Fairuz نهاد حداد‎ (b. 21 November 1935) is a Lebanese singer, and one of th… Read Full Bio ↴Fairuz نهاد حداد‎ (b. 21 November 1935) is a Lebanese singer, and one of the most famous singers of all time in the Arab world. Her stage name (also spelled Fairouz or Fayrouz) literally means "turquoise".

Fairuz was born Nouhad Haddad in Jabal al Arz, Lebanon. She began her musical career as a teenager. From chorus girl at the Lebanese radio station in the late 1940s, to critical and popular acclaim from the 1950s to today, Fairuz is acknowledged not only for her musical talent and contribution, but also as a cultural and political icon. A symbol of a people, a heritage, a quest for peace, and of humanity. During most of her career, Fairuz reflected two other great artists, Assi and Mansour Rahbani. They wrote the lyrics and composed her tunes. Today, many of her songs reflect the composing talent of Ziad Rahbani who is Fairuz's son. Her songs testify to the Rahbani musical genius, as well as to Fairuz's broad musical background. Referred to as "The Soul of Lebanon" in the 1970s, Fairuz became a pre-eminent figure, a superstar of current music in the Arab world. Together, the Rahbani family is both a school of music and a cultural phenomenon.

Ya Nassima Douja
Fairuz Lyrics

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نسيم الدجى
اين من مقلة الكرى يا ظلام
انصف الليل و الخليون ناموا
مسحت راحة الكرى اعين الناس
فنامت ونام فيها الغرام
وانا تذكر الضياء عيوني
مثلما يذكر الغصون الحمام
يا نسيم الدجى اللطيف، احتملني

لي عهد عند النسيم لزام
كلنا ناحل فأنت براك الله
لكن أنا براني السقام
احتملني ولا تخف بي ملاما
ما على صانع الجميل ملام
احتملني، تحمل بقية روح
تركتها، لشقوتي،الالام

يا نسيم الدجى الحرير، تموج
اطيب الماء ما سقاه الغمام

Overall Meaning

Fairuz's song "Ya Nassima Douja" is a beautiful and emotional piece that speaks to the listener's heart. The song begins with the line "Naseem Al Dejaa" which translates to "The evening breeze" and then goes on to say "Where is the light of the moon? Oh darkness, be fair to the night and let the lonely people sleep." The lyrics reflect the loneliness and emptiness of the night and the importance of sleep for those who are heartbroken and need rest. The song then continues with the line "My eyes went to sleep when the breeze wiped out fatigue from people's eyes, and sleep and love came to them. I, on the other hand, remember the light of my eyes, and how the dove remembers the branches."

The song then turns into a plea from the singer to the evening breeze to bear with them and not to blame them for their illness. They ask for the evening breeze to carry their soul and endure the pain they are experiencing since they left it for their sorrow and pain. The song closes with the line "The sweet evening breeze, you oscillate like the best of water that clouds have ever watered" which speaks to the beauty and comfort the evening breeze provides to the people.

Overall, Fairuz's "Ya Nassima Douja" is a song full of emotion and depth that speaks to the human experience of longing and pain.

Line by Line Meaning

نسيم الدجى
Oh gentle breeze of night

اين من مقلة الكرى يا ظلام
Where is the cup bearer of the cup in this darkness?

انصف الليل و الخليون ناموا
The night has fallen fairly and the sleepers are sleeping

مسحت راحة الكرى اعين الناس
You have wiped the fatigue from people’s eyes

فنامت ونام فيها الغرام
And love slept in them, so it slept

وانا تذكر الضياء عيوني
And I remember the brightness in my eyes

مثلما يذكر الغصون الحمام
As the branches remember the doves

يا نسيم الدجى اللطيف، احتملني
Oh gentle breeze of night, bear me

لي عهد عند النسيم لزام
I have made a covenant with the breeze

كلنا ناحل فأنت براك الله
We are all vulnerable, may God bless you