Najwa Karam {نجوى كرم} (b. 1966) is a Lebanese singer.

Karam was bor… Read Full Bio ↴Najwa Karam {نجوى كرم} (b. 1966) is a Lebanese singer.

Karam was born on the 26th February 1966 in Zahle, Lebanon, the youngest of Nicolas Karam's four children. She spent her childhood in Zahle, with her parents and brothers. She graduated with a degree in philosophy, and worked as a teacher for two years. In 1985, she started her singing career after she participated in Layali Loubnan, and was awarded the gold medal.

She joined a musical institute for four years. She trained with Zaki Nassif for two years, and with Fouad Awad for remaining the two years. Her first album Ya Habayeb was released in 1989, but her breakthrough third album, Naghmet Hob, was her key to the Arab world. She has won many awards for her achievements in the world of music.

Karam has worked with some of the best musicians and poets in the Arab world, from the Persian Gulf, Lebanon, and Egypt. George Marderosian, Wissam El Amir, Sa'oud El Sharbatli, Imad Chamseddine, Nizar Francis, Hadi Sharara, Tarek Abou Jaoudeh, Mahmoud Khayami, Mohamed Mostafa, Tony Anka, Tarek Aakef, Melhem Barakat, and dozens of others have all contributed to Karam's pan-Arab success in the past two decades.

* Official site

Discography

Albums:
* 1989: Ya Habayeb
* 1992: Shams El Ghinniyeh
* 1993: Ana Ma'kon
* 1994: Naghmet Hob
* 1995: Ma Bessmahlak
* 1996: Hazi Helou
* 1997: Ma Hada La Hada
* 1998: Maghroumeh
* 1999: Rouh Rouhi
* 2000: Oyoun Albi
* 2001: Nedmaneh
* 2002: Tahamouni
* 2003: Saherni
* 2004: Shou Mghayara
* 2005: Kibir El Hob
* 2007: Hayda Haki
* 2008: Am Bemzah Ma'ak
* 2009: Khallini Shoufak
* 2011: Halayli...Ma Fi Noum

Singles:
* 2003: W Kberna with Wadih El Safi
* 2006: Rah Yeb'a El Watan with Melhem Barakat
* 2007: Bel Sana with Melhem Barakat
* 2010: Bel Rouh Bel Dam
* 2010: Lashhad Hobbak

Kamel Allah Rouhi
Najwa Karam Lyrics

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كمل على روحي، يا هوى
وع العمر الباقي من عمري
كمل على روحي، يا هوى
وع العمر الباقي من عمري

أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى
أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى
آه) أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى)

أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى

وقلبي بأمرك، منو بأمري
وقلبي بأمرك، منو بأمري
مجنونة وسلمتك أمري

يا هوى
إنت اللي بتمون عليّ، إنت بتتحكم فيّ
يا هوى
خلّي الحبايب، فرحة بعينيّ

يا هوى
إنت اللي بتمون عليّ، إنت بتتحكم فيّ
يا هوى
خلّي الحبايب، فرحة بعينيّ

إنت اللي ياما، جارح قلوب
إنت اللي ياما، مداوي قلوب
إنت اللي ياما، جارح قلوب
إنت اللي ياما، ياما مداوي قلوب

إنت، إنت
إنت الحاكم والقادر
إنت، إنت
إنت الناهي والآمر

إنت، إنت
إنت الحاكم والقادر
إنت، إنت
إنت الناهي والآمر
مجنونة وسلمتك أمري

كمل على روحي، يا هوى
وع العمر الباقي من عمري
كمل على روحي، يا هوى
وع العمر الباقي من عمري

أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى
أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى
(آه) أنا روحي بإيدك (يا هوى)
أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى

وقلبي بأمرك، منو بأمري
وقلبي بأمرك، منو بأمري
مجنونة وسلمتك أمري

كمل على روحي
كمل على روحي

كمل على روحي
على روحي، على روحي

Overall Meaning

The song "Kamel Allah Rouhi" by Najwa Karam is a love song that speaks of the singer's complete submission to her beloved. The repeated refrain "kamel ala rouhi, ya hawa" which translates to "complete my soul, my love" emphasizes this submission, as the singer gives herself fully to her lover, asking him to complete her.

The singer declares that her soul is in the hands of her loved one, and her heart is at his command. She trusts him completely, saying she is crazy for him and has given him control over her life. She acknowledges her lover's power over her and the hearts of others, noting he has wounded hearts in the past but also healed them.

Line by Line Meaning

كمل على روحي، يا هوى
Complete me, my love

وع العمر الباقي من عمري
And with the remaining years of my life

أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى
My soul is in your hands, my love

(آه) أنا روحي بإيدك يا هوى
(Ah) My soul is in your hands, my love

وقلبي بأمرك، منو بأمري
My heart is under your command, who am I under?

مجنونة وسلمتك أمري
I'm crazy, and I've surrendered to you

إنت اللي بتمون عليّ، إنت بتتحكم فيّ
You're the one who's providing for me, you're the one who's controlling me

خلّي الحبايب، فرحة بعينيّ
Let the loved ones be a joy in my eyes

إنت اللي ياما، جارح قلوب
You're the one who's hurt hearts multiple times

إنت اللي ياما، مداوي قلوب
You're the one who's healed hearts multiple times

يا هوى
Oh my love