if (msg.content.toLowerCase().startsWith(';play')) {
        const voiceChannel = msg.member.voice.channel;

        if (!voiceChannel) {
            return msg.reply('be in vc');
        }

        const connection = joinVoiceChannel({
            channelId: voiceChannel.id,
            guildId: voiceChannel.guild.id,
            adapterCreator: voiceChannel.guild.voiceAdapterCreator,
        });

        const songUrl = args[1]; 

        if (!songUrl) {
            return msg.reply('giv me the link of the song');
        }

        play(connection, songUrl);
    }

if (msg.content.toLowerCase().startsWith(';play')) {
        const voiceChannel = msg.member.voice.channel;

        if (!voiceChannel) {
            return msg.reply('be in vc');
        }

        const connection = joinVoiceChannel({
            channelId: voiceChannel.id,
            guildId: voiceChannel.guild.id,
            adapterCreator: voiceChannel.guild.voiceAdapterCreator,
        });

        const songUrl = args[1]; 

        if (!songUrl) {
            return msg.reply('giv me the link of the song');
        }

        play(connection, songUrl);
    }

function play(connection, songUrl) {
    const stream = ytdl(songUrl, { filter: 'audioonly' });
    const resource = createAudioResource(stream, { inputType: StreamType.Arbitrary });

    audioPlayer.play(resource);
    connection.subscribe(audioPlayer);

    audioPlayer.on('stateChange', (oldState, newState) => {
        if (newState.status === 'idle') {
            connection.destroy();
        }
    });
}

function play(connection, songUrl) {
    const stream = ytdl(songUrl, { filter: 'audioonly' });
    const resource = createAudioResource(stream, { inputType: StreamType.Arbitrary });

    audioPlayer.play(resource);
    connection.subscribe(audioPlayer);

    audioPlayer.on('stateChange', (oldState, newState) => {
        if (newState.status === 'idle') {
            connection.destroy();
        }
    });
}