Ahmad 
Nicknamed “The Harp of the East,” Najat Al Saghira is an unforgettable icon, especially on the occasion of her birthday, which falls today, August 11.
Her sweet voice and distinguished performance have captured the hearts of millions and transported them to worlds of love and passion through a collection of her immortal songs that carry love messages exchanged between lovers.
The song “Ana Ba’ashq Al Bahr,” with lyrics by Abdul Rahim Mansour, describes Najat’s relationship with nature and likens her to a lover. The song says: “I love the sea like you, my love, affectionate, sometimes crazy like you… sometimes confused like you, and sometimes upset like you.” The song goes on to liken the sky to the purity and forgiveness of a lover, reflecting the depth of the relationship that Najat draws between love and nature.
In the song “Ana Bastanak” (I am waiting for you), whose lyrics were written by Morsi Gamil Aziz, Najat expresses the long wait for the beloved, as the night turns into a candle waiting to meet the beloved, and she says: “I am waiting for you… and my night is a candle… staying up for a night of love… and welcome, welcome, beautiful… carried by eyes that love… and my heart is silky, carrying you in my heart.”
The song “Ila Firak Al Ahbab” is one of Najat’s famous songs, in which she challenges the saying “out of sight, out of heart,” stressing that separation cannot erase love, as she says: “And nothing is difficult for my heart and eyes except the separation of lovers… no matter how far we are and how far apart we are and the world revolves between us, nothing comforts us except our lovers, and no night is easier than our nights.”
While the song “Al Tayer Al Mosaber” carries in its lyrics a reproach to the distant lover, as Najat says: “And you sent us with the traveling bird… an answer. And a reproach. And the soil of my ancestors’ land, maybe Hajar would think that there were loved ones in his country.”
Through these songs, Najat Al Saghira continues to touch her audience, using music to translate the deepest human emotions. On her birthday, her fans remember these songs and messages that made her a legend in the world of Arabic music.
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