{"id":21551,"date":"2021-09-13T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T06:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=21551"},"modified":"2021-08-30T17:49:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:49:27","slug":"song-thursday-is-lovely-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b3-%d8%ad%d9%8e%d8%a8%d9%91%d9%8f%d9%88%d8%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/song-thursday-is-lovely-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b3-%d8%ad%d9%8e%d8%a8%d9%91%d9%8f%d9%88%d8%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"Song: Thursday is lovely \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062d\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064f\u0648\u0628"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursdays are very special in the Arab world (or they were until recently). Today&#8217;s post is dedicated to a song about Thursdays. The song is about the great <strong>musician \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0642\u064a<\/strong> and <strong>composer \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u062d\u0651\u0646 Mohamed Rahim \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0631\u062d\u064a\u0645. <\/strong>The song is in <em>Egyptian Arabic<\/em> and it&#8217;s so much fun! Before we study the lyrics, I&#8217;ll start with discussing why Thursdays are important!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21552\" style=\"width: 527px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/UrzN-8K1PCE\" aria-label=\"Valiant Made UrzN 8K1PCE Unsplash 1024x681\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21552\" class=\"wp-image-21552 \"  alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"344\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-1024x681.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@valiantmade?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Valiant Made<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@valiantmade?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 Thursdays<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Thursdays are basically the equivalent to fridays in the West. <strong>Socially \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629<\/strong>, a Thursday is as important to people as the official work week starts on <strong>Sunday \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u062f<\/strong> and ends on <strong>Thursday \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633.<\/strong>\u00a0 So, a Thursday is the <strong>beginning of the weekend \u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0637\u0644\u0629 \u0646\u0647\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is why most <strong>weddings \u062d\u0641\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0641\u0627\u0641<\/strong> and <strong>birthday parties \u062d\u0641\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0623\u0639\u064a\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f,<\/strong> et.c are held on a thursday.<\/p>\n<p>*This was especially the case 10-15 years ago when the weekend was shorter and the week used to start on a Saturday!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Let&#8217;s move on to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">lyrics<\/span> of our song today &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elkhamis Habob - Mohamed Rahim | \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062d\u0628\u0648\u0628 - \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0631\u062d\u064a\u0645\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E95hEfDBdJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062d\u0628\u0648\u0628<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Thursday is Lovely<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062d\u0651\u0628\u0648\u0628\u060c \u062d\u0651\u0628\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Thursday is lovely, lovely<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062d\u0651\u0628\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Thursday is lovely<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0647\u0631 \u0645\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0628\u060c \u0645\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And staying up late is needed, is needed<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0647\u0631 \u0645\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And staying up late is needed<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0627\u0636\u062d\u0643 \u0645\u0646 \u062c\u0648\u0651\u0647 \u0642\u0644\u0628\u0643<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Laugh from inside your heart<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0636\u062d\u0643 \u0645\u0646 \u062c\u0648\u0651\u0647 \u0642\u0644\u0628\u0643<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Laugh from inside your heart<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0644\u0648 \u0641\u0636\u064a\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">(even) if the pockets have become empty<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0644\u0648 \u0641\u0636\u064a\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">(even) if the pockets have become empty<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0627\u0631\u0642\u0635 \u0648\u0639\u064a\u0634 \u0648\u0639\u0651\u064a\u0634<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Dance and live, and make alive<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">&#8216;Farfish&#8217; is the imperative from the modern concept of &#8216;Farfasha \u0641\u0631\u0641\u0634\u0629&#8217; and it means: having fun and mixing it up.<\/span>\u0627\u0646\u0633\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0632\u0627\u0646 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u0648\u0641\u0631\u0641\u0634<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Forget the sorrows and cheer up\/have fun<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0627<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Since the first day of life<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0648\u0643\u0644 \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And everything is written<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\">It&#8217;s an expression that literally means &#8216;enlarge&#8217; and it refers to the head, i.e. make your head big&gt; be wise and take it easy\/ don&#8217;t sweat the small stuff.<\/span>\u0627\u0631\u0645\u064a \u0647\u0645\u0648\u0645\u0643 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u0648\u0643\u0628\u0651\u0631<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Throw your worries and take it easy<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\">&#8216;Hazzar&#8217; is the imperative verb from the noun &#8216;Hizaar&#8217;, i.e. joking<\/span>\u0627\u0631\u0642\u0635 \u0648\u0627\u0641\u0631\u062d <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u0648\u0647\u0632\u0651\u0631<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Dance, and be happy and joke<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0647\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0642\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0633\u0643\u0651\u0631<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">You will find life sweet (like sugar)<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0648\u0647\u062a\u0641\u0631\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0644\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And the hearts will be happy<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_21551-4\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\">A popular expression to mean: happiness. The adj is &#8216;Mabsoot&#8217; (masc)&gt; &#8216;Happy&#8217;.<\/span>\u062f\u0648\u0642 \u0637\u0639\u0645 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0628\u0633\u0627\u0637<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Taste\/try the taste of happiness<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0642 \u0645(\u0646) \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0633\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Steal from life (some) hours<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0645\u0627\u062a\u0634\u064a\u0644\u0634 \u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Don\u2019t hold the burden of tonight (Don\u2019t worry about tonight)<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0622\u062e\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">We\u2019re at the end of the week<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062f\u0644\u0651\u0648\u0639\u060c \u062f\u0644\u0651\u0648\u0639<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Thursday is spoiled, is spoiled<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062f\u0644\u0651\u0648\u0639<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Thursday is spoiled, is spoiled<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0639\u0644<\/strong> \u0645\u0645\u0646\u0648\u0639\u060c \u0645\u0645\u0646\u0648\u0639<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And being upset is not allowed, not allowed<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0639\u0644 \u0645\u0645\u0646\u0648\u0639<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Being upset is not allowed<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0641\u064a \u062e\u064a\u0627\u0644\u0643<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Ask for what is in your imagination<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u064a \u0641\u064a \u062e\u064a\u0627\u0644\u0643<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Ask for what is in your imagination<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u062f\u0641\u0648\u0639<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And the cheque\/bill is paid<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u062f\u0641\u0648\u0639<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And the cheque\/bill is paid<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0627\u0631\u0642\u0635 \u0648\u0639\u064a\u0634 \u0648\u0639\u0651\u064a\u0634<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Dance and live, and make alive<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0646\u0633\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0632\u0627\u0646 \u0648\u0641\u0631\u0641\u0634<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Forget the sorrows and cheer up\/have fun<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0627<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Since the first day of life<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0648\u0643\u0644 \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And everything is written<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0627\u0631\u0645\u064a \u0647\u0645\u0648\u0645\u0643 \u0648\u0643\u0628\u0651\u0631<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Throw your worries and take it easy<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0631\u0642\u0635 \u0648\u0627\u0641\u0631\u062d \u0648\u0647\u0632\u0651\u0631<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Dance, and be happy and joke<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0647\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0642\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0633\u0643\u0651\u0631<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">You will find life sweet (like sugar)<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0648\u0647\u062a\u0641\u0631\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0644\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And the hearts will be happy<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u062f\u0648\u0642 \u0637\u0639\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0628\u0633\u0627\u0637<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Taste\/try the taste of happiness<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0642 \u0645(\u0646) \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0633\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Steal from life (some) hours<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0645\u0627\u062a\u0634\u064a\u0644\u0634 \u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Don\u2019t hold the burden of tonight (Don\u2019t worry about tonight)<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0622\u062e\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">We\u2019re at the end of the week<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062d\u0628\u0648\u0628\u060c \u062d\u0628\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Thursday is lovely, lovely<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633 \u062d\u0628\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Thursday is lovely<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0647\u0631 \u0645\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0628\u060c \u0645\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And staying up late is needed, is needed<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0647\u0631 \u0645\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0628<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">And staying up late is needed<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>= = = = = = =<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div>&#8216;Farfish&#8217; is the imperative from the modern concept of &#8216;Farfasha \u0641\u0631\u0641\u0634\u0629&#8217; and it means: having fun and mixing it up.<\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div>It&#8217;s an expression that literally means &#8216;enlarge&#8217; and it refers to the head, i.e. make your head big&gt; be wise and take it easy\/ don&#8217;t sweat the small stuff.<\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div>&#8216;Hazzar&#8217; is the imperative verb from the noun &#8216;Hizaar&#8217;, i.e. joking<\/div><\/li><li><span>4<\/span><div>A popular expression to mean: happiness. The adj is &#8216;Mabsoot&#8217; (masc)&gt; &#8216;Happy&#8217;.<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/valiant-made-UrzN-8K1PCE-unsplash-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Thursdays are very special in the Arab world (or they were until recently). Today&#8217;s post is dedicated to a song about Thursdays. The song is about the great musician \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0642\u064a and composer \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u062d\u0651\u0646 Mohamed Rahim \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0631\u062d\u064a\u0645. The song is in Egyptian Arabic and it&#8217;s so much fun! 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