Tamer Hosny - بينك وبينى (Bainak We Bainy) (English translation)

English

Translation

Between you and me

Tell me what is it, Oh, my beloved, What is it between you and me?

I keep on seeing your phantom everywhere I go

With every step my eye starts to see (clearer),

as if a boat was sliding down onto water,1

as a branch of roses with roses embracing the gardener.

Tell me what is it, Oh, my beloved, What is it between you and me?

I keep on seeing your phantom everywhere I go

Your eyes, how strange are they?

This love has already killed me,

made my heart play on rebab2

and started to clap in my hands

In spite of that and as it has been mentioned ...3

You burnt it completely4

Even my life took off its jacket

and changed the black color5

Tell me what is it, Oh, my beloved, What is it between you and me?

I keep on seeing your phantom everywhere I go

I used to be a tyrant6

and (now) I'm under command of this beauty

Keep me my heart owing you life

and never pay me back my loan.

For these eyes I pray

(I'd have done so) if only I had lived for two whole lives

I'd have been staring at them

So say you all "Peace be on prophet".7

Tell me what is it, Oh, my beloved, What is it between you and me?

I keep on seeing your phantom everywhere I go

1. I think that he means that he found himself falling in love gradually without even noticing that
2. An oriental musical instrument. Check:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebab
3. This line is barely heard in the song. So, it is approximately translated
4. Literally: you cooked it piece by piece.
5. Literally: changed the color of sadness.
Explanation: Egyptians believe that colors of clothes reflect the state of soul. so, cheerful colors means that you are cheerful, while black says that you are sad (always worn in funerals for that reason)
6. Literally: I used to be "Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah". "Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah" was a ruler well-known for being a tyrant and for his strange decrees. For more information, check this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hakim_bi-Amr_Allah
7. Muslims say so when they see a very beautiful person or thing