Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد الحليم حافظ ) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 197… Read Full Bio ↴Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد الحليم حافظ ) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an immensely popular singer and actor in Egypt and the Arab world from the 1950s to the 1970s. His music is still played on radio daily throughout the Arab world. Abdel Halim is considered one of the four greats of 20th century Egyptian and Arabic music, along with Umm Kalthoum, Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Farid El Atrache.

His most famous songs include Ahwak ("I love you"), Khosara ("A pity"), Gana El Hawa ("Love, come to us"), Sawah ("Wanderer"), Zay el Hawa ("It feels like love"), and El Massih ("The Christ"), among the 260 songs that he recorded. His last, and perhaps most famous, song, Qariat el-Fingan ("The fortune-teller"), featured lyrics by Nizar Qabbani and music by Mohammed Al-Mougy. Abdel Halim's big screen debut was "Lahn El Wafa" ("The Song of Faithfulness"), in which he starred with Shadia. He starred in twenty films, including "Dalilah", which was Egypt's first colored motion picture.

Hobak Nar
Abdel Halim Hafez Lyrics

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نار، نار حبك نار بعدك نـار قربك نار وأكثر من نار
نار يا حبيبي نار، نار يا حبيبي نار
نار يا حبيبي نار، نار يا حبيبي نار حبك نار، نار يا حبيبي

حبك نار) حبك نار مش عايز أطفيها ولا أخليها دقيقة تفوتني ما أحسش بيهـا)
نار يا حبيبي) نار يا حبيبي نار صحتني نار خلتني أحب الدنيا وأعيش لياليها)
حبك نار) حبك نار مش عايز أطفيها ولا أخليها دقيقة تفوتني ما أحسش بيهـا)
نار يا حبيبي) نار يا حبيبي نار صحتني نار خلتني أحب الدنيا وأعيش لياليها)

حبك نار) حبك نار مش عايز أطفيها ولا أخليها دقيقة تفوتني ما أحسش بيهـا)
نار يا حبيبي) نار يا حبيبي نار صحتني نار خلتني أحب الدنيا وأعيش لياليها)

نار يا حبيبي نار
يا مذوبني في أحلى عذاب بابعث لك بعينيّ جـواب مش لوم يا حبيبي ولا عتاب
مش أكثر من كلمـة آه يا حبيبي بحبك، آه آه يا حبيبي بحبك
نار يا حبيبي نار
آه لو تعرف اللي أنا فيه والشوق اللي غلبت أداريه كان قلبك يسهر لياليه مع قلبي
ويقول له آه يا حبيبي بحبك، آه آه يا حبيبي بحبك
نار يا حبيبي نار
يا مذوبني في أحلى عذاب بابعث لك بعنيّ جـواب مش لوم يا حبيبي ولا عتاب
مش أكثر من كلمـة آه يا حبيبي بحبك، آه آه يا حبيبي بحبك
نار يا حبيبي نار
آه لو تعرف اللي أنا فيه والشوق اللي غلبت أداريه كان قلبك يسهر لياليه مع قلبي
ويقول له آه يا حبيبي بحبك، آه آه يا حبيبي بحبك
نار يا حبيبي نار
يا مذوبني في أحلى عذاب بابعث لك بعنيّ جـواب مش لوم يا حبيبي ولا عتاب
مش أكثر من كلمـة آه يا حبيبي بحبك، آه آه يا حبيبي بحبك
نار يا حبيبي نار
آه لو تعرف اللي أنا فيه والشوق اللي غلبت أداريه كان قلبك يسهر لياليه مع قلبي
ويقول له آه يا حبيبي بحبك آه، بحبك

نار يا حبيبي نار
بعدك نـار قربك نار وأكثر من نار

نار يا حبيبي نار، نار يا حبيبي نار
نار يا حبيبي نار، نار يا حبيبي نار حبك نار، نار، نار يا حبيبي

Overall Meaning

The song Hobak Nar by Abdel Halim Hafez is a love ballad that expresses the intense burning passion of the singer's love for his beloved. The lyrics of the song are metaphorical and use fire to represent the depth of his love, "Your love is fire, after you, it's still fire. Your closeness is fire, and it's more than just fire."

The singer expresses his intense desire to keep this fire alive, to not let it go out or miss a moment without feeling its burning flame. He also speaks of the effects that his love has had on him, that it has awakened him, and allowed him to love and live life to the fullest.

The singer's words are passionate, filled with yearning and longing, and he speaks directly to his beloved, asking them to understand the intensity of his feelings for them. He declares that even the simple sound of their name fills him with joy and that he wishes for them to reciprocate these feelings.

Overall, the song Hobak Nar is a beautiful expression of love that speaks to anyone who has ever felt so passionately about another person.

Line by Line Meaning

نار، نار حبك نار بعدك نـار قربك نار وأكثر من نار
The fire in my heart burns for you, even after you have gone. Being near you is a burning sensation and it only intensifies as the flame of passion grows.

نار يا حبيبي نار، نار يا حبيبي نار
Oh my love, you ignite a fire in me that never burns out.

حبك نار، نار يا حبيبي
Your love is like a fire, and I never want to put it out, even for a moment.

حبك نار مش عايز أطفيها ولا أخليها دقيقة تفوتني ما أحسش بيهـا
I don't want to extinguish the fire of your love, and I don't want to miss a single moment of the passion it brings me.

نار يا حبيبي) نار يا حبيبي نار صحتني نار خلتني أحب الدنيا وأعيش لياليها
Your love burns within me and gives me strength to live life to the fullest, enjoying its pleasures.

مش أكثر من كلمـة آه يا حبيبي بحبك، آه آه يا حبيبي بحبك
It's not just a word or a simple phrase - it's a deep, passionate feeling that consumes me. I love you more than anything else in this world.

آه لو تعرف اللي أنا فيه والشوق اللي غلبت أداريه كان قلبك يسهر لياليه مع قلبي
If only you knew how much I long for you and how my heart aches with desire, you would spend your nights awake with me, wrapped in our love.

ويقول له آه يا حبيبي بحبك، آه آه يا حبيبي بحبك
And I say to you, my love, I love you more than words can express.

يا مذوبني في أحلى عذاب بابعث لك بعنيّ جـواب مش لوم يا حبيبي ولا عتاب
You have melted me with your love, and I send you my heart's response. Don't blame me or criticize me, my love.

بعدك نـار قربك نار وأكثر من نار
After you leave, the fire of my love only burns stronger. Being near you is like standing in the flames of passion.

نار يا حبيبي نار، نار يا حبيبي نار حبك نار، نار، نار يا حبيبي
Oh my love, you set me on fire and ignite an unquenchable flame. My love for you is a burning inferno that never dies.

Lyrics © Mazzika Group, KRIZTAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Written by: Mourssi Jamil Aziz

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