected that I was not lying. She started
كانوا هما شكوا بلي انني غير ت نكذب بدات
telling them that the girl was still reckless. And a little girl
كتقول لهم راه البنت باقى طايشه وصغيره
and this one and this one and they were taking it out and here again they started making
وهذه وهذه وهما يخرجوها وهنا عاد بدا
me feel comfortable until I was about to bark
كيسولوني على راحتهم حتى كنت غادي نبوح
and I started to say, Wow, when are you going to walk and where are you going to
وبديت كنقول وا صفاء عند من غادي تمشي
sit and complain about someone going to shake you? Even at
وفين غادي تجلسي وشكون غادي يهزك واش حتى
this time again, you are going to get up and go out like your
لهذا الوقت عاد انت غادي تنوضي تخرجي بحال
mother and go out and be happy while shaking your head when you see the
امك تخرجي تفزي باش انك تهزي راسك را
alley full of things. He smelled bad, Gadi is not
الزنقه عامره غير بالشم كريه غادي غير
sulking at you here, Gadi denounced them and then insisted
يتكرفس عليك هنا غادي نكر عليهم وخا اصر
that I was revealing, but I swore I told them no, and
باش انني نبوح ولكن حلفت قلت لهم لا و
I swear that I am telling the truth about what Diyali said,
سنيت بلي انني صادقه على الاقوال ديالي
which is a lie, except when we went out, she started
اللي هي كاذبه غير احنا خرجنا وبدات عل في
cursing, and one of her daughters shouted at her and said to her, “I am
السبان وعيطت وحده من بناتها وقالت لها
coming to have sex with the doctor.” Turn it around, there's nothing
اجي دي ه الجنسه عند الطبيبه تقلبها ياك
wrong with the slippery plate. We walked to the
ما فيها شي مصيبه لوحه الزلقه مشينا عند
doctor, but God is the one who is going to take my rights
الطبيبه ولكن ربي اللي غادي ياخذ لي حقي
from them. One by one, give patience and don't neglect. I won't walk away, but they
منهم واحد بواحد يمهل ولا يهمل حيتاش ماشي
despise me. They ground me because I don't have anyone to
غير حقروني رسوني لانه ما عندي لا با اللي
ask about me, nor my mother, nor my brothers. We walked to the
يسول فيا ولا امي ولا خوت مشينا عند
doctor, and I was silent, and she walked in. I'm
الطبيبه وانا ساكته وهي غير السبان دخلت
alone, you have a doctor, and you're going to laugh at me in
بوحدي عنديك طبيبه وغادي تضحكوا علي في
this situation. I'm on my mind, yes, if
هذا الموقف انا عند بالي بلي انه اذا بغات
a doctor wants to turn you on, that light in your heart would turn on you
تقلبك طبيبه كدير لك ذاك الضو في الاودن
until it was a surprise, like she would say to me, "Sit on
حتى كان تفاجا كتقول لي جلسي من فوق
the dresser." My eyes went out and I didn't want to stay there.
البياس خرجت عيني وما بغيتش بقيت فيها
She said to me, "Don't be afraid, my daughter, I won't call you
قالت لي ما تخافيش ابنتي ماغاديش ناديك
except that I come and come to you, see me." I just wanted to see something else. She
غير اجي تكاي راني بغيت غير نشوف شي حاجه