 The poem was selected by the diva Umm Kulthum among tens of poems offered to her during her visit to Sudan in 1968.She was delayed to singing this song written by Al-Hadi because of the death of Gamal Abdel Nasser, but later sang it in May 1971 on stage of the Cinema "Giser en-nīl" or Nile Palace, which was composed by Egyptian composer Muhammed Abdelwahab.Elhadi Adam is considered by critics as one of the greatest poets not only of Sudan but of the Arab world as well.