贝鲁特 —— 从密歇根州到中东，阿拉伯人正在庆祝阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德赢得参议员席位，并为他将“哈比比”和“因沙拉”等阿拉伯语词汇引入美国政治词汇而感到欣喜。
by SARAH EL DEEB BEIRUT — From Michigan to the Middle East, Arabs are celebrating Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate win and delighting in his introduction of Arabic terms like “habibi” and “inshallah” to the American political lexicon.
在竞选途中成为伊斯兰恐惧症言论攻击目标后，这位将成为美国首位穆斯林裔参议员的冉冉升起的政治新星，嘲讽了右翼批评者，同时为巴勒斯坦事业发声，并坦然拥抱自己的信仰和埃及血统。
After being the target of Islamophobic rhetoric on the campaign trail, the rising political star who will be the first Muslim American U.S. senator has mocked his critics on the right while championing the Palestinian cause and leaning into his faith and Egyptian heritage.
“JD，哈比比，”埃尔-赛义德在胜选演讲中说道，话音直指曾警告称该候选人将带领暴徒烧毁底特律的美国副总统JD·万斯。“这里有一种美妙的讽刺意味，那就是根据宪法，你有义务在1月为我主持宣誓就职。”
“JD, habibi,” El-Sayed said in his victory speech, addressing U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who had warned that the candidate would lead rioters in burning down Detroit. “There is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January.”
“哈比比”字面意思是“我的爱人”，常出现在阿拉伯流行歌曲中。在日常口语中，它通常意为“伙伴”、“哥们”或“兄弟”。埃尔-赛义德的支持者们穿着印有“哈比比支持阿卜杜勒”字样的T恤。
“Habibi” literally translates to “my beloved” and is peppered through Arab pop songs. In everyday speech, it often means “buddy,” “pal,” or “bro.”El-Sayed’s supporters have sported shirts reading “Habibi for Abdul.”
作为埃及移民之子，埃尔-赛义德表示，他的竞选活动已将“因沙拉”——即“真主意欲”——变成了“哈姆杜利拉”，意为“感谢真主”。阿拉伯人对这位副总统被温和调侃感到兴奋，许多人在社交媒体上发布了包含“哈比比”的音乐视频片段。在一个因过去和现在的冲突而备受创伤、且这些冲突也助长了西方负面刻板印象的地区，这是一次难得的欢欣宣泄。
El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, said his campaign had turned “inshallah” — “God willing” — into “hamdulillah,” which means “thank God.”Arabs thrilled to the gentle ribbing of the vice president, with many posting music video clips featuring “habibi” to social media. It was a rare outpouring of joy in a region traumatized by past and present conflicts — which have also fueled negative stereotypes in the West.
一位X平台用户发布了埃及天后谢琳·阿卜杜·瓦哈卜跳她最著名歌曲之一的视频，开玩笑说埃尔-赛义德会让这首歌成为新国歌。
One user on X posted a video of Egyptian diva Shireen Abd El-Wahab dancing to one of her most popular songs, joking that El-Sayed would make it the new national anthem.
埃及人在阿拉伯世界以幽默感著称，以在生活困境面前开玩笑闻名，这种精神通过电影和著名喜剧演员广为流传。
Egyptians are renowned in the Arab world for their sense of humor and are known for cracking jokes in the face of life’s difficulties, a spirit that has been popularized in films and by famous comedic actors.
借用艾塞德的胜选演讲，一些人分享了一部埃及电影的梗图，片中一名男子在吸食毒品后参加葬礼，忍不住大笑。“我来这儿是为了开玩笑，”配文写道，引用了电影中的一句台词。
Riffing off El-Sayed’s victory speech, some shared a meme from an Egyptian film in which a man attends a funeral while high and is unable to stop laughing. “I came here to crack jokes,” read the caption, quoting a line from the film.
埃及学者哈利勒·阿拉尼在X平台上赞扬艾塞德，称：“‘Habibi’（阿拉伯语‘我的爱人/亲爱的’）是最甜蜜的词。”他感谢这位当选参议员给埃及人带来了快乐。
An Egyptian academic, Khalil al-Anani, praised El-Sayed on X, saying: “‘Habibi’ is the sweetest word.”He thanked the senator-elect for bringing joy to Egyptians.
几十年来，阿拉伯裔和穆斯林裔美国人一直面临偏见，热门电影将他们描绘成恐怖分子，右翼政客煽动毫无根据的恐惧，声称伊斯兰教法（即沙里亚法）将被强加于人。
Arab and Muslim Americans have faced prejudice for decades, with popular films depicting them as terrorists and politicians on the right fanning baseless fears about the imposition of sharia, or Islamic law.
竞选期间，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普将艾塞德称为“圣战分子”，提及“9·11”袭击事件，并故意叫错候选人的名字。
During the campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to El-Sayed as a “jihadist,” evoked the Sept. 11 attacks and deliberately misstated the candidate’s name.
在社交媒体上，用户以发布轻松幽默的视频回应此类攻击，其中包括黎巴嫩天后海法·韦赫比跳肚皮舞，以及年轻蒙面女子在街头霹雳舞的视频。
On social media, users responded to such attacks by posting light-hearted videos, including of Lebanese diva Haifa Wehbe belly dancing and young veiled women breakdancing in the streets.
“唐纳德，听着，我知道你叫不准我的名字，”艾塞德在胜选演讲中说。“所以等到JD在1月份让我宣誓就职后，你就可以直接叫我‘参议员’。”
“Donald, look, I know you’ve struggled with my name,” El-Sayed said in his victory speech. “So after JD swears me in in January, you can just go on and call me ‘senator.’”