3imaarah

Audio with Theyab's pronunciation

This :imaarah has been the subject of recent debate in Kuwait

David Lynch is not always trying to freak people out. Recently I read something he wrote about buildings, and it rang true in light of the news that Kuwait's former Chamber of Commerce is to be demolished.

"When we see an old building, nshuuf nature and man working together.

"If we dammarnaa that building, maa yubgaa li-haa siHir.

"But if the building is allowed to age, then man has built it and aT-Tabii:ah has added to it."

نشوف	nshuuf	We see
دمرنا	dammarnaa	(We) damaged
ما يبقا	maa yubgaa	There would not be left
لها	li-haa	To her
سحر	siHir	Magic
الطبيعة	aT-Tabii:ah	(The) nature