Al-Atlal

thumb|alt=Omm Kalthum|Umm Kulthum Al-Atlal (Arabic: الأطلال, "The Ruins") is a poem written by the Egyptian poet Ibrahim Nagi, which later became a famous song sung by Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum in 1966. The song's lyrics were adapted by Umm Kulthum and the melody was composed by the Egyptian composer Riad Al Sunbati. Two years earlier, the singer had performed her first song composed by Mohamed Abdel Wahab, titled Inta Omri (إنت عمري, "You are My Life"). Both of these songs became very successful.

==The poem== The words of the song in classical Arabic were adapted from two poems by Ibrahim Nagi, meaning that the lyrics of the song are not exactly the same words of the poem. The second poem is named Al-Wadaa (الوداع - The Parting). Further, the song was recorded 13 years after the poet's death. It was first published in 1944 in a compilation known as the Layali al-Qahira (Cairo Nights) and is inspired by the qasida, a pre-Islamic Arabic form of poetry.