Nour Ala Nour Lyrics
Languages: Arabic, Roman Arabic, and English Translation
ماهر زين – نور على نور
يا نور على نور
( Yā nūr ʿalā nūr)
O light upon light,
ازاي مهجور
( Azāy mahjūr)
How can you be abandoned
و انت البلسم لجراح و آلام
( Wa anta al-balasam li-jurāḥ wa ālām)
when you are the cure for every hurt and every pain?!
يا رسالة من المولى تعالى
( Yā risālah min al-Mawlā ta’ālā)
You are a message from the Almighty Lord
محفوظة و عايشة مدى الأيام
( Maḥfūẓah wa ʿāyishah madā al-ayām)
that has been preserved and will remain forever
ازاي ناسيين و لا نقرا ياسين
( Azāy nāsiyīn walā naqrā Yāsīn)
How can we forget to recite (the chapter of) Yaseen?!
ماشيين في الدنيا كده ودايسين
( Māshīīn fī ad-dunyā kadā wudāyisīn)
Living our lives walking around forgetfully,
الكنز قصادنا و مش شايفين
( Al-kanz qisādunā wa mā shāyifīn)
without noticing the treasure that’s right in front of us
مش بس كتاب ده دليل و طريق
( Māsh bas kitāb dah dalīl wa ṭarīq)
It’s not just a book, it’s a guide and a path
و يحنّ عليك ساعة ما تضيق
( Wa yaḥannu ʿalayka sāʿah mā tudayyiq)
that soothes your heart in times of distress
و في عزّ الوحدة بيبقى صديق
( Wa fī ʿizz al-waḥdah bi-baqqā ṣadīq)
and when you’re lonely, it is your companion
أنا آية الكرسي بتحميني
( Anā āyat al-Kursī bi-tḥamīnī)
Ayat al-Kursi protects me,
و تقرّبني و ترقّيني
( Wa taqrubnī wa tarqīnī)
and brings me closer to Allah and elevates my rank
اقرأ المزّمل ألاقيني
( Iqra’ al-Muzzammil alāqīnī)
When I read al-Muzzammil, I find that
دُنيتي في القرآن ده و ديني
( Dunyatī fī al-Qur’ān dah wa dīnī)
my life and faith lie within this Book
النّور حواليّا هنا و جنبي
( An-nūr ḥawālīyā hunā wa jambī)
The light is all around me and right here beside me
وانا ليه ببعد كده عن ربي
( Wa anā lih biba’d kadah ʿan Rabī)
So why do I stray away from my Lord?
ده مِداد كلماته مَدد قلبي
( Dahu midād kalāmātuh madad qalbī)
For His words nourish my heart,
و بكون مجروح و بيشفيني
( Wa bīkūn mujrūḥ wa yashfīnī)
and heal my wounds when I am hurt
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Credits:
Directed by: Idris Kheder
Executive Producer: Bara Kherigi
Lyrics & Melody: Aziz Elshafei
Arrangement: Mahmood Ammar
Mixing: Ronny Lahti
Mastering: Bjorn Engelman
Special Thanks:
Israa Sherif, Bechir Ayari,
Tek-Up School & Tek-Up Gym,
Alta Caffé, Clinique Taoufik
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