In keeping with changing popular taste as well as her own artistic inclinations, in the early 1940s, she requested songs from composer Zakariya Ahmad and colloquial poet Mahmud Bayram el-Tunsi cast in styles considered to be indigenously Egyptian.
Seiring dengan perubahan selera populer serta kecenderungan artistiknya sendiri, pada awal 1940-an, dia meminta lagu dari komposer Zakariya Ahmad dan penyair Mahmud Bayram el-Tunsi dilemparkan dalam gaya yang dianggap sebagai pribumi Mesir.