Latifa has been a professional singer since the 1980s. She has released more than twenty albums and singles in the Arab world, in addition to some worldwide releases. During her 20+ year career, Latifa released more than forty music videos.
A child prodigy at the age of six, Latifa's musical career began very early in her life. In 1983, shortly after her father died, a teenage Latifa and her family took a trip to Egypt to rest and mourn. During that time, Latifa met the great Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi, who recommended she move to Egypt to further her musical career. However, Latifa put her education first and returned to Tunisia to finish her final exams. Due to financial issues, she couldn't go back to Egypt, so she attended college in Tunisia, studying Dutch literature for a year and a half. Finally, her family decided to help her make her dream come true and sent her to Egypt. After Latifa left college in Tunisia, she joined the Arab Academy of Music in Egypt, from which she earned her bachelor's degree. Even with her current busy schedule, Latifa is preparing for her master's degree.
Latifa's talent attracted countless star composers who gathered around her. Once when Latifa was singing live on a radio station, Egyptian composer Mohammed Abdulwahab (popularly known as "artist of the generations") happened to hear her. Two days later he went to the Academy to find the girl he had heard on the radio. Latifa was speechless when she discovered he, who had composed some of Egypt's most beautiful music, wanted to talk to her.At the time Latifa primarily performed lengthy classical Tarab songs, but she was interested in doing something new. She began to work with composer Ammar Al Sherai'ei and poet Abdulwahab Mohammed, whom she met during her first visit to Egypt. Slowly but surely, Latifa climbed up the ladder of success.
Sibha Ala Allah
Latifa Lyrics
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ماضاقت إلا مافرجت هنخاف لية
ولينا رب بنرمى توكلنا علية
لينا إية فى أمبارح أنا وأنت عشان
نسأل بكرة أحنا هنعمل أية
ولينا رب بنرمى توكلنا علية
سيبها على الله ويالا حبيبي
بكرة الأيام تحلى يا حبيبى
وماحدش فى الدنيا ياحبيبى
شاف أكتر م اللى مقسوم لية
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ماشيين فى طريقنا أنا وأنت وماوقفناش
بنلاقى حاجة وكام حاجة مابنلاقيهاش
نتعب وتعبنا مش هيروح ببلاش
واللى ماعشناهش زمان بكرة هيتعاش
وأحنا وبختنا ماتحسبهاش
سيبها على الله ويالا حبيبي
بكرة الأيام تحلى ياحبيبى
وماحدش فى الدنيا ياحبيبى
شاف أكتر م اللى مقسوم لية
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The lyrics to Latifa's song Sibha Ala Allah express a sense of surrender and trust in God amidst life's uncertainties. The phrase "Sibha Ala Allah" translates to "leave it to God," and the lyrics repeatedly advocate for this kind of trust. The song's opening lines express a fear of the unknown, but then Latifa sings about leaning on God as a source of comfort and guidance. She reflects on the past, wondering what actions she and the person she is addressing took that brought them to the present moment. Looking forward, she encourages leaving the future to the mercy of God, who alone knows what tomorrow will bring.
Latifa's song conveys a sense of humility and awe at the power of God, who is seen as the one force that can make life's challenges bearable. The lyrics suggest that in spite of the hardships faced by the singer and those she addresses, there is a sense of hope for a better tomorrow. There is no anger or frustration in the song, just a sense of acceptance and a humble and reverent attitude towards the mysteries of life.
Overall, Sibha Ala Allah feels like an invocation, a prayer, or a reminder to place faith in a higher, all-knowing power. The song is musically simple, with a slow and melodic arrangement that mirrors the contemplative tone of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
(إحنا وبختنا) سيبها علي الله
Our fate and luck are out of our control, so let's leave it to Allah
ماضاقت إلا مافرجت هنخاف لية
We have faced difficult times before, but eventually they were resolved, so why be afraid now?
ولينا رب بنرمى توكلنا علية
We have Allah as our protector, and we trust in Him to guide us.
لينا إية فى أمبارح أنا وأنت عشان
What we did yesterday doesn't matter now, let's focus on what we can do tomorrow.
نسأل بكرة أحنا هنعمل أية
We don't know what tomorrow holds, so let's ask ourselves what we can do to make it better.
سيبها على الله ويالا حبيبي
Let's leave it to Allah and move forward, my love.
بكرة الأيام تحلى يا حبيبى
Tomorrow is a new day, and it may bring better times for us, my love.
وماحدش فى الدنيا ياحبيبى
No one in this world has everything they want, my love.
شاف أكتر م اللى مقسوم لية
Everyone has their own set of circumstances and challenges, my love.
ماشيين فى طريقنا أنا وأنت وماوقفناش
We keep moving forward on our path and never stop, my love.
بنلاقى حاجة وكام حاجة مابنلاقيهاش
We may find some things along the way, but there are also things that we cannot find, my love.
نتعب وتعبنا مش هيروح ببلاش
We may get tired, but our efforts won't go to waste, my love.
واللى ماعشناهش زمان بكرة هيتعاش
What we missed out on before, we may find in the future, my love.
وأحنا وبختنا ماتحسبهاش
We can't control our fate and luck, my love.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Nader Abdallah
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