Nawal began singing at an early age, despite familial opposition to the lifestyle of a musician (her family changed their minds when they realized she was serious in her ambitions). She is influenced by the work of pioneering Arab singers such as Egypt's Om Kalthoum.
Nawal started her singing career after participating in Studio El Fan in 1988, she became a professional singer in 1991. Al-Zoghbi released her debut album titled "Wehyati Andak" in 1992, when she returned to her birth city, Beirut, after a two-year singing sojourn in the Gulf countries. Since that time, she has released seven other albums, each proving popular in the Arab world. Nawal takes herself seriously though, and has made it her business to develop extensive knowledge about what's happening within the Arabic music scene.
Controversies happened around 1998 when Al-Zoghbi released her album and single titled Mandam Aleik. The song was originally sung by Syrian singer Houwaida. It was a huge success to Houwaida, but a while later Al-Zoghbi released the album with her version of the song. When inquired about allegations of taking Houwaida's debut song, Al-Zoghbi claimed she had the song for a while and recorded it prior to Houwaida's release. On television interviews, she showed papers showing lyrics of the song claiming that these are the originals and that Houwaida took it from her.
When Houwaida was interviewed about the whole matter, she stressed out that she was preparing for the release of the song before Al-Zoghbi as it was her debut single. Houwaida was said to be more calm about the matter, and mostly asked God to forgive Al Zoghbi for such act. But this didn't affect the career of Houwaida, as she pursued and got quite successful in the Pan Arab media. The song is available on both singers' records and they got their share of popularity mostly after the conflict.
Her album Maloum which was released back in 1999 is believed to be her biggest failure throughout her recording career. As the low selling figures of the album, Al-Zoghbi herself declared regret to rush and release it since the previous one, Mandam Aleik, was released a year earlier.
In 2002, Nawal cooperated with music video director Sherif Sabri to come out with a new look for her song Elli Tmaneito. After airing teasers on Egyptian satellite channel, Dream TV. After full broadcast, Al Zoghbi worked hard on promoting the album by appearing in several TV channels, printed media and more.
Nawal's next album was to appear 2 years after the release of Elli Tmaneito. The name of this eagerly anticipated album was Eineik Kaddabeen. This album was accompanied by two music videos: Eineik Kaddabeen and Bi'einek. After promoting this album, Nawal then began work on her most recent album Yama Alou. She first released the single Rohi Ya Rohi in August 2005. Her first live performance of this was at a concert she held in the Hammersmith Apollo, London. She also made a music video for this song. The next single to be released from Yama Alou was Shou Akhbarak. This was released February/March of 2006. She also filmed a music video for this.
Nawal has released a song dedicated to Palestine called "Ya Quds" (O, Jerusalem).
Nawal participated in a patriotic song called "Ya Omati" with many other Arabic singers. She also recorded a song called "Hikayt Watan" with a number of Lebanese singers for the liberation of south Lebanon. As well as the song "La Ma Kholsit Le Hkayeh" after the death of Rafic Hariri.
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Mandam Aleik
Nawal al zoghbi Lyrics
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ياما كان ينصب ليا محاكم
تفرح لدمعي وتعذيب روحي
لا أسف ينفع ولا قولك نادم
ما اندم عليك
دمع الندم غالي
لخاطر عينيك
وكنت اظن
إنك حبيبي
قلبي كان
ينشد تعود ليا
حتى بان
جمر الهوى بيا
وانت تزيد ناري وليهبي
لا لا ما لوم
ما اريدك تاني
ما عاد في لزوم
نرجع ثواني
لا سهد يدوم
ولا حرماني
لو ردني مظلوم
ما عدت ابالي
ما اندم عليك
دمع الندم غالي
لخاطر عينيك
ضيعت انا حالي
وكنت اظن
إنك حبيبي
على حبك كان حبك حاكم
ياما كان ينصب ليا محاكم
تفرح لدمعي وتعذيب روحي
لا أسف ينفع ولا قولك نادم
ولما غاب
طيفك عن عيوني
صبري داب
واحتارت ظنوني
يا ترى
تحفظ ودادي
عمري راح
سهرت انا ليلي
وبسري باح
صابر على ويلي
والفراق
أضنى فؤادي
لا لا مستحيل
يرجع شبابي
لا قلبي العليل
يرضى بعذابي
ما عندي بديل
يدفع حسابي
ناوي عالرحيل
واريح بالي
ما اندم عليك
دمع الندم غالي
لخاطر عينيك
ضيعت انا حالي
وكنت اظن
إنك حبيبي
The song "Mandam Aleik" by Nawal al Zoghbi carries emotions of unrequited love and heartbreak. The lyrics talk about the power of the lover over the singer's life and how their love became the judge presiding over their emotions. The love between them caused much pain and suffering that brought joy to the lover. The singer finds no solace in the lover's regrets as they have already lost everything.
The lines "ما اندم عليك دمع الندم غالي، لخاطر عينيك ضيعت أنا حالي، وكنت اظن انك حبيبي" roughly translate to "I do not regret you, tears of regret are expensive, I have lost myself for your sake, and I thought you were my lover." These lines showcase the singer's resignation to their fate and their realization that they can never go back to how things were, as the pain they went through because of the lover's actions is too costly.
Overall, the lyrics of "Mandam Aleik" paint a picture of a love that brings more pain than joy and ultimately leads to unending regret and heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
على حبك كان حبك حاكم
Your love was like a ruler over me
ياما كان ينصب ليا محاكم
Many times I was put on trial because of your love
تفرح لدمعي وتعذيب روحي
You find joy in my tears and the torment of my soul
لا أسف ينفع ولا قولك نادم
Regret or your apologies don't change anything
ما اندم عليك
I don't regret you
دمع الندم غالي
The tears of regret are precious
لخاطر عينيك
For the sake of your eyes
ضيعت انا حالي
I lost myself
وكنت اظن إنك حبيبي
And I thought you were my lover
قلبي كان ينشد تعود ليا
My heart was longing for you to come back to me
حتى بان جمر الهوى بيا
Until the fire of love was revealed in me
وانت تزيد ناري وليهبي
And you increased my fire and my passion
لا لا ما لوم
No, I don't blame
ما اريدك تاني
I don't want you back again
ما عاد في لزوم نرجع ثواني
There's no point in going back in time for a few seconds
لا سهد يدوم ولا حرماني
Neither sleeplessness nor deprivation lasts for long
لو ردني مظلوم ما عدت ابالي
Even if you come back to me as a victim, I won't care
ولما غاب طيفك عن عيوني
And when your shadow disappeared from my eyes
صبري داب واحتارت ظنوني
My patience faltered and my thoughts became confused
يا ترى تحفظ ودادي
I wonder if you still keep my love
عمري راح سهرت انا ليلي
My life went by while I spent my nights awake
وبسري باح صابر على ويلي
And my secrets revealed that I was enduring my grief
والفراق أضنى فؤادي
The separation made my heart ache
لا لا مستحيل يرجع شبابي
No, it's impossible for my youth to come back
لا قلبي العليل يرضى بعذابي
No, my sick heart won't accept my suffering
ما عندي بديل يدفع حسابي
I don't have an alternative to pay my dues
ناوي عالرحيل واريح بالي
I'm planning to leave and ease my mind
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