#warda

The great Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim passed away earlier this month, on August 13, 2025. Several years ago, BULAQ discussed his novel Warda – the story of a female fighter in the 1960s and 70s Dhofar rebellion in Oman, and of the Egyptian intellectual who, decades later, tries to solve the mystery of what happened to her. We discuss the vibrant and mysterious female character at the heart…

HI ANON sorry for taking so long i did have some drawings of them scattered around but i wanted to draw them now so here they are

A very popular, classic song in the Arabian World during the nineties by the legend Warda.

It's the same mesmerising song that left us all speechless at the end of Ep.3 of Moon Knight series; Mohammed Diab's wife chose this song specifically, because it describes the story of Layla and Marc/Steven's relationship.

The song is composed of three parts, the one below is the third. When I listen to it, I only think of Marc's feelings for Layla....

And as always, couldn't let it slip without translating it from my mother tongue, Arabic, into English.

Enjoy~~

♪♪At times I wish to see you

Or a spectrum of you would be sufficient

In a beautiful dream

And between a second and another

I hear your voice filling my world

And in the pure night

You're the one who makes my time happy

And the one who effects on my life in the prettiest ways

Please, do not leave me alone

And if you did, even for a short time, talk to me a lot

When you get closer to me, I cherish your presence

And when you get further from me, I cherish your presence

And my ardence calls out for you from my depths

And I and I and I and I

I cherish your presence when you're with me♪♪

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♪♪ وساعات بتمنى أني أشوفك

أو حتى أشوف منك طيفك

مع حلم جميل

وما بين لحظة وبين الثانية

أسمع صوتك مالي الدنيا

وفي عزِّ الليل

أنت اللي بتسعد أوقاتي

وتأثر على كل حياتي أجمل تأثير

أرجوك ما تسبني وحدية

وإن غبت ولو حتى شوية كلمني كتير

لما تقرب أنا بتونس بيك

ولما بتبعد أنا بتونس بيك

والشوق يناديلك جوايا

وأنا وأنا وأنا وأنا