“This is love”: Ibn al-Fāriḍ, sung by Aḥmad Ḥawīlī
Ibn al-Fāriḍ’s «هو الحب» sung by Aḥmad Ḥawīlī in concert, with the Arabic and a translation set beside the singing.
18 Oct 2026
Talks and interviews
- Aḥmad Ḥawīlī, «هو الحب» (music by Ziyād Saḥḥāb): the full concert recording ↗
Aḥmad Ḥawīlī (YouTube)- 1:34 the opening verses as sung in the reel
Text and performance
- Ibn al-Fāriḍ, «هو الحب», Dīwān (Cairo, 1872), p. 108, scan ↗
- Performance: Aḥmad Ḥawīlī, melody by Ziyād Saḥḥāb. The reel is a short cut, so please listen to the full recording at its source. ↗
- The essay that grew from it: Learning a Language Through What You Love