أحبك إلى القمر والعودة
uḥibbuki ilā al-qamar wa-al-ʿawdah
The English phrase "I love you to the moon and back" is expressed in Arabic as أحبك إلى القمر والعودة (uḥibbuki ilā al-qamar wa-al-ʿawdah).
An expression used to tell someone that you love them very much.
How do you pronounce it?
uḥibbuki ilā al-qamar wa-al-ʿawdah
Did you know?
- In many Arabic dialects, people would replace the formal أحبك with words like بموت فيك, which literally means 'I die in you'.
- While أحبك is used for 'I love you', Arabic has a vast system of words for love that distinguish between 'deep passion', 'affectionate friendship' and 'devotion'.
- The word for 'moon', القمر (al-qamar), is often used in Arabic literature as a standard of beauty, so telling someone they are 'the moon' is a high compliment.
Example conversation
Yousef and Maryam are saying goodbye for the day.
- يوسف Youssefوداعاً يا مريم، أحبك إلى القمر والعودة.Wada'an ya Maryam, uhibbuki ila al-qamar wal-awda.Goodbye Maryam, I love you to the moon and back.
- مريم Maryamوأنا أيضاً أحبك كثيراً يا يوسف.Wa ana aydan uhibbuka kathiran ya Yousef.And I love you very much too, Yousef.
- يوسف Youssefسأشتاق إليكِ كثيراً.Sa-ashtaqu ilayki kathiran.I will miss you a lot.
- مريم Maryamأراك غداً، يا حبيبي.Araka ghadan, ya habibi.I'll see you tomorrow, my love.
