Imm El Jacket is a seemingly silly song about a guy mistaking a tomboy-looking girl for another guy, but the meaning behind it a little deeper than that. The song comments on gender roles in Middle Eastern society, and some of the freedoms that males have that females don’t. However, instead of sham...
ﻳﺎ ﺇﻡ ﻻﺟﺎﻛﻴﺖ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻨﻄﻠﻮﻥ
ﺷﻔﺘﻚ ﻭﺍﻗﻔﺔ ﻓﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﻜﻮﻥ
ﺧﻤﻨﺘﻚ ﺷﺎﺏ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺪﻣﻮﺯﻳﻞ
ﻻ ﺗﻮﺍﺧﺬﻳﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﺭﺩﻭﻥ
ﺷﻔﺘﻚ ﻻﺑﺴﺔ ﺑﻴﺮﻳﻪ ﻭﻛﺎﺳﻜﻴﺖ
ﻃﺎﻟﻌﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻮﻕ ﺑﺜﻴﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ
ﻣﻦ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺑﻮﺩﺭﺓ ﻣﻦ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺗﻮﺍﻟﻴﺖ
ﻭﻗﺎﺻﺔ ﺷﻌﺮﻙ ﺍﻻ جاﺭﺳﻮﻥ
ﺧﻤﻨﺘﻚ ﺷﺎﺏ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺪﻣﻮﺯﻳﻞ
ﻻ ﺗﻮﺍﺧﺬﻳﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﺭﺩﻭﻥ ﺑﺎﺭﺩﻭﻥ
ﺷﻔﺘﻚ ﻃﺎﻟﻌﺔ بليل ﻭﺣﺪﻙ
ﺭﺍﻳﺤﺔ ﺟﺎﻱ ﻭﻳﻦ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺪﻙ
ﻃﺎﻟﻌﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮﻥ
ﻧﺎﺯﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮﻥ
ﺧﻤﻨﺘﻚ ﺷﺎﺏ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺪﻣﻮﺯﻳﻞ
ﻻ ﺗﻮﺍﺧﺬﻳﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﺭﺩﻭﻥ
Mashrou’ Leila - مشروع ليلى released Imm El Jacket - إم الجاكيت on Sun Jul 17 2011.