Abu Naji
the ahwe owner on Sahet el-Teeneh
“2ahwtak 3aleyyé, ya 3ayné”
Says hello أهلا وسهلا فيك بالقهوة يا ابني قهوتك عليي يا عيني. ahla w sahla fik bi-l-2ahwé ya bni, 2ahwtak 3aleyyé, ya 3ayné. Welcome to the coffeehouse my son, your coffee is on me, my eyes.
The warm heart of the square, Abu Naji runs the little coffeehouse beneath your inherited flat and keeps Fairuz playing every morning. He greets you as a customer and, within a cup or two, starts treating you like family, and he holds a quiet keeping of your grandmother's memory. In time he is the one who teaches you to read a finjén.
