Carmine Says
"This is a great first song to learn. I mostly use it as an exit song when playing for a dancer. You can easily end it right away if the dancer exits or loop it if needed. If I use this song during a jam, I'll switch to Maqsum for when people take solos."

• Mimi Spencer - A Near Eastern Music Primer

• Scott Wilson - Belly Dance Nights
• Salatin El Tarab Orchestra

A YA ZEIN A YA ZEIN
oh beautiful, oh beautiful
A YA ZEIN EL `AGIBEEN
oh beautiful among people
YA WARD YA WARD
oh flowers, oh flowers
IMFATAH BAIN IL BASATEEN
blooming in the gardens

BIL HUB BIL HUB
in love, in love
YA MALO SAHARNI
I'm infactuated by his beauty
DAWAB DAWABLI ROHI
lost my soul
BA`OONO EL HILWEEN
in his beautiful eyes
BA`OONO EL HILWEEN
in his beautiful eyes

(CHORUS)

BEN IL BASATEEN
in the garden