Original subtitles

When cruelty becomes a form of dignity

I am forced to be cruel

Forgive me for my cruelty in advance

Right now

I have to side with my wounds

I know that I have a dark past And I've made countless mistakes

And that I've done things That you haven't heard about yet

I know that I have a dark past And I've made countless mistakes

And that I've done things That you haven't heard about yet

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

Think long and hard Before you interpret our love

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

Think long and hard Before you interpret our love

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

We're defined by our experiences

We should understand everyone else Before we give an answer

We should be reprimanded for our actions And reprimand others for theirs

And go through difficult times So we know who our true friends are

We're defined by our experiences

We should understand everyone else Before we give an answer

We should be reprimanded for our actions And reprimand others for theirs

And go through difficult times So we know who our true friends are

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

Think long and hard Before you interpret our love

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

Think long and hard Before you interpret our love

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

THE EVENTS, CHARACTERS, AND SETTING OF THIS SERIES ARE ALL FICTIONAL

EPISODE 27

Jabal, I can't take it anymore.

Everything that's happening is bigger than me and you.

We have to wake up.

Go on.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Go on.

So, you understand me?

I hope not.

Jabal, enough!

You did more than you had to.

Your support and everything you went through for me.

There's no way I'll ever forget about that.

But this is enough.

I've thought it through…

and made a decision.

I have to put an end to everything.

I should leave tomorrow.

Jabal, please understand me.

Put yourself in my shoes.

Even if you don't mind staying here, I do.

Everything that's gone wrong happened because I'm here.

Has my mother said anything to you?

Why aren't you answering?

Does my mother have anything to do with what you're saying?

I'm asking you.

Your family and all of Al Hayba's people

have everything to do with what I'm saying.

Jabal, this is my mistake, and I'm the one who should pay for it.

No one asked you to. I told you that I can handle it.

You think that you leaving now will solve the problem?

Eventually, yes.

Either way, I would be relieved. I would've done what I had to.

What about me?

Haven't you thought about me at all before saying this?

You are the first one I thought about.

Everything I'm doing now is precisely for you.

I won't let them hurt you because of me.

So…

what do you want from me now?

To agree and tell you to go ahead whenever you like?

I want you to book me a ticket on the first flight out of here.

I promise you that I'll take care of myself.

But you should promise me that you'll be strong…

and that you'll know how to act.

As you wish.

Um Ali.

Yes?

Call for your husband and tell him to meet me.

Yes, sir.

Hold on, I'll get it.

Hello, Doctor.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Come on in. Father, Mother, this is Dr. Najib.

Good morning, Mr. Tharwat. Good morning, madam.

Good morning.

By the way, in St. Petersburg,

they cook smoked fish in a simple but delicious way.

They have a fish dish called selyodka. They cook it with herbs.

Have you studied in Russia?

After the collapse of the Soviet Union. I studied natural science.

But I graduated from a college in Lebanon.

But why did you choose Russia specifically, Doctor?

I had a friend called Taha Alabed, God bless him.

He got a scholarship, but he had some issues,

so they took me instead.

Taha Alabed is your colleague?

He's like a brother to me.

We graduated together from a college in Lebanon.

-Do you know him? -Of course.

We went to school together.

And since then you've been living alone, right?

Honestly, the PhD and the scientific research I'm doing

take up all of my time.

I was raised amongst a silly generation,

always in a hurry and with a different mentality from mine.

Until fate brought Lina and I together.

-And? Then what? -Mr. Tharwat.

You should be praised for her manners.

Honestly, what caught my eye about Lina

was her maturity, consciousness, and manners.

She is different to her peers.

She has a more developed way of thinking. She's different from everybody.

That's what made me seriously consider coming here and proposing to her.

Go on, finish your food.

What's up, boss? I heard that you needed me.

Go to the chief and tell him to gather the elders of Al Hayba and the area.

-I want them all to come here. -What is it? You're scaring me.

There's something that I want to say in front of everyone.

This situation has gotten complicated and it needs to be resolved.

All right.

This is all bullshit.

He seriously came to propose to her?

Then what should he do? Don't I have parents to receive him?

-Shut up and don't say anything. -Why are you yelling at her?

A man my age came to propose to my daughter.

-What do you want me to do? -Yes. Are you serious, daughter?

How can a man of his age

think of proposing to a girl his daughter's age?

It's a little weird, isn't it?

You are unbelievable, I swear!

Whatever the problem is, we could've solved it calmly.

But who knows what happened to you to explode in front of your daughter.

Listen, Nawal, tell your daughter to forget completely about this.

This is crazy. Everyone else listens to me,

but no one in my house does.

Poor him. He looks so anxious and sad.

He probably loved her too much to be that sad.

She is a sweet girl.

Even we got attached to her. We considered her as one of us.

You are right.

You two as well?

How can I leave you sad?

Dear, you brought happiness to this house, and it will be gone when you leave.

My dear, Um Ali.

You are the sweetest.

I don't want to see you crying.

Can't you come visit us? Are we not going to see you again?

If I come back to Lebanon, of course I will visit you.

Take care of yourselves now.

And take care of the jasmines outside. I don't need to tell you this.

It'll be like you are still here.

Every time we smell them, we will remember you.

How come, Father?

Aren't you Al Hayba's leader and his uncle?

You have to be there.

I will never step inside Sultan's house.

Jabal wants to solve the problem.

It's not right for strangers to stand beside him,

while you are here smoking your hookah.

This is his problem.

He brought this upon himself and upon Al Hayba.

-Let him solve his problems on his own. -He caused the problems?

Is this his reward for protecting the woman and helping her?

Don't make this worse.

If you're worried about him, go stand beside him.

How can you say that? What does he have to do with all of this?

It's all right.

Just so his wife doesn't get upset and makes him sleep outside.

Come in, explain to me.

What is this I'm hearing?

It's complicated, Mona. Spare me, I can't talk.

What's going on? Did you fight with Jabal?

No, no. Jabal has nothing to do with it.

-This is my problem. -Then, we'll solve it. Fine.

Why are you crying now?

Your problem can't be bigger than my problem with Chahine.

Look at us, we got married and we're expecting a baby.

I wish for that too.

But your situation with Chahine is different than mine.

You two are from Al Hayba, but I'm a stranger here.

Shame on you, Nour. What are you saying?

You are in our house and you've become one of us.

Put yourself in my shoes.

When you are the reason behind everything happening,

how can you stay here?

When you see innocent people suffering because of you.

-What would you do? -I would do the impossible.

I would do everything.

Besides, you are not alone, we're all standing beside you.

If you want me to be relieved, stand next to Jabal.

He can't listen or talk to me now.

Mona, I want you to promise me

that you won't leave his side until he forgets the past.

I'm not going to promise you anything, because it's not going to happen.

Jabal won't forget.

You still don't know him.

Can I say goodbye to you, or are you upset with me?

Are you serious?

You are our lady.

Jabal was right about everything he told me about you.

I know that. Everyone in Al Hayba is talking about it.

But I'm asking you about something else.

Hanaa, I already forgot about it. I don't want to talk about it anymore.

Then there's something I don't know.

Ghazi, what's going on with that girl?

It's complicated.

It's bigger than Jabal, who's acting tough but couldn't get her out.

Ghazi, we are alone now.

What Jabal did

is the same as what you and your brother Sultan would've done

if you were in his position.

That's true, but this Nour Rahma.

And playing with fire won't end well.

-Who's supporting her? -Powerful people.

And don't ask me anything else.

Then what happened is for your own good.

But aren't you afraid he'll kick the girl out,

solve the problem, and regain the people's favor?

Jabal is done, and whoever is done, can't return.

I took this position. I won't let go of it unless I die.

I swear by my late son Adel that everything I say is true.

I won't let you leave this house disappointed,

not if it's up to me.

I know, no need for you to swear.

Jabal is your son, and you have the right to worry about him.

You are both my children.

I love you both equally.

But this is what's best for you and him.

And this is easier.

Talk about this stuff in coffee shops, not here.

Since when do we argue about things like this?

You are all gathered here.

I want one man to tell me the truth.

What did I do wrong?

Did I violate our customs?

Or our traditions?

Never, Jabal.

Calm down, son. We don't want to make this more serious.

It's already serious.

You've allowed everyone to talk about it.

I swear to you, Jabal, if I'd heard anyone say anything bad about you,

I would've pulled his tongue out!

But think about it, son.

People are confused and they're asking why this happened.

We all know why it happened and who's behind it.

But the man took responsibility and he knows how to solve his problems.

This is our problem.

Al Hayba has been in distress ever since.

-No one is helping each other. -Calm down.

If we can't talk, why did you bring us here?

We are here to listen. Talk, Jabal. Out with it already.

I swear, I'm upset with you…

but I can't force anyone to deal with my issues.

If you consider the situation a problem…

then I will solve it today.

Jabal, stick to our traditions, brother. No one can force anyone to do anything.

We don't care about anything else.

Seriously? Are we going to leave our wives and children in poverty

because of someone from outside Al Hayba?

If this girl was one of us, we would've obliged,

but she's a stranger.

Let her go to her people and they'll solve her problems.

We are her people.

She's not a stranger here.

-What do you mean? -I mean…

Nour Rahma is going to be my wife.

Jabal Sheikh Al Jabal's wife, the leader of Al Hayba.

If anything is said about her, or anyone talks about her…

I will be upset.

You know how upset I can get.

-Hello, people. -Hello.

-Peace be upon you. -Same to you.

-Welcome, Sheikh. -Congratulations.

The sheikh is here to perform the wedding ceremony.

Where's the bride?

She's ready. The witnesses are also here.

God bless.

-Firas, where are the sheep? -I talked to farmer.

He said he's on the way with the livestock.

Do you know what's going on there?

Does Abu Ali ever reveal anything?

Guys, as long as there's sheep and desserts,

it should be good.

Hopefully!

Let's do it, guys.

Move it, guys. Why are you standing still?

His name is Najib Haddad.

I'll give you his number, his address, and the universities he lectures in.

I'll have his file on your desk tomorrow.

I want to know everything about him.

Who's with him and who's against him.

His friends and enemies. I want to know his whole life.

Yes, sir.

GHATTAS

Hello.

No, I'm in the office. Tell me, did anything happen?

He married her?

No!

Where are you how?

I can't now, it's a bit difficult.

Chahine, speak up, I can't understand anything.

All right, talk to me when you can.

-What did he tell you? -It was noisy, I couldn't understand.

But it seems he got married and that the ceremony might be over.

Now he's being a good brother-in-law? He better come explain to me!

What would he explain to you? This is obvious.

Jabal wanted that girl and brought her to marry her.

-Everything happened as he wanted. -I can't believe it!

They can hurt him, me, or the most powerful in Al Hayba.

-What does it have to do with you? -What a silly question!

I feel like going there and turning that wedding into a funeral.

Father, enough with the problems.

Shut up, I don't want to hear anything from you.

-Hello, father-in-law. -What's going on with you?

-There's a car waiting for you outside. -Do you know who's in it?

Someone from Ghattas's side.

You feared the future because of your dreams.

You used to ask yourself where would you be.

I wish that after many years, we read the paper,

and we find out you made all your dreams come true.

Come in!

-Is that really you? -Yes, it's me.

You were waiting for him, right?

Where is he? I saw that everyone left.

Do you miss him?

Then why did you want to travel and leave him?

Marwa, is now the time for this?

Yes, it is. Absolutely.

Because I'm going to make you the most beautiful bride ever.

Hold this!

What's this?

Jabal sent you this dress to put on before he picks you up.

Where are we going?

I don't know. I didn't ask.

Move, we don't have much time. Put it on.

I've always known he was full of surprises.

Now it's your turn to surprise us like you brother did.

You both got married and got what you wanted,

and you want to mock me?

Enough, Mother, please be happy.

It wouldn't be nice if Jabal came and saw you upset.

I can't be happy for him while I'm worried about him.

Mother, what are you worried about?

This woman is now his wife with God's blessing.

I know. And that's why I'm scared.

You saw what happened when she was just a guest.

What's going to happen now that she became his wife?

Don't make it worse. Hopefully, it will all be good.

Besides, why are you scared? We're all beside him.

And we'd die for him if we had to.

-Good man, Cousin. -Go see where's your brother.

He left his bride. Where did he go?

She looks so beautiful!

Greetings to the most beautiful bride in Al Hayba.

I wish you all the happiness and love.

Your groom is waiting.

He's here.

I swear this is big.

I've been a chief for a long time in Al Hayba,

but this is the first time I've faced something like this.

It looks like the man's wanted her

from the first day she set foot in Al Hayba.

True. But I think this was all made up.

-Honestly, I'm relieved. -What do you mean?

I mean, he should've solved the problem a long time ago.

The woman is now his wife, and no one has the guts to talk about her.

You've always had a pure heart, Abu Ahmad.

Is that what you think?

Wasn't marrying her the right way to solve the problem?

Solve it? Let's just hope it doesn't get bigger.

Then, no one will be able to solve it.

You've always dreamt about having a fairy-tale wedding.

A handsome man…

who'd come on a white horse to take you away.

He'd grab you as if you were a flower and plant you in his heart.

He'd ride with you on the back of the horse

and take you far away from people and their lies.

He'd protect you from everything in this world.

Daughter, sit down.

Your father isn't a kid,

you don't need to worry about him so much.

Didn't you see how nervous he was on his way out?

Your father is restless because of your cousins' actions.

When will we be rid of them?

We'll be rid of them soon.

Every time we are about to get it done, we fail again.

We won't fail, as long as Ghazi is the leader of Al Hayba.

I won't be happy until I get rid of the Damascene and her children.

You will, mother-in-law. We all will.

It's true that they escaped from me the other day,

but next time will be different.

They escaped from you?

Can you even look at Jabal in the eye?

Don't underestimate me. I was planning something for him,

but God and his mother's prayers saved him and his family just in time.

-What are you talking about? -Just like I said.

Even though you don't admire me,

I'm the one who knew where Jabal was hiding with his family

when the whole country was looking for him.

But I don't have any luck, I should've planned it better

and surrounded him from every corner.

I feel like I'm dreaming.

Enough with dreaming. We're leaving it behind.

-And what about all this? -This is reality.

This is your new life.

But it looks like my dreams.

Did I not promise you that I'd make them come true?

You know, when I came to Al Hayba and gave me your cloak, I felt safe.

I knew then

that you'd protect me from everything.

What about now?

Now, I feel that I'm strong like you.

I'm your wife and I hold your name, and nothing will scare me anymore.

Honestly,

I feel relieved now.

Do you remember the first time I knocked at your door?

-You mean, Fadi's door? -Yes, Fadi.

By the way, this is the best thing I've done in my life.

Honestly, tell me,

did you not want me from the beginning?

Really? Is this what you're saying now?

I've never seen him or met him

But I've always wanted him

One day I found him

Found him, the one I was hoping to see

I forgot about the world and ran to him

He opened his arms first

And we were caught in a great longing

We held tight and fell in love

Who could believe That all of this is happening

That we'll live together

Live together

A whole life

In a day and night?

Won't you say what you want from me?

Once Mr. Tharwat leaves Zaidan's office, we will understand everything.

Leave me out of this, I failed. It's not up to me anymore.

It's neither up to me nor up to you.

What happened is a big problem, and we have to help each other out.

I'm ready for whatever you want.

What are you thinking about?

I'm thinking about tonight.

I feel happy.

And I know that I'm happy.

What do you mean?

I mean…

that I can feel every passing moment.

And I'm trying to memorize everything I'm feeling.

Don't waste time.

Be sure that what we're living now…

is not going to happen a lot in our lives.

But I will make it happen a lot.

Yes, I hope so.

But I'm talking about now.

Now is different.

Can't you feel it?

You know, being a poet suits you.

-Who? Me? -Yes.

What you're saying now is poetry.

Oh, light of my life.

My stomach is growling. Let me turn off the light.

So Jabal can devour you.