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This page contains a translation into English of the lyrics to the song "Sirt el Hob", which was recorded by Oum Kalthoum. Also included is a transliteration of the Arabic lyrics into the Roman alphabet so you can sing along if you like.

Other ways the song title has been spelled include "Sirtil Hobb", "Seret al Hob", or "Sirt Elhob".

Oum Kalthoum was born in 1904 and died in 1975.

She was unquestionably the most gifted singer and musician of the 20th century in the Middle East. She was continuously popular for over 50 years and her songs are still played nightly on any number of Arabic-language radio stations, particularly within Egypt.

Her name is transliterated many different ways in the Roman alphabet, including Um Kulthum, Om Kalsoum, Umm Kulthoum, Om Kalthoum, Umm Kalsum, Oum Kalthum, Oum Kolthoum, Oum Kaltsoum, Umm Kulthum, and others.