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In Arabic music the mawwāl (موال; plural: mawāwīl مواويـل) is a traditional genre of vocal music that is usually presented before the actual song begins. It is characterized by spelling vowel syllables longer than usual. In any mawwal the music begins with a layali (ليالي) in which the listener will hear the common phrase Ya Ain Ya Lail (يا عين يا ليل) which means Oh eye Oh night.Mawwal is sung in colloquial rather than classical Arabic.