يا بنية!ya buniya!
Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me whyTell me why
You run?You run?

My mother's always told meMy mother's always told me
يا بنتي،ya binti
Don't forgetDon't forget
من فين إنتي؟،min fein enti
Remember who you areRemember who you are
Listen to the voiceListen to the voice
That plays in your headThat plays in your head
Make the right choiceMake the right choice

Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me why?Tell me why?
يا بنية!ya buniya!
Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me whyTell me why
You run?You run?

My mother says, my mother saysMy mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي،ya biyyi, ya biyyi
Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me whyTell me why
You run?You run?

I had to see it my wayI had to see it my way
'Cause life is very short'Cause life is very short
The more I try to learnThe more I try to learn
The less I seem to knowThe less I seem to know
Oh, I cry in my bedOh, I cry in my bed
Ye, I miss my homeYe, I miss my home
The home I can't forgetThe home I can't forget
I hear my mother's voiceI hear my mother's voice

Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me why?Tell me why?
يا بنية!ya buniya!
Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me whyTell me why
You cry?You cry?

My mother says, my mother saysMy mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي!ya biyyi, ya biyyi!
Don't run away!Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!ya biyyi, ya biyyi!
Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me why?Tell me why?
يا بنية!ya buniya!
Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me whyTell me why
You run?You run?

My mother says, my mother saysMy mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي،ya biyyi, ya biyyi
Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me why?Tell me why?
يا بنية!ya buniya!
Don't run away!Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!ya biyyi, ya biyyi!
Tell me whyTell me why
Tell me whyTell me why
You cry?You cry?

Don't run away!Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!ya biyyi, ya biyyi!
Don't run away!Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!ya biyyi, ya biyyi!