Oum Kalthoum
Raq El Habib:
raq el habeeb wawaadni youm
wakaan la mada ghaayeb ani
harmat aini el leil min annoum
laajal annahaar ma yamani
sab alayi anaam
ahsan ashouf fi almanaam
gheer alli yemanaa qalbi
sahrat astanaa
waasma kalaami maa
waashouf khiyaala qaad janbi
min katar shouqi sabqat amri
washfat bokra walwaqt badri
wa eih yafeed azzaman
ma alli aash fi alkhayaal
walli fi qalba saken
anam alaiya baalwasaal
tala alayi annahaar
sahraan fi nour al aman
waghnat altayaar
lahan alhawa walghazal
wafadlat afkar fi miaadi
waahsab laqorba alf hasaab
wakaan kalaami ma ashaabi
an almahba wal ahbaab
min farahti badi etkalam
waqoul habeebi mowaadni
lekin akhaaf leikoun beinham
mazloum fi hoba maheesdani
hajrat kol khaleel liyi
wafadlat aaeesh ma rouhi
yemkin yabaan shai f ani
min katar khoufi ala rouhi
walma qarb meead habeebi
warhat aqaabla
haneet fow'adi ala naseebi
min qarb wasla
walqeetni taayal m ad donya
kol alli ahwaa
bas alli kaan faadal lli
asad balqaa
lama khatar da ala fakri
heer amri
walqarb sabab tazeebni
walqeetni khaayef ala amri
leerouh mani
min gheer ma ashouf hasan habeebi