A tribute concert for the artist Magdy Al Hussainy at the New South Wales Parliament by Dr. Bahia Abou Hamad, 2018
El-Husseini came bearing a string
We were, and separation was expected
Sydney... and colourful birds
Revealed a secret that was hidden
He who accompanied the glories is now here
O Egypt, the mind is bewildered
Abdel Halim is in joy today
Who said that "the slave" has been buried?
No great one has a stone above him
But we removed the stone with loyalty
This is "Bahia," her hand is generosity
In her, the rhymes crafted pearls
And the Parliament... the rule in a country
For her sake, roses were scattered
O master of melodies, this is me
I am not capable before the playing
Poetry is like a cluster His wine
Press it for us... for the cup has commanded
He whose wound is not healed by melody
Is like one who has become drunk on water
You are the one who, if you wish, can gladden us
Won't you remove the sorrow and distress?
The harshness of the singing disturbs us
In it is the dissonance of the drum if it is broken
For the foolish clamour kills us
And our hearing has burst from its rhythm
Welcome to an art that is eternal
That has captivated my heart
And the hearts of people
Magdy... if the pyramids stand tall
You were their colours and images
And the Nile knows where its source is
No, I will not exaggerate...
It has grown great in you
And the melody...
from you the melody is astonished
You deposited it in the universes and it spread
And the organ... You are the organ... O king
You have revived within us Hearing and sight
Tell them, when you return home, that
the art of "Arabism" has triumphed here
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