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

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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.

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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

Yekhalele Albak
Najwa Karam Lyrics

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ﻳﺨﻠﻴﻠﻲ ﻗﻠﺒﻚ ﺷﻮ ﻣﻬﻀُﻮﻡ
ﺍﻧﺖَ ﺍﻟﻠﻲ ﻋﻤﺮﻙ ﻋﻄﻴﻨﻲ
ﻣﺎﻋﻄﻴﺘﻚ ﻋﻤﺮﻱ ﻭﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ
ﺑﻨﺖ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻡ ﻻ ﺗﺴﻤﻴﻨﻲ
ﻟﻌﻴﻮﻧﻚ ﻟﺨﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ
ﻉ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺐ ﺗﺤﻜﻲ ﺣﻜﺎﻳﺘﻨﺎ
ﻭﻟﻮ ﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ
ﺑﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﺣﻜﺎﻳﺘﻨﺎ ﻭﻟﻮ ﻣﺘﻨﺎ

ﺭﺡ ﺟِﺒﻠﻚ ﺩﻧﻴﻲ ﺑﺤﺎﻻ ﺑﻘﻠﺐ ﺯﻏﻴﺮ
ﻭﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺑﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﻲ ﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔ
ﻭﻣﺎ ﺑﺪﻱ ﻣﻨﻚ ﺇﻻ ﺣُﺐ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ
ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺧﺎﻟﻘﻨﻲ ﻣﻨﻲ ﺑﺨﻴﻠﺔ
ﺃﻛﺮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻴﻦ ﺑﺤُﺒﻚ ﻻ ﺗﺘﺤﺪﺍﻧﻲ
ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻴﺤﻤﻞ ﻗﻠﺒﻚ ﻗﻮﺓ ﺣﻨﺎﻧﻲ
ﺍﻛﺮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻴﻦ ﻗﻠﻲ ﺍﻃﻠﺒﻨﻲ ﺗﻼﻗﻴﻨﻲ
ﻟﻮ ﺣﺪﻙ ﻏﻴﺮﻱ ﺑﺨﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻻ ﻳﺨﻠﻴﻨﻲ
ﻻ ﻗﻄﻒ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺎﺑﻊ ﺳﻤﺎ ﺳﺒﻊ ﻧﺠﻮﻡ
ﻓﺮﻓﻄﻬﻢ ﻧﺠﻤﻪ ﻧﺠﻤﻪ ﻉ ﺛﻴﺎﺑﻚ
ﻻ ﺗﻌﺬﺏ ﺣﺎﻟﻚ ﻭﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﺎﻓﻲ ﻟﺰﻭﻡ
ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﺭﻣﻴﺘﻪ ﺑﺠﻴﺎﺑﻚ
ﺃﻛﺮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻴﻦ ﺑﺤُﺒﻚ ﻻ ﺗﺘﺤﺪﺍﻧﻲ
ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻴﺤﻤﻞ ﻗﻠﺒﻚ ﻗﻮﺓ ﺣﻨﺎﻧﻲ

ﺍﻛﺮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻴﻦ ﻗﻠﻲ ﺍﻃﻠﺒﻨﻲ ﺗﻼﻗﻴﻨﻲ
ﻟﻮ ﺣﺪﻙ ﻏﻴﺮﻱ ﺑﺨﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻻ ﻳﺨﻠﻴﻨﻲ

Overall Meaning

In Najwa Karam's song Yekhalele Albak, the singer expresses her fervent love for someone who has captured her heart. The lyrics communicate a sense of deep devotion and longing, as she pleads with her beloved to never leave her. She sings "you're the one who lived in my heart, my eyes look up to you," affirming the intensity of her emotions. She also emphasizes the pain that she would feel if her love were to leave her, urging him to stay with her and never let go.

As the song progresses, Najwa Karam becomes more passionate, declaring that she would do anything for her beloved. She proclaims her love for him to the heavens and asks for God's blessing to strengthen their connection. The lyrics are underscored by a stirring melody and expressive vocal performance, which augment the song's powerful emotional impact.

Line by Line Meaning

ﻳﺨﻠﻴﻠﻲ ﻗﻠﺒﻚ ﺷﻮ ﻣﻬﻀُﻮﻡ
You're abusing me with your silence

ﺍﻧﺖَ ﺍﻟﻠﻲ ﻋﻤﺮﻙ ﻋﻄﻴﻨﻲ
I wish you'd blame me instead

ﻣﺎﻋﻄﻴﺘﻚ ﻋﻤﺮﻱ ﻭﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ
What did I do to deserve your resentment and anger?

ﺑﻨﺖ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻡ ﻻ ﺗﺴﻤﻴﻨﻲ
I didn't mean to hurt you

ﻟﻌﻴﻮﻧﻚ ﻟﺨﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ
I'm still yours and you're still mine

ﻉ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺐ ﺗﺤﻜﻲ ﺣﻜﺎﻳﺘﻨﺎ
This pain you're causing me is killing me

ﻭﻟﻮ ﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ
And still my love for you continues

ﺑﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﺣﻜﺎﻳﺘﻨﺎ ﻭﻟﻮ ﻣﺘﻨﺎ
Please stop hurting me and stop it now

ﺭﺡ ﺟِﺒﻠﻚ ﺩﻧﻴﻲ ﺑﺤﺎﻻ ﺑﻘﻠﺐ ﺯﻏﻴﺮ
I'm begging you, come back and don't leave me alone

ﻭﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺑﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﻲ ﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔ
Please stop causing me this unbearable pain

ﻭﻣﺎ ﺑﺪﻱ ﻣﻨﻚ ﺇﻻ ﺣُﺐ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ
I swear to God I never meant to hurt you