I love (أنا بعشق) - Nagat Al Sagheera

       انا بعشق البحر

زيك يا حبيبى حنون

وسعات زيك مجنون

ومهاجر ومسافر

وسعات زيك حيران

وسعات زيك زعلان

وسعات مليان بالصمت

انا بعشق البحر

انا بعشق السما

علشان زيك مسامحة

مزروعة نجوم وفرحة

وحبيبة وغريبة

وعشان زيك بعيدة

وسعات زيك قريبة

بعيون متنغمة

انا بعشق السما

انا بعشق الطريق

لانة فية لقانة

رحنا وشقانا

واصحابنا وشبابنا

وفية ضحكت دمعنا

وفية بكيت شمعنا

وضاع فية الصديق

انا بعشق الطريق

انا بعشق البحر

وبعشق السما

وبعشق الطريق

لانهم حياة

وانتى يا حبيبتى

انتى كل الحياة 

I love the sea

Like you, my dear it is tender

And sometimes, like you, it is crazy

Leaving and a traveler

And sometimes, like you, it is confused

And sometimes, like you, it is upset

And sometimes, like you, it is full of silence

I love the sea 

I love the sky

Because, like you, it is forgiving

Planted with stars and joy

It is loved and strange (far, distant)

And like you, it is far 

But sometimes it is, like you, near

With beautifully arranged eyes

I love the sky 

I love the road

It is there that we met

It is there we have our joy and sadness

Our friends and our youth 

And it is there our tears have laughed

And it is there our candles cried

And it is there where we have lost a friend

I love the road 

I love the sea 

And I love the sky 

And I love the road 

For in them there is life

And you my beloved

You are life itself. (What it means to live).  

I love this song because it expresses love and admiration for an unnamed beloved while comparing them to the three elements of nature: the sea, the sky, and the road. Each stanza describes the unique qualities and characteristics of these elements, drawing parallels between them and the beloved. The sea is depicted as tender, sometimes crazy, and occasionally silent, mirroring what a human relationship may be like. Similarly, the sky is described as forgiving, adorned with stars and joy, yet distant at times. The road symbolizes the journey of life, where moments of joy and sadness, laughter and tears, are experienced with friends. Overall, I like to think that the poem describes how life itself is embodied in the beloved of the speaker.

I always enjoyed songs and poems about the sea, making the first three stanzas my favorite:

       انا بعشق البحر

زيك يا حبيبى حنون

وسعات زيك مجنون

I love the sea

Like you, my dear it is tender

And sometimes, like you, it is crazy.