
Within man lies a deep wondrous spot, to which neither virtue nor vice can reach. Upon which the sun of reason and will never rise. In which the mouth of logic never speaks, the laws and rules are never obeyed, and not a language is used nor a word is ever spoken.
It is a distant Kingdom, beyond words and meanings. With everything is a sheer murmur offering wonders in a blink. From the depths of which, suffice a single tone or a flash of mind or a scent of a perfum, to allow rise of emotions, pictures and memories, a rising that will shake our being and open ourselves to things we can neither describe nor materialize even if we used the most refined of phrases or the most skillful of languages.
Tawfiq Al-Hakim.
(My humble transalation of the arabic text)
Sunday, May 20, 2007
الترتر وصل يا ........رجالة

Saturday, May 19, 2007
Ça va pas changer le monde
Et pourtant tu es encore ici,
Puisque tout me parle de toi :
Un parfum de femme, l'écho de ta voix.
Ton adieu, je n'y crois pas du tout,
C'est un au revoir, presqu'un rendez-vous...
ça va pas changer le monde,
Il a trop tourné sans nous.
Il pleuvra toujours sur Londres...
ça va rien changer du tout.
Qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire,
Une porte qui s'est renfermée?
On s'est aimés, n'en parlons plus,
Et la vie continue.

Que tu changes de maison.
Il va continuer, le monde,
Et il aura bien raison.
Les poussières d'une étoile,
C'est Ça qui fait briller la voie lactée...
On s'est aimés, n'en parlons plus,
Et la vie continue.
ça va pas changer le monde,
Ça va pas le déranger.
Il est comme avant, le monde,
C'est toi seule qui as changé.
Moi, je suis resté le même,
Celui qui croyait que tu l'aimais...
c'était pas vrai, n'en parlons plus,
Et la vie continue.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
A generation of pretenders
Pretending I’m doing well (ooh ooh)
My need is such I pretend too much
I’m lonely but no one can tell
Oh yes I’m the great pretender (ooh ooh)
Adrift in a world of my own (ooh ooh)
I play the game but to my real shame
You’ve left me to dream all alone
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal
Ooh ooh yes I’m the great pretender (ooh ooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh)
I seem to be what I’m not (you see)
I’m wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you’re still around
Yeah ooh hoo
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal
Oh yes I’m the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh)
I seem to be what I’m not you see
I’m wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you’re
Pretending that you’re still around
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
The Loner , Gary Moore
Wonderful+fantastic+marvelous+superb+exquisite+.........whatever is a good description "All in one" is just not enough.
Monday, May 14, 2007
The best was yet to come
Just a small town girl in the city lights
The best was yet to come
Then lonely days turned to endless nights
The best was yet to come
How were you to know
That you would be the lucky one
Ain't it funny how time flies
When the best is yet to come
You can cry yourself to sleep at night
You can't change the things you've done
You had it there then it slipped away
Yeah you left the song unsung
Even through your tears
I never saw you come undone
What's so good about goodbye
When the best was yet to come
I find myself thinkin' about yesterday
When you were and livin' in a dream
In the moment that it takes
You find you made your first mistake
Like the setting sun...
You turn around it's gone
Just a small town girl who had it made
Or so the story goes
She had it there then it slipped
Oh - how was she to know
Even through your tears
I never saw you come undone
What's so good about goodbye
When the best is yet to come
What's so good about goodbye
When the best was yet to come
Thursday, May 10, 2007
A Thousand Years

I may have lived a thousand lives, a thousand times, An endless turning stairway climbs To a tower of souls. If it takes another thousand years, a thousand wars, The towers rise to numberless floors in space. I could shed another million tears, a million breaths, A million names but only one truth to face. A million roads, a million fears A million suns, ten million years of uncertainty. I could speak a million lies, a million songs, A million rights, a million wrongs in this balance of time. But if there was a single truth, a single light, A single thought, a singular touch of grace. Then following this single point, this single flame, The single haunted memory of your face... I still love you...I still want you, A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves Like galaxies in my head . . . . . . On and on the mysteries unwind themselves, Eternities still unsaid ...... 'Til you love me
Latitude
Wet London streets
Rain on the window
Wind in the trees
It's my time to write
It's your time to call
There's something about distance
That gets to us all
Drak clouds above me
Little people below
All walk with a purpouse
With someplace to go
It's my place to paint
My own selfish scene
On this cold lonely canvas
It's just the weather and me
And latitude
Fold back the morning and bring on the night
There's an alien moon
That hangs between darkness and light
Latitude
Between me and you
You're a straight line of distance
A cold stretch of black across the blue
Latitude
Cracks in the sidewalk
Dogs on the run
An old poster reading
'Give us your songs'
Window frames capture
Moments in time
But latitude captures
The heart and the mind
And latitude
Fold back the morning and bring on the night
There's an alien moon
That hangs between darkness and light
Latitude
Between me and you
You're a straight line of distance
A cold stretch of black across the blue
Latitude
And latitude
Fold back the morning and bring on the night
There's an alien moon
That hangs between darkness and light
Latitude
Between me and you
You're a straight line of distance
A cold stretch of black across the blue
Latitude
Latitude
Latitude
Latitude
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
عندما يأتي المساء
عندما يأتي المساء ... ونجوم الليل تنثر
إسألوا الليل عن نجمي... متى نجمي يظهر
عندما تبدو النجوم في السما مثل اللآلئ
إسألوا هل من حبيب عنده علم بحالي
كل نجمٍ راح في الليل بنجم يتنور
غير قلبي... فهو مازال على الأفق محير
يا حبيبي... لك روحي... لك ما شئت وأكثر
إن روحي ... خير أفقٍ فيه أنوارك تظهر
كلما وجهت عيني نحو لماح المحيا
لم أجد في الأفق نجما واحداً يرنو إلي
هـل تُرى يا ليل أحظى... منك بالعطف علي
فأغني... و حبيبي... والمنى بين يــديَ
Life's Little Instruction Book
- Have a firm handshake.
- Look people in the eye.
- Sing in the shower.
- Own a great stereo system.
- If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.
- Keep secrets.
- Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
- Always accept an outstretched hand.
- Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
- Avoid sarcastic remarks.
- Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery.
- Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.
- Lend only those books you never care to see again.
- Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.
- When playing games with children, let them win.
- Give people a second chance, but not a third.
- Be romantic.
- Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
- Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.
- Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for your convenience, not the caller's.
- Be a good loser.
- Be a good winner.
- Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
- When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.
- Keep it simple. Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
- Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.
- Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
- Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets.
- Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the one's you did.
- Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
- Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.
- Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.
- Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.
- Begin each day with some of your favorite music.
- Once in a while, take the scenic route.
- Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, 'Someone who thinks you're terrific.'
- Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.
- Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table, Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.
- Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
- Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.
- Make someone's day by paying the toll for the person in the car behind you.
- Become someone's hero.
- Marry only for love.
- Count your blessings.
- Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home.
- Wave at the children on a school bus.
- Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on our ability to deal with people.
- Don't expect life to be fair.
Monday, May 07, 2007
العبقرية فى أنصع صورها !! شالوا البازلت .........حطوا أسمنت
السيد المحافظ - قصر الله مدة ولايته عشان كفاية اللى حصل بقى - اول ما جه أسكندرية قرر إن مشكلتها الوحيدة تتلخص فى الأرصفة . مش الشوارع يعنى . الأرصفة اللى كانت بقالها 50 سنة فى وسط البلد ومتناغمة جدا مع المبانى القديمة أو30 سنة فى الشوارع الفرعية العامرة أو حتى اللى لسه الروتارى مساهمين فيها من 3 -4 سنين . كل الأرصفة دى بقى لااااااااااااااازم تتشال كلها وفى وقت واحد وتتجدد. طيب و الشوارع اللى أكلها السوس !!. مش مشكلة ماهى طول عمرها مضعضعة . المشكلة فى الأرصفة .شيلوا أرصفة أسكندرية كلها فى وقت واحد - و الكلام ده مستمر من 6 شهور -. وبعدين إعملوا حافة رصيف خط واااااااحد صب أسمنت - حد يشيل البازلت اللى يعيش قرون من وسط البلد يا عاااااااالم ويحط أسمنت لو خبطته بسكليتة يتكسر - والحافة دى طبعا إرتفاعها مايقلش عن 30 سم يعنى أعلى من أى رصيف كان موجود قبل كده حتى اللى كان من كتل خرسانة. بحيث إن فى اماكن كثيرة الرصيف بقى أعلى من مداخل العمارات !!!! و ماتنسوش تحطوا خلطة الخرسانة والزلط وما تحطوش البلاط على الرصيف. لازم تعملوا الحافة واللى يفكر يعبرها لازم يقابل المانع الحصين التانى اللى هو الرصيف اللى مش مرصوف عشان يا يتكعبل يا يحصله إلتواء فى الكاحل . النتيجة اللى مالهاش أى لازمة انه بعد 6 شهور لا زال فيه شوارع بدون أرصفة محترمة وعلى بال ما الأرصفة تخلص و ييجى عليها الشتاء الجاى او اللى بعده بالكتير الأسمنت هايكون بااااااش من المطر و نعيده تانى.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
خلصت

هـيـيـيـيـيـيـيـ
يـيـيـيـيـيـيـه
والله كنا زى تلامذة ثالثة إبتدائى - اللى يتحجج بالشغل و اللى يتحجج بالتعب - علشان يعتذر و اللى يقول معملتش الأسينمنت يعنى الواجب علشان ظروفى وأول حاجة نضبط ساعاتنا عليها هى البريك يعنى الفسحة و نروح أحيانا متأخرين شوية و مايمنعش إننا نخلص بدرى عن الميعاد كمان كنا بنأجل محاضرات ساعات بسبب مقنع و ساعات دلع مش اكتر !! وياسلااااااام لو جت من المحاضر و إعتذر ، بنهيص ساعتها زى الأطفال لما المدرس يغيب و يبقى فيه حصة فاضية . والنتيجة إننا بدل ما نخلص فى 3 شهور و نص اخدناها فى ما يقارب 5 شهور ،يعنى تعذيب مضاعف،يعنى هو فعلا الاعمال بالنيات . عشان كده الحدث التاريخى ده- اللى هو نهاية الكورس - كان لازم ينشر على النت ، وتوووووبة

Monday, April 23, 2007
أم كلثوم 5
أكاد أشك فيك وأنت مني
يقول الناس إنك خنت عهدي
ولم تحفظ هواي ولم تصني
وأنت مناي أجمعها مشت بي
إليك خطى الشباب المطمئن
يكذب فيك كل الناس قلبي
وتسمع فيك كل الناس أذني
وكم طافت علي ظلال شك
أقضت مضجعي واستبعدتني
كأني طاف بي ركب الليالي
يحدث عنك في الدنيا وعني
علي أني أغالط فيك سمعي
وتبصر فيك غير الشك عيني
وما أنا بالمصدق فيك قولا
ولكني شقيت بحسن ظني
وبي مما يساورني كثير
من الشجن المؤرق لاتدعني
تعذب في لهيب الشك روحي
وتشقي بالظنون وبالتمني
أجبني إذ سالتك هل صحيح
حديث الناس خنت؟ألم تخني
... ...
أكاد أشك في نفسي لأني
أكاد أشك فيك وأنت مني
يقول الناس إنك خنت عهدي
ولم تحفظ هواي ولم تصني
وأنت مناي أجمعها مشت بي
إليك خطى الشباب المطمئن
Sunday, April 22, 2007
حاجة ت ف رس
Friday, April 20, 2007
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Athos: The next time we meet, one of us will die!Aramis: Well yes, there is that. But also because I'm more intelligent than anybody else.
Aramis: Hell may be our destination, but not this trip.
Aramis: So have I.
Aramis: I have come to ask whether you believe that just as one lie can destroy a life, so one truth can make it whole again.
Queen Anne: I have prayed every day for such a miracle.
King Louis XIV: No, no my love. You shall burn in hell. But not. For I am King... ordained by God!
[they raise flags and draw swords into an arch]
Musketiers: ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL
......ويفرقهم حواليه
ياما ناس بتتقابل من غير ميعاد يجمع بينهم . وناس بتتحايل على الفراق يبعد... عنهم
بيضمهم بإيديه ويفرقهم حواليه . سبب لقاهم إيه؟ ...وكان فراقهم ليه !!
الدنيا ريشة فى هوا . طايرة من غير جناحين . إحنا النهاردة سوا . وبكرة هانكون فين فى الدنيا
ياللى بتسأل عن الحياة خدها كده زى ما هي . فيها إبتسامة و فيها آه ... فيها آسية و حنية
ياما الحياة فيها اللى بيشقيها . واللى بيرضيها ...و اللى يقاسيها
الدنيا ريشة فى هوا . طايرة من غير جناحين. إحنا النهاردة سوا . وبكرة هانكون فين فى الدنيا...فى الدنيا
Thursday, April 19, 2007
أسمهان

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The Winner Takes It All
I don’t wanna talkAbout the things we’ve gone through
Though it’s hurting me
Now it’s history
I’ve played all my cards
And that’s what you’ve done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play
The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
That’s her destiny
I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking I’d be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules
The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
It’s simple and it’s plain
Why should I complain.
But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed
The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all
I don’t wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You’ve come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all......
Friday, April 13, 2007
أم كلثوم 4
نعم، أنا مُشْتاقٌ وعنديَ لَوْعَةٌ *** ولكنَّ مِثْلي لا يُذاعُ لهُ سِرُّ!
إذا اللّيلُ أَضْواني بَسَطْتُ يَدَ الهوى *** وأذْلَلْتُ دمْعاً من خَلائقِهِ الكِبْرُ
تَكادُ تُضِيْءُ النارُ بين جَوانِحي *** إذا هي أذْكَتْها الصَّبابَةُ والفِكْرُ
مُعَلِّلَتي بالوَصْلِ، والمَوتُ دونَهُ *** إذا مِتُّ ظَمْآناً فلا نَزَلَ القَطْرُ
وَفَيْتُ، وفي بعض الوَفاءِ مَذَلَّةٌ *** لفاتنَةٍ في الحَيِّ شيمَتُها الغَدْرُ
تُسائلُني من أنتَ؟ وهي عَليمَةٌ *** وهل لِشَجـِنٌ مِثْلي على حالِهِ نُكْرُ؟
فقلتُ كما شاءَتْ وشاءَ لها الهوى: *** قَتيلُكِ! قالت: أيُّهمْ؟ فَهُمْ كُثْرُ
وقلَّبْتُ أَمري لا أرى ليَ راحَة،ً *** إذا البَيْنُ أنْساني ألَحَّ بيَ الهَجْرُ
و قالتْ: لقد أَزْرى بكَ الدَّهْرُ بَعدنا
فقلتُ: معاذَ اللهِ بل أنتِ لا الدّهرُ
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Is that really Me !!!!
While Aries represents birth in the zodiac, Pisces represents death and eternity. The fish is the twelfth sign, a composite of all that's gone before, and his nature is a blend of all the other signs, which is quite a lot to cope with. His surprising ability to organize and concentrate on detail which pops up now and then, as well as his gentleness, reflects his inner knowledge of the lessons of Virgo. His judgment is as fair and detached as that of Libra, and his love of pleasure is also purely Libran. Pisces people have the crazy sense of fun of Cancer, as well as both the Cancerian sympathy and crabbiness. They're sometimes full of the Sagittarian outspoken frankness and generosity, as fun-loving and outgoing as Leo, yet as devoted to duty as Capricorn, and often just as envious of social distinction. There may also be a smattering of the Saturnine melancholy. Perhaps more than just a smattering. The fish can be as moody as a Moon child and as happy as a lion. He likes to tease and analyze in Aquarian fashion. He's often overflowing with Aries idealism and enthusiasm, but usually without the Mars drive. A Pisces person can zip around with Gemini quickness, talk just as fast and think just as cleverly. He can also be as lazy and peaceful as Taurus. He has the clever wit of Mercury and the soft grace of Venus, and he combines it with the mystic penetration of Scorpio, without the Scorpio's ruthlessness.
Pisces holds within himself the fondness of debate of all the air signs, the love for nature of all the earth signs and the flaming aspirations of all the fire signs. But he is neither fixed nor cardinal. The fish is mutable always; in this respect he is undiluted. The one and only quality which originates with his own sign is his strange power to stand outside himself and see yesterday, today and tomorrow as one. The Piscean love of music and art, and his highly developed senses and versatility he owes to other signs, but his deep wisdom and compassion belong only to him, culled from the combined knowledge of every human experience. Now that you understand all that, is it any wonder that your Pisces friends are a bit of a puzzle at times, not to mention being outright odd balls on occasions?
Mystic,Psychic, Empath, Medium, Visionary, Dreamer, Shy, Poet, Alien, Spirit Guide - Angel, Orphan, Needy - Helpless, Understanding, Instinctive, Compassionate, Artistic, Sacrificing, Charitable, Pessimistic, Impractical, Unrealistic, Fearful, Emotionally restrained, Melancholy, Daredevil and Risk-taker !!
أم كلثوم 3
يا قلبي لو طاب لي زماني
وأنعم الدهر بالتداني
تبسَم الفجر فى عيوني
وغرد الطير فى لساني
وبـتُ من نشوتي أغني
والليلُ يروى الحديث عني
يا هدى الحيران فى ليل الضنى
قد غدوت الأن أدرى من أنا
أنا طير رنام
فى دنيا الأحلام
أنا ثغر بسام
فى صفو الأيام
كنت وحدي بين أوهامي و أطياف المنى
والتقينا فبدا لى يا حبيبى من أنا... أين أنا
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
One Fine Day :) 1996

Kristen : Why am I always the grown-up?
Jack : Because at the start of the relationship, when we chose sides, you chose grown-up first.
Melanie : That's her daughter, and this is a totally ex-husband thing to do.
Jack : You'd know because that's a totally ex-wife remark.
Melanie : You know, I have a day. Taxi!
Jack :Taxi!
Dr. Martin: There are other fish in the sea.
Jack : Yes, I know.It's just... I wish I could find a fish who wasn't afraid of my dark-chocolate layer. And she'd have to love my cookie too.
Jack : I'm not like every other man you know.
Melanie : I realize that. I was kidding.
Jack : No, you weren't but...
Melanie : I'm not like every other woman you know.
Jack : Really?
Melanie : Yeah.You probably think I'm a real control freak. And I'm not, at all. Well, I mean, I do like things the way I like them, but who doesn't? And, anyway, in my life I'm the only one who ever does anything so... what does it matter?
Jack : Maybe you should let somebody help you out every once in a while.
Melanie : Definitely not. I've got all these balls up in the air. If somebody else caught one
for me, I'd drop them all.
Jack : But you're not a control freak?
Melanie : No. I'm a single, working mother.
أم كلثوم 2

Sunday, April 08, 2007
أم كلثوم 1
Friday, April 06, 2007
The body language
ولسه فيه خفة دم
ماخطرتش على بالك يوم تفطر عندى - على جانب عربة فول فى الشارع
كارفور أبناء زعبلة بتاع أولاد البلد - لافتة خضرجى و فكهانى فى سوق شعبى
و الأخيرة دي ظريفة برغم الجهل المطبق .جراج و باركل - لافتة على أرض مسورة مستخدمة كجراج
Monday, April 02, 2007
حلم يقظة
Friday, March 30, 2007
Nostalgia , Chez Laurette :

On voyait bien qu'ell' nous aimait beaucoup
C'était chez ell' que notre argent de poche
Disparaissait dans les machines à sous
Après les cours on allait boire un verre
Quand on entrait Laurette souriait
Et d'un seul coup nos leçons nos problèmes
Disparaissaient quand ell' nous embrassait
C'était bien, chez Laurette
Quand on faisait la fête
Elle venait vers nous.. Lau - rette
C'é tait bien, c'était chouette
Quand on était fauché
Elle payait pour nous.. Lau - rette
Et plus encore afin qu'on soit tranquille
Dans son café y avait un coin pour nous
On s'y mettait pour voir passer les filles
Et j'en connais qui nous plaisaient beaucoup
Si par hasard on avait l'âme en peine
Laurette seule savait nous consoler
Ell' nous parlait et l'on riait quand même
En un clin d'œil ell' pouvait tout changer
C'était bien chez Laurette
On y retournera
Pour ne pas l'oublier Laurette
Ce s'ra bien ce s'ra chouette
Et l'on reparlera,
Des histoir's du passé
Chez Laurette
Ce s'ra bien ce s'ra chouette
Et l'on reparlera,
Des histoir's du passé
Chez Laurette
Friday, March 23, 2007
Chere Amie, Marc Lavoine


