“Ya Sarek Makatibi” (يا سارق مكاتيبي, Ya Sarek Makatibi) is a classic Arabic song by Lebanese artist Pascale Sakr. Featured on the album “Pascale Sakr Sings Elias Rahbani,” the song was released in 2014. It is an exuberant piece with a tempo of 119 BPM, running for 6 minutes and 33 seconds. The song was written and composed by Elias Rahbani. citeturn0search4turn0search9
Song Lyrics:
يا سارق مني مكاتيبي
Oh, you who steal my letters
Ya sarek menni makateebi
يا سارقني يا يا حبيبي
Oh, you who steal me, oh my beloved
Ya sarekni ya ya habibi
يا سارق عمري وايامي
Oh, you who steal my life and days
Ya sarek omri wa ayami
يا سارق فكري واحلامي
Oh, you who steal my thoughts and dreams
Ya sarek fikri wa ahlami
يا سارق مكاتيبي مكاتيبي
Oh, you who steal my letters, my letters
Ya sarek makateebi, makateebi
يا سارق قلبي يا حبيبي
Oh, you who steal my heart, oh my beloved
Ya sarek qalbi ya habibi
يا ساكن قلبي وافكاري يا ناسيني وانت بعيد
Oh, dweller of my heart and thoughts, you forget me while you’re far
Ya saken qalbi wa afkari ya nasini wa enta baeid
انا لك على طول يا حبيبي مهما تقسى وتزيد
I am yours forever, oh my beloved, no matter how harsh you become
Ana lak ala tool ya habibi mahma te’sa wa tzeed
سفري وعمري الي دايب
My journey and my life are melting
Safari wa omri elli dayeb
على بعدك انت ياغايب
In your absence, oh you who are away
Ala bo’dak enta ya ghayeb
يا سارق عمري وايامي
Oh, you who steal my life and days
Ya sarek omri wa ayami
يا سارق قلبي يا حبيبي
Oh, you who steal my heart, oh my beloved
Ya sarek qalbi ya habibi
يا تاركني بالليالي وحدي والليل يطول
Oh, you who leave me alone at night, and the night is long
Ya tarkeni bil layali wahdi wal layl yetool
انت سهري وموالي مهما الهجران يطول
You are my sleeplessness and my melody, no matter how long the separation lasts
Enta sahari wa mawali mahma el hejran yetool
نومي احلامي وقلبي
My sleep, my dreams, and my heart
Nawmi ahlami wa qalbi
اخدن انت يا حبيبي
You have taken them, oh my beloved
Akhadton enta ya habibi
يا سارق عمري وايامي
Oh, you who steal my life and days
Ya sarek omri wa ayami
يا سارق قلبي يا حبيبي
Oh, you who steal my heart, oh my beloved
Ya sarek qalbi ya habibi