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أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا lyrics
English: Dawn Appeared Over the Nile with Light
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What “أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا” is about
This song is a journey through different times of day and emotions, centered around the Nile River. It begins with the beauty of dawn, transitions to a joyful evening celebration, then shifts to a poignant longing for a distant beloved, and concludes with the happiness of reunion and a prayer for lasting peace and love.
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Each line in the original, in Roman letters and in English. Translation and romanization by AI, to help you follow the song.
[Intro: free-time qanun taqsim, instrumental]
[Movement I - Dawn: choir, majestic]
أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا
Aṭalla al-fajru fawqa an-Nīli nūran
Dawn appeared over the Nile with light
وفاض الكون أنغاما وعطرا
Wa fāḍa al-kawnu anghāman wa ‘iṭran
And the universe overflowed with melodies and fragrance
[Instrumental: ney taqsim, Bayati]
[Movement II - Evening: choir, lively, call-and-response]
غنِّ يا ليل غنِّ
Ghannī yā laylu ghannī
Sing, oh night, sing
وأسهر الأنجم معنا
Wa ashiri al-anjuma ma‘anā
And keep the stars awake with us
واملأ الدنيا فرحا
Wa imla’ ad-dunyā faraḥan
And fill the world with joy
والهوى يجمع شملنا
Wa al-hawā yajma‘u shamlanā
While love unites us
يا نسيم النيل مرَّ
Yā nasīma an-Nīli murra
Oh breeze of the Nile, pass by
بالأماني والعطور
Bi al-amānī wa al-‘uṭūr
With wishes and perfumes
وانثر الأحلام حولي
Wa anthur al-aḥlāma ḥawlī
And scatter dreams around me
في ليالي السرور
Fī layālī as-surūr
In nights of delight
[Instrumental: qanun solo]
[Instrumental: oud taqsim]
[Movement III - Longing: solo violin, then choir, tender]
كم سهرت الليل أشكو
Kam sahirtu al-layla ashkū
How many nights I stayed awake complaining
والشجى في القلب نار
Wa ash-shajā fī al-qalbi nār
And sorrow in my heart is fire
يا بعيدا عن عيوني
Yā ba‘īdan ‘an ‘uyūnī
Oh you who are far from my eyes
أنت في الروح ديار
Anta fī ar-rūḥi diyār
You are a home in my soul
طال ليلي وانتظاري
Ṭāla laylī wa intiẓārī
My night and my waiting have grown long
هل تُرى يأتي النهار
Hal turā ya’tī an-nahār
Will the day ever come?
يا حبيب الروح عُد لي
Yā ḥabība ar-rūḥi ‘ud lī
Oh beloved of my soul, return to me
ففؤادي انتظار
Fa fu’ādī intiẓār
For my heart is waiting
[Movement IV - Finale: full orchestra and choir, joyful]
عاد الصباح وعاد اللقاء
‘Āda aṣ-ṣabāḥu wa ‘āda al-liqā’
Morning has returned, and the reunion has returned
والنيل يشدو للسماء
Wa an-Nīlu yashdū li as-samā’
And the Nile sings to the sky
يا رب دُم هذا الصفاء
Yā Rabbi dum hādhā aṣ-ṣafā’
Oh Lord, make this serenity last
وعمَّ الدنيا الهناء
Wa ‘amma ad-dunyā al-hanā’
And let happiness fill the world
[Outro: sustained final chord]
ويبقى الحب والنقاء
Wa yabqā al-ḥubbu wa an-naqā’
And love and purity remain
Lines explained
“أنت في الروح ديار”
Anta fī ar-rūḥi diyār
You are a home in my soul
This line expresses that even though the beloved is physically distant, their presence is deeply felt and they represent a sense of home and belonging within the singer's soul.
“هل تُرى يأتي النهار”
Hal turā ya’tī an-nahār
Will the day ever come?
This rhetorical question conveys deep longing and despair, questioning if the period of waiting and darkness will ever end, symbolizing the hope for reunion or relief.
“والنيل يشدو للسماء”
Wa an-Nīlu yashdū li as-samā’
And the Nile sings to the sky
The Nile singing to the sky is a poetic personification, suggesting a harmonious and joyful atmosphere where nature itself celebrates the return of happiness and reunion.
Arabic words from this song
Learning Arabic? These words come straight from the lyrics.
- أطلَّaṭalla
- appeared, overlooked
- فاضfāḍa
- overflowed, abounded
- الشجىash-shajā
- sorrow, grief
- ديارdiyār
- homes, dwellings (plural of دار 'dār')
- يشدوyashdū
- sings, chants
About this recording
“أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا” is an Arabic song with a romantic, emotional and joyful feel, made by a SongUp AI listener with SongUp AI.
You can hear violin, orchestra, oud, qanun and choir.
The lyrics run to 23 sung lines, written as an intro and an outro. They were typed in by the person who made it, and SongUp AI sang them as written. What you hear is the free 30-second preview, made on ; it is one of 730 Arabic previews on SongUp AI.
The idea it was sung from
Create an original long-form Egyptian orchestral symphony (about 9 minutes) in the golden-age Cairo "tarab" tradition: majestic, romantic and emotional, combining the grand, slow-building melodic style of classic Egyptian concert orchestral writing with the catchy, rhythmic, danceable string hooks of 1960s-70s Egyptian film music. Tuning: authentic Arabic maqamat with real microtonal quarter-tone
Questions about “أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا”
What does “أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا” mean in English?
“أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا” means “Dawn Appeared Over the Nile with Light” in English.
What is “أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا” about?
This song is a journey through different times of day and emotions, centered around the Nile River. It begins with the beauty of dawn, transitions to a joyful evening celebration, then shifts to a poignant longing for a distant beloved, and concludes with the happiness of reunion and a prayer for lasting peace and love.
Is there an English translation of the “أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا” lyrics?
Yes. Every line of “أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا” is translated into English on this page, and each Arabic line is also written in Roman letters so you can sing along. The translation was written by AI to help you follow the song, so a few lines may lose some nuance.
Who wrote the lyrics of “أطلَّ الفجر فوق النيل نورا”?
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