Tell the Stranger – Oloo Lel Ghareeb
BONUS MIXES
OUT NOW
This song, written and performed by artist Elana Harte and myself, is the song the world needs to hear right now. A song about love, humanity, sharing the world, welcoming the stranger into our hearts and homes. The original was released on my album “This WILL Make You Feel Good”, but we felt it needed a little more, so we put together a special boxed set of mixes, including Big Warm Desert Dance Mix, From the Harte Mix, Deeper From the Harte Mix, and Arabica Mix.
Links to listen HERE
TO UNDERSTAND IS TO LOVE THE SONG EVEN MORE
Many listeners have asked about the song lyrics, so we are excited to share them with you (please note these are the lyrics to the original song). We made sure to break the lyrics down in a way that is easy to follow.
Tell the Stranger (Oolo Lel Ghareeb)
Words by Antoine Elhashem & Elana Harte
Each lyrics line by el Hashem contains the following:
1. Arabic transliteration
2. English translation
3. Arabic script
Mawal (Prologue – الموال)
el Hashem
Iftah baytak lel ghareeb, w hebb el nas kella
Open your home to the stranger and love every human
افتح بيتك للغريب، و حب الناس كلها
Hebb el nas kella
Love every human
حب الناس كلها
Sho maana hal haya eza ma menhen ala baadna
What’s the meaning of life if we don’t have sympathy for each other
شو معنى هالحياة إذا ما منحن على بعضنا
Lazem nenhen ala baadna
We have to have sympathy for each other
لازم ننحن على بعضنا
Ehna kellna bhal aalam el sagheer, aalam helou, aalam sagheer
We’re all in this small world, a beautiful world, a small world
إحنا كلنا بهالعالم الصغير، عالم حلو، عالم صغير
Beydomna kellna maghbaadna
It holds us all together
بيلمّنا كلنا مع بعضنا
Feena neamer, feena nesaed, feena nemhi hal alam
We can build, we can help, we can erase this pain
فينا نعمر، فينا نساعد، فينا نمحي هالألم
El hob howa el dawa, ahla holm
Love is the medicine, the beautiful dream
الحب هو الدوا، أحلى حلم
Ya habibi, esmanee, w iftah albak lel ghareeb
My love, hear me out, and open your heart to the stranger
يا حبيبي، اسمعني، وافتح قلبك للغريب
w hebb el nas kella
and love every human
و حب الناس كلها
Chorus (الكورس)
el Hashem
Lel ghareeb oolo lel ghareeb
Ehna hena, w faragak areeb
To the stranger, say to the stranger
We are here, your relief is near
للغريب قولوا للغريب
إحنا هنا، و فرجك قريب
Elana Harte
Tell the stranger your heart is here
Tell the stranger your path is near
el Hashem
Aalam sagheer, bas feeh makan
It’s a small world, but it has space
عالم صغير، بس فيه مكان
Elana Harte
Your home is here, your family is here
el Hashem
Le kol albi, malyan hanan
For every heart filled with compassion
لكل قلبي، مليان حنان
Elana Harte
Humanity’s grief is our grief
Verse 1 (المقطع الأول)
el Hashem
Oyoun el nass betallem kteer
Shuft feehom sabr w sabeer
People’s eyes teach us a lot
I saw in them both patience and the patient
عيون الناس بتعلّم كتير
شفت فيهم صبر و صابر
Elana Harte
Beautiful eyes of people smiling
Teach me to remember, remember good things
el Hashem
Kelma helwa tishfi el jrouh
W hkayat el nass fiha rouh
A kind word heals the wounds
And people’s stories have a soul
كلمة حلوة تشفي الجروح
و حكايات الناس فيها روح
Elana Harte
We can make something last forever
Sharing the stories for better
el Hashem
Ya ghareeb, kont zayyak fe youm
El khouf ma yighlib, el alb yedoom
Stranger — I was once like you
Fear doesn’t win, the heart endures
يا غريب، كنت زيّك في يوم
الخوف ما يغلب، القلب يدوم
Elana Harte
Tell the stranger the relief is near
Tell the stranger the dawn is here
el Hashem
Taht sama wahda, ykoun el maseer
Under one sky will be destiny
تحت سما واحدة، يكون المصير
Elana Harte
Tomorrow’s hearts open for us
Verse 2 (المقطع الثاني)
el Hashem
Hayatna leila, w yetir el zaman
W neseeb rohna fi kull makan
Our life is one night, and time flies
And we leave our soul in every place
حياتنا ليلة، و يطير الزمان
و نسيب روحنا في كل مكان
Elana Harte
Small world that binds and treats us all the same
Small world that writes then erases our name
el Hashem
Aalam sagheer, ydaffi oloubna
W fi layalina, nshouf hobna
A small world, it warms our hearts
And in our nights, we see our love
عالم صغير، يدفّي قلوبنا
و في ليالينا، نشوف حبّنا
Elana Harte
We meet in a place without a date
We meet in a place without a plan in place
el Hashem
Ya ghareeb, wadeh el kalam
Ahla dawa el hob w el salam
Stranger — the message is clear
The beautiful medicine is love and peace
يا غريب، واضح الكلام
أحلى دوا الحب والسلام
Elana Harte
Tell the stranger tomorrow is soon
Tell the stranger tomorrow is soon
el Hashem
Aalam sagheer, malyan hanan
A small world, full of compassion
عالم صغير، مليان حنان
Elana Harte
A small world, a small world, big enough for us
Save Love This December
(You’re Not a Stranger You’re a Friend Remix)
OUT NOW
This new solo interpretation of Save Love This December brings fresh warmth to the song first shared last year — a heartfelt call to protect love, faith, and unity during the holidays. Reimagined with a tender new vocal and intimate production, it reminds us that light and compassion are what truly bring us together.
Links to listen HERE and be part of this new chapter.
Watch the music video HERE
OUT NOW
Two years in the making. One season-shifting playlist of joy, love, and resilience.
ABOUT the ALBUM
I made this record to lift our collective energy. This is pop and dance you can feel in your chest, that was built with friends and community. It moves from tender to triumphant, with sing-along choruses and a few surprises—including an Arabic/English call-and-response that means a lot to me and a fresh take on a classic. If you’ve been to my shows, you’ll hear that same heartbeat here: joy, love, and humanity.
Track List
1. Make You Feel Good
2. Love Letter to Life
3. We Are Dancing Together
4. This Wonderful World
5. Never Giving Up
6. Soldiers of Love
7. Tell the Stranger (Oloo Lel Gharaeeb)
8. One Life to Live
+ My Way (Bandcamp Exclusive)
Turn it up, feel the joy, and thank you for listing 🙂
My Way – BONUS Track. Listen EXCUSIVELY on Bandcamp
A joyful anthem of unity, celebration, and a future where we all dance together.
Stream HEREor on your favourite platform.
A high-energy remix turning the message of hope into a dancefloor revolution.
Stream HEREor on your favourite platform.
An empowering tribute to resilience and healing.
Stream HERE or on your favourite platform.
JUST RELEASED. A tender, poetic celebration of life’s beauty, written straight from the heart.
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