Mashrou' Leila

is a Lebanese seven-member alternative rock band. The band formed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut. Led by frontman and co-founder Hamed Sinno, the band has released two studio albums while causing numerous controversies due to their satirical lyrics and themes.

Lyrics:
3al 7ajiz (At the Checkpoint):
Psst psst psst cutie
Unzip the bag
Park to the right
License and registration please
Where from? Where to?
Your ID dear
What’s with the hair?
*Flirt*[1]
He’s still sitting, in his place
Still stuck to me, holding his gun
His hair’s styled, that’s all he’s worried about
Coming to attack me, his chest inflated
You fucker, you cunt, where you headed to Zantout?[2]
You fucker, you cunt, where you headed to Zantout?
I’m dying
Psst psst psst cutie
Unzip the bag , to the right
Brother, open the trunk, and come out with your papers
Yeah, tough luck
My house is here, I’m not here to blow it up
Forgot about the universe, made me his priority
So I shut up, seeing that
My mother’s tear is worth more than him
And his sister, grandmother, brother, grandfather, father, uncle (from his mother’s side), and uncle (from his father’s side)
His aunt, uncle (from his mother’s side), grandmother, daughter, and uncle (from his father’s side)
I’m dying
I miss you
While you are with me
I miss you and find my world in you[3]
I miss you
While you are with me
I miss you and find my world in you
He’s still sitting, in his place
Still stuck to me, pissed off now
You fucker, you cunt, where you headed to Zantout?
You fucker, you cunt, where you headed to Zantout?
I’m dying
1- I can’t come up with anything for “ah yo2bosh”, which is just a greasy flirt/ tolteeshe’.
2- These are probably not exact, but I just replaced the swear words with two I thought were close enough, and Zantout is a family name.
3- Excerpts from a song by Wardah el Jazaeeria.