انزل يا جميل
Inzal Ya Gameel

(Come Down, Beautiful)

This page contains a translation into English of the lyrics to the popular Arabic song "Inzal Ya Gameel", which was sung by Lebanese singer Walid Toufic. It is sometimes spelled as "Enzal Ya Gamil" or "Anzil Ya Jameel". Inzal Ya Gameel (Come Down, Beautiful), 1982 Song Title in Arabic: انزل يا جميل Album: Rah Habibi In the Motion Picture Man Yatfi Al-Nar (Who's Putting the Fire Out?) Lyricist: Abdel Rahim Mansour Composer: Walid Toufic Arranged By: Boudi Nassoum Original Artist: Walid Toufic About Walid Toufic When Walid Toufic was young, growing up in Tripoli, Lebanon, he used to sing and play the oud for gatherings of his family and friends. His singing career began when he appeared on television, on a program called "'Studio Al-Fan". He was an instant hit in the media, and became known as "The amateur that in no time sparkled like a star." Unfortunately, the rise of the civil war in Lebanon led him to continue his career elsewhere. He lived in Damascus, Syria for 10 years, pursuing a career in both singing and acting. After a time, he moved on to Egypt to continue his show business career. He appeared as an actor-singer in the 1982 movie Man Yatfi Al-Nar (Who's Putting the Fire Out?) which featured this song, "Inzal Ya Gameel". Other ways to transliterate his name include "Walid Tawfik" or "Waleed Tawfiq".

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Lyrics

1. The next line after this one in the original Arabic says, "sea that hasn't got an end". So this line starts that sentence and trails off, saying, "sea that hasn't..." and the next line repeats that plus finishes the sentence. He's calling her the sea, a metaphor.
2. Above, he called her the sea. Now he's referring to his heart as a sailor who loves that sea.
3. Literally, "sweet year, oh Beautiful!" which is a birthday greeting in Arabic.

About the Translator

This translation was included in the liner notes for one of the CD's that includes this song.

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