Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Chisarudzo chake chokurega basa, ava nemakore 38, chakauya nokukundikana kwefirimu rake rokupedzisira, "Al Habib al Majhoul" (The Unknown Lover), kurambidzwa kwenziyo yake, "With Unity, Order, and Work", kurumbidza Free Officers 1952 revolution uye kutanga kwe
Hondo ya1956. Pasinei nokuzivikanwa kukuru kwemafirimu ake, basa rake rokuimba rakanga rakaputirwa naUm Kulthum uyo akatonga nzvimbo yemimhanzi yeEgypt uye, muna 1949, akanga ava mutungamiri weMusic Union. Mukutanga kwema1950 vamwe vaimbi vaizivikanwawo nevateereri vadiki, vakaita saAbdel al Halim Hafez, havana kuwana kuratidzwa kwakafanana paredhiyo saUm Kulthum.