Her penultimate collaboration with eminent composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Aghadan Alqak (Will I see you tomorrow?) premiered in Cairo in 1971, highlighting Umm Kulthum’s ability to deliver magnificent melodies after nearly five decades of dominating Egypt’s music scene. Her deep, unshakeable sense of yearning as she contemplates an encounter with her beloved brings emotional heft to light-footed arrangements. Trading orchestral swells and whimsical interludes, they underline the verses of poet Elhadi Adam with the irrefutable truth that in love, there’s a fine line between joy and pain.