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Epic Arabic commentary of Mohamed Salah wonder goal against Roma causes online frenzy

15:23 26/04/2018

Not surprisingly Mohamed Salah‘s stunning first goal against Roma in the Champions League semi-final has become an online hit with thousand tuning in to watch a video of the wonder strike.

But a video (with translation) by Raouf BenKhelif, chief commentator at BeIN Sports, has gone viral enjoying over 615,000 views.

Fans have described BenKhelif’s epic oration as “Arabic poetry” with “Centuries of passionate perfection” with one user saying “Even without understanding a single word, we can just ‘feel’ it is beautiful.”

Here below is the video and translation, courtesy of 

TRANSLATION

“There are spaces, and Mohamed Salah is on their left… Mohamed Salah: goal or no? Salaaaaaaah! Ohhhh! What is this? What is this, o Salah? Sultan of the English premier league. This is him, the star of the Egyptian game, the pride of the Arab game! Perfect! Perfect!…

…[Salah has] charmed all the Arabs, with his feet [made] of gold! My days! My days, my days! O Salah, you world class [player]! Goal of the season! Goal of the season! With his left he struck it, top bins he placed it! Top bins, top bins, no mercy! Oh my days, you are fabulous!…

…O pride of the Arabs! Give us your art, give us your madness! Their torturer, their tormenter! Roma [sit there and] inspect the damage…”

 

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