To Guide You Home
English words by Will Knox
Original music & words: Azeri Traditional Folklore
Produced by Sami Yusuf
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Lyrics:
THIRSTY AS A DESERT’S PAIN
I MISS YOUR TOUCH LIKE POURING RAIN
WHEN CLOUDS COME IN THEY CRY ALL NIGHT
AND GIVE ME TEARS TO FILL MY EYES
THE FOOTPRINTS THAT YOU LEFT HAVE STAYED
ABOVE THE SAND BENEATH THE WAVES
LONG AFTER TIME HAS LET THEM GO
I’LL WAIT FOR TIDES TO GUIDE YOU HOME
DIZZY AS THE TEA I BREW
MY MIND STIRS ROUND WITH THOUGHTS OF YOU
AND LIKE THE MELTING SUGAR CUBES
YOU DISAPPEARED AND LEFT ME TO
YOUR FACE AND FORM IS ALL I SEE
IN SILHOUETTES OF SCOLDING STEAM
AT NIGHT THE KITCHEN CANDLES GLOW
AND SHINE A LIGHT TO GUIDE YOU HOME
(AZERI)
KÜÇƏLƏRƏ SU SƏPMİŞƏM
I HAVE THROWN WATER INTO THE STREET
YAR GƏLƏNDƏ TOZ OLMASIN
MY BELOVED IS COMING, SO THERE MUST NOT BE DUST
ELƏ GƏLSİN, ELƏ GETSİN
LET HER COME, LET HER GO
ARAMIZDA SÖZ OLMASIN
BUT LET THERE NOT BE WORDS BETWEEN US
FAR AWAY AND ALL ALONE
I TRUST IN STARS TO GUIDE YOU HOME
English words by Will Knox
Original music & words: Azeri Traditional Folklore
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—-
Lyrics:
THIRSTY AS A DESERT’S PAIN
I MISS YOUR TOUCH LIKE POURING RAIN
WHEN CLOUDS COME IN THEY CRY ALL NIGHT
AND GIVE ME TEARS TO FILL MY EYES
THE FOOTPRINTS THAT YOU LEFT HAVE STAYED
ABOVE THE SAND BENEATH THE WAVES
LONG AFTER TIME HAS LET THEM GO
I’LL WAIT FOR TIDES TO GUIDE YOU HOME
DIZZY AS THE TEA I BREW
MY MIND STIRS ROUND WITH THOUGHTS OF YOU
AND LIKE THE MELTING SUGAR CUBES
YOU DISAPPEARED AND LEFT ME TO
YOUR FACE AND FORM IS ALL I SEE
IN SILHOUETTES OF SCOLDING STEAM
AT NIGHT THE KITCHEN CANDLES GLOW
AND SHINE A LIGHT TO GUIDE YOU HOME
(AZERI)
KÜÇƏLƏRƏ SU SƏPMİŞƏM
I HAVE THROWN WATER INTO THE STREET
YAR GƏLƏNDƏ TOZ OLMASIN
MY BELOVED IS COMING, SO THERE MUST NOT BE DUST
ELƏ GƏLSİN, ELƏ GETSİN
LET HER COME, LET HER GO
ARAMIZDA SÖZ OLMASIN
BUT LET THERE NOT BE WORDS BETWEEN US
FAR AWAY AND ALL ALONE
I TRUST IN STARS TO GUIDE YOU HOME
مشاركة
To Guide You Home – Sami Yusuf
من البوم
English words by Will Knox
Original music & words: Azeri Traditional Folklore
Produced by Sami Yusuf
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Lyrics:
THIRSTY AS A DESERT’S PAIN
I MISS YOUR TOUCH LIKE POURING RAIN
WHEN CLOUDS COME IN THEY CRY ALL NIGHT
AND GIVE ME TEARS TO FILL MY EYES
THE FOOTPRINTS THAT YOU LEFT HAVE STAYED
ABOVE THE SAND BENEATH THE WAVES
LONG AFTER TIME HAS LET THEM GO
I’LL WAIT FOR TIDES TO GUIDE YOU HOME
DIZZY AS THE TEA I BREW
MY MIND STIRS ROUND WITH THOUGHTS OF YOU
AND LIKE THE MELTING SUGAR CUBES
YOU DISAPPEARED AND LEFT ME TO
YOUR FACE AND FORM IS ALL I SEE
IN SILHOUETTES OF SCOLDING STEAM
AT NIGHT THE KITCHEN CANDLES GLOW
AND SHINE A LIGHT TO GUIDE YOU HOME
(AZERI)
KÜÇƏLƏRƏ SU SƏPMİŞƏM
I HAVE THROWN WATER INTO THE STREET
YAR GƏLƏNDƏ TOZ OLMASIN
MY BELOVED IS COMING, SO THERE MUST NOT BE DUST
ELƏ GƏLSİN, ELƏ GETSİN
LET HER COME, LET HER GO
ARAMIZDA SÖZ OLMASIN
BUT LET THERE NOT BE WORDS BETWEEN US
FAR AWAY AND ALL ALONE
I TRUST IN STARS TO GUIDE YOU HOME
English words by Will Knox
Original music & words: Azeri Traditional Folklore
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—-
Lyrics:
THIRSTY AS A DESERT’S PAIN
I MISS YOUR TOUCH LIKE POURING RAIN
WHEN CLOUDS COME IN THEY CRY ALL NIGHT
AND GIVE ME TEARS TO FILL MY EYES
THE FOOTPRINTS THAT YOU LEFT HAVE STAYED
ABOVE THE SAND BENEATH THE WAVES
LONG AFTER TIME HAS LET THEM GO
I’LL WAIT FOR TIDES TO GUIDE YOU HOME
DIZZY AS THE TEA I BREW
MY MIND STIRS ROUND WITH THOUGHTS OF YOU
AND LIKE THE MELTING SUGAR CUBES
YOU DISAPPEARED AND LEFT ME TO
YOUR FACE AND FORM IS ALL I SEE
IN SILHOUETTES OF SCOLDING STEAM
AT NIGHT THE KITCHEN CANDLES GLOW
AND SHINE A LIGHT TO GUIDE YOU HOME
(AZERI)
KÜÇƏLƏRƏ SU SƏPMİŞƏM
I HAVE THROWN WATER INTO THE STREET
YAR GƏLƏNDƏ TOZ OLMASIN
MY BELOVED IS COMING, SO THERE MUST NOT BE DUST
ELƏ GƏLSİN, ELƏ GETSİN
LET HER COME, LET HER GO
ARAMIZDA SÖZ OLMASIN
BUT LET THERE NOT BE WORDS BETWEEN US
FAR AWAY AND ALL ALONE
I TRUST IN STARS TO GUIDE YOU HOME
مشاركة
Salaam ( Album ) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
To Guide You Home – Sami Yusuf
This is an original instrumental composition in Bayāt-e Shīrāz mugham whose joyous melody is carried from the balaban and kemanche solos to the layered sounds of the orchestra. This piece celebrates the art of movement, an art that tells many stories and reveals the inner world of a culture.
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
This is an original instrumental composition in Bayāt-e Shīrāz mugham whose joyous melody is carried from the balaban and kemanche solos to the layered sounds of the orchestra. This piece celebrates the art of movement, an art that tells many stories and reveals the inner world of a culture.
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
مشاركة
A Dancing Heart – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
A Dancing Heart – Sami Yusuf
The Garden’ is Sami Yusuf’s moving English rendition of the beautiful Azerbaijani folk song ‘Girdim yarın bağçasına’. He is joined by the renowned singer Sevda Alekperzade who sings the Azerbaijani lyrics. The result is a gorgeous interweaving of their voices that underscores the message of this deeply moving and lyrical song of love and longing.
CREDITS
Words & Music: Azerbaijani Folk Music
Mugham: Shushtar
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
English Words: Erkin Love & Will Knox
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
LYRICS
Nightshade blooming in my garden
Love I found on my way
Taking root when all was darkened
Scarred in me always
Shine, shine, shine on my dark nights
Shine a light on me
I’ve been wandering all my life and
Now I see the land
In my mornings, waves have taken
What I thought was there
I left you in time forsaken
(With) flowers in your hair
Shine, shine, shine on my dark nights
Shine a light on me
I’ve been wandering all my life and
Now I see the land
AZERI SECTION:
Girdim eşqin dəryasına, gəmim dolmadı,
Gənc yaşımda səni sevdim, mənim olmadın yar,
Gənc yaşımda səni sevdim, mənim olmadın.
Gəl, gəl, gəl, gözəlim, gəl,
Sevirəm səni.
Gəl, gəl, gəl, gözəlim, gəl,
Sevirəm səni.
Əgər qismətim olarsan,
Alaram səni.
Əgər qismətim olarsan,
Olaram sənin ah yar yar
Əgər qismətim olarsan,
Olaram sənin ah yar yar
Əgər qismətim olarsan,
Olaram sənin
The Garden’ is Sami Yusuf’s moving English rendition of the beautiful Azerbaijani folk song ‘Girdim yarın bağçasına’. He is joined by the renowned singer Sevda Alekperzade who sings the Azerbaijani lyrics. The result is a gorgeous interweaving of their voices that underscores the message of this deeply moving and lyrical song of love and longing.
CREDITS
Words & Music: Azerbaijani Folk Music
Mugham: Shushtar
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
English Words: Erkin Love & Will Knox
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
LYRICS
Nightshade blooming in my garden
Love I found on my way
Taking root when all was darkened
Scarred in me always
Shine, shine, shine on my dark nights
Shine a light on me
I’ve been wandering all my life and
Now I see the land
In my mornings, waves have taken
What I thought was there
I left you in time forsaken
(With) flowers in your hair
Shine, shine, shine on my dark nights
Shine a light on me
I’ve been wandering all my life and
Now I see the land
AZERI SECTION:
Girdim eşqin dəryasına, gəmim dolmadı,
Gənc yaşımda səni sevdim, mənim olmadın yar,
Gənc yaşımda səni sevdim, mənim olmadın.
Gəl, gəl, gəl, gözəlim, gəl,
Sevirəm səni.
Gəl, gəl, gəl, gözəlim, gəl,
Sevirəm səni.
Əgər qismətim olarsan,
Alaram səni.
Əgər qismətim olarsan,
Olaram sənin ah yar yar
Əgər qismətim olarsan,
Olaram sənin ah yar yar
Əgər qismətim olarsan,
Olaram sənin
مشاركة
The Garden – Sami Yusuf ft. Sevda Alekperzadeh
مشاركة
The Garden – Sami Yusuf ft. Sevda Alekperzadeh
مشاركة
Lament (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
أعمال قد تنال استحسانك
مشاركة
يحلو الوصال ( البوم فكرة – مؤثرات ) – حمود الخضر
Sous ses draps blancs je les entend
Tous ses cries des larmes parents
Qui viennent pleurer leur unique enfant
Le hasard est venu pour moi
Ne me demandez pas pourquoi
Il frappe toujours soudainement
Mon cœur s’arrête tout doucement
Je n’entends plus ses battements
Le temps s’arrête fatalement
Pourquoi faut-il tant de larmes
Pourquoi faut-il tant de drames
Il est temps de poser les armes
Ma vie a-t-elle été accomplie?
Ma vie a-t-elle été bien remplie?
Maintenant il est vraiment trop tard
Je suis tout prêt du grand départ
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions tous ensemble mes frères
Pour atteindre la blanche lumière
Pour suivre enfin le droit chemin
Pour accomplie notre destin
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions alors tous mes frères
Pour atteindre la lumière
Donne nous du bonheur à nos prochains
Guidons leurs pas main par la main
Père maintenant, il est l’heure
Personne ne me l’avait prédit
Ai-je vécu en harmonie?
Ai-je été un bon prêcheur?
Ai-je été d’un bon soutien?
Pour protéger tous les miens
Ma famille est là réunie
Tout autour de moi, elle prie
Je sens son souffle chaud qui me frôle
Mes amis me portent sur leurs épaules
Personne ne m’entend, ne me comprend
On me descend tout doucement
A dieu à vous tous mes frères
On me recouvre de cette terre
Alors, je repose tout seule
Enfin, c’est le temps du deuil
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions tous ensemble mes frères
Pour atteindre la blanche lumière
Pour suivre enfin le droit chemin
Pour accomplie notre destin
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions alors tous mes frères
Pour atteindre la lumière
Donne nous du bonheur à nos prochains
Guidons leurs pas main par la main
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions alors tous mes frères
Pour atteindre la lumière
Donne nous du bonheur à nos prochains
Guidons leurs pas main par la main
Sous ses draps blancs je les entend
Tous ses cries des larmes parents
Qui viennent pleurer leur unique enfant
Le hasard est venu pour moi
Ne me demandez pas pourquoi
Il frappe toujours soudainement
Mon cœur s’arrête tout doucement
Je n’entends plus ses battements
Le temps s’arrête fatalement
Pourquoi faut-il tant de larmes
Pourquoi faut-il tant de drames
Il est temps de poser les armes
Ma vie a-t-elle été accomplie?
Ma vie a-t-elle été bien remplie?
Maintenant il est vraiment trop tard
Je suis tout prêt du grand départ
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions tous ensemble mes frères
Pour atteindre la blanche lumière
Pour suivre enfin le droit chemin
Pour accomplie notre destin
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions alors tous mes frères
Pour atteindre la lumière
Donne nous du bonheur à nos prochains
Guidons leurs pas main par la main
Père maintenant, il est l’heure
Personne ne me l’avait prédit
Ai-je vécu en harmonie?
Ai-je été un bon prêcheur?
Ai-je été d’un bon soutien?
Pour protéger tous les miens
Ma famille est là réunie
Tout autour de moi, elle prie
Je sens son souffle chaud qui me frôle
Mes amis me portent sur leurs épaules
Personne ne m’entend, ne me comprend
On me descend tout doucement
A dieu à vous tous mes frères
On me recouvre de cette terre
Alors, je repose tout seule
Enfin, c’est le temps du deuil
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions tous ensemble mes frères
Pour atteindre la blanche lumière
Pour suivre enfin le droit chemin
Pour accomplie notre destin
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions alors tous mes frères
Pour atteindre la lumière
Donne nous du bonheur à nos prochains
Guidons leurs pas main par la main
Pourquoi les hommes meurent?
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent?
Pourquoi tant de malheurs?
Pourquoi avoir tant peur?
Prions alors tous mes frères
Pour atteindre la lumière
Donne nous du bonheur à nos prochains
Guidons leurs pas main par la main
مشاركة
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent – Ahmed Bukhatir
مشاركة
Pourquoi les hommes pleurent – Ahmed Bukhatir
Mawlaya salli wa sallim da’iman abadan
‘Ala habibika khayril khalqi kullihimi
Mawlaya salli wa sallim da’iman abadan
‘Ala habibika khayril khalqi kullihimi
Ya Rabbee salli ‘aleeh
Salawatu Allahi ‘aleeh
All the poetry ever written
Every verse and every line
All the love songs in the world
Every melody and rhyme
If they were combined
They would still be unable to express
What I want to define
When I try to describe my love for you
Every sound and every voice
In every language ever heard
Each drop of ink that has been used
To write every single word
They could never portray
Everything I feel in my heart and want to say
And it’s hard to explain
Why I could never describe my love for you
There’s not a single person
Who can ever match his worth
In character and beauty
To ever walk on earth
I envy every rock and tree
And every grain of sand
That embraced his noble feet
Or that kissed his blessed hands
Ya Rasool Allah
Ya Habiba Allah
Grant us the chance to be with him
we pray to Allah
Mawlaya salli wa sallim da’iman abadan
‘Ala habibika khayril khalqi kullihimi
Mawlaya salli wa sallim da’iman abadan
‘Ala habibika khayril khalqi kullihimi
Ya Rabbee salli ‘aleeh
Salawatu Allahi ‘aleeh
All the poetry ever written
Every verse and every line
All the love songs in the world
Every melody and rhyme
If they were combined
They would still be unable to express
What I want to define
When I try to describe my love for you
Every sound and every voice
In every language ever heard
Each drop of ink that has been used
To write every single word
They could never portray
Everything I feel in my heart and want to say
And it’s hard to explain
Why I could never describe my love for you
There’s not a single person
Who can ever match his worth
In character and beauty
To ever walk on earth
I envy every rock and tree
And every grain of sand
That embraced his noble feet
Or that kissed his blessed hands
Ya Rasool Allah
Ya Habiba Allah
Grant us the chance to be with him
we pray to Allah
مشاركة
Mawlaya ( Forgive Me Album ) – Maher Zain
مشاركة
Mawlaya ( Forgive Me Album ) – Maher Zain
مشاركة
Awake ( Instrumental ) [ Bonus – Track ] – Barakah (Deluxe) – Sami Yusuf
Well I know it’s more than love now
Cause you mean everything
Hear you talking when you’re sleeping reality
Know you’re goin through hardship
And I know that you’re scared
But you don’t need to worry
Cause Allah is there
Oh I will never let you go
You’re my heart my love my soul
And the choices that we make
We gotta make our own
Gotta stand on our feet
As we take this direction
When we take on the world all the diamonds and pearls
Couldn’t take me away from your smile and your love
And I know you feel lost
And you wanna give up
After every hardship comes ease
Hardship comes ease
May Allah bless our way
And our intention
Stay pure every day
Be a better person
Open the gates to heaven
Guide us the way
Guide us the way
Day by day we’re getting old
And the stories that we’re told
As a kid I was listening listening
Always I’m listening listening
Somewhere a father of a child
With all the loving I provide
Children sleeping through the night the mother singing a lullaby
Oh I will never let you go
You’re my heart my love my soul
And the choices that we make
We gotta make our own
Gotta stand on our feet
As we take this direction
When we take on the world all the diamonds and pearls
Couldn’t take me away from your smile and your love
And I know you feel lost
And you wanna give up
After every hardship comes ease
Hardship comes ease
When we take on the world all the diamonds and pearls
Couldn’t take me away from your smile and your love
And I know you feel lost
And you wanna give up
After every hardship comes ease
Hardship comes ease
Hardship comes ease
Well I know it’s more than love now
Cause you mean everything
Hear you talking when you’re sleeping reality
Know you’re goin through hardship
And I know that you’re scared
But you don’t need to worry
Cause Allah is there
Oh I will never let you go
You’re my heart my love my soul
And the choices that we make
We gotta make our own
Gotta stand on our feet
As we take this direction
When we take on the world all the diamonds and pearls
Couldn’t take me away from your smile and your love
And I know you feel lost
And you wanna give up
After every hardship comes ease
Hardship comes ease
May Allah bless our way
And our intention
Stay pure every day
Be a better person
Open the gates to heaven
Guide us the way
Guide us the way
Day by day we’re getting old
And the stories that we’re told
As a kid I was listening listening
Always I’m listening listening
Somewhere a father of a child
With all the loving I provide
Children sleeping through the night the mother singing a lullaby
Oh I will never let you go
You’re my heart my love my soul
And the choices that we make
We gotta make our own
Gotta stand on our feet
As we take this direction
When we take on the world all the diamonds and pearls
Couldn’t take me away from your smile and your love
And I know you feel lost
And you wanna give up
After every hardship comes ease
Hardship comes ease
When we take on the world all the diamonds and pearls
Couldn’t take me away from your smile and your love
And I know you feel lost
And you wanna give up
After every hardship comes ease
Hardship comes ease
Hardship comes ease
مشاركة
After Hardship Comes Ease – Saif Adam
مشاركة
After Hardship Comes Ease – Saif Adam
Composed, arranged and performed by Sami Yusuf
Written and composed by Ghazi bin Muhammad
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
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lyrics:
Diliges proximum tuum tamquam te ipsum
[Translation: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself’]
Love to give!
To give is love,
And love the gift,
The gift of love.
No belief!
Without the love,
Believe in love!
The belief of love.
None of you truly believes until you love for your neighbour what you love for yourself.
[A saying of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Love to give!
The gift of love,
Give the other,
All your love.
What a relief!
To give my love,
I am now you,
And you are my love!
Composed, arranged and performed by Sami Yusuf
Written and composed by Ghazi bin Muhammad
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
—
lyrics:
Diliges proximum tuum tamquam te ipsum
[Translation: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself’]
Love to give!
To give is love,
And love the gift,
The gift of love.
No belief!
Without the love,
Believe in love!
The belief of love.
None of you truly believes until you love for your neighbour what you love for yourself.
[A saying of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Love to give!
The gift of love,
Give the other,
All your love.
What a relief!
To give my love,
I am now you,
And you are my love!
مشاركة
The Gift of Love – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
The Gift of Love – Sami Yusuf
DESCRIPTION:
Sami Yusuf’s composition ‘Veritas’ premiered at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam
as part of his concert series ‘When Paths Meet’.
From the minimal and ethereal sound of the intro,
it subtly transitions to a sense of awe at the astonishing majesty and multiplicity of creation.
The Persian-influenced musical phrasing of Sami Yusuf’s vocalisations
in the intro are inspired by the Daramad of Avaz-e dashti,
a subgroup of the Shur dastgah, a Persian modal system evocative of a meditative state.
Cappella Amsterdam sings quarter tones here and they do so brilliantly.
The flamenco and Andalusian sounds of the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra interplay
with Western classical elements and the vibrant Arabic maqam Bayati.
When the mode shifts to the passionate yearning of maqam Nahawand,
its similarity to the Western classical minor scale brings an effortless resonance between the two.
The outro joins Bayati and a harmonic minor scale in a multi-faceted,
fiery expression of multiple, even contradictory states of being,
while the vocalists insist,
‘Veritas’, ‘Veritas’ – Truth, Truth – and cast our focus beneath the turbulent surface storms
to the calm depths below.
CREDITS:
Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Mode: Shur with allusions to Nahāwand
Sami Yusuf & Ensemble:
Sami Yusuf: Vocal
Ömer Avci: Bendir
Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney
Hasan Hekimoglu: Oud
Onur Cicin: Qanun
Guo Gan: Erhu
Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf
Huseyin Can Pala: Baglama
Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor
Jon Lawton: Guitar
Cappella Amsterdam:
Soprano: Sanda Audere, Elisabeth Blom, Marijke van der Harst
Alto: Hebe de Champeaux, Irene Sorozabal, Inga Schneider
Tenor: Jon Etxabe Arzuaga, Jelle Leistra, Diederik Rooker
Bass: Jan Douwes, Angus van Grevenbroek, Johan Vermeer
Production: Francesca Thompson
DESCRIPTION:
Sami Yusuf’s composition ‘Veritas’ premiered at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam
as part of his concert series ‘When Paths Meet’.
From the minimal and ethereal sound of the intro,
it subtly transitions to a sense of awe at the astonishing majesty and multiplicity of creation.
The Persian-influenced musical phrasing of Sami Yusuf’s vocalisations
in the intro are inspired by the Daramad of Avaz-e dashti,
a subgroup of the Shur dastgah, a Persian modal system evocative of a meditative state.
Cappella Amsterdam sings quarter tones here and they do so brilliantly.
The flamenco and Andalusian sounds of the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra interplay
with Western classical elements and the vibrant Arabic maqam Bayati.
When the mode shifts to the passionate yearning of maqam Nahawand,
its similarity to the Western classical minor scale brings an effortless resonance between the two.
The outro joins Bayati and a harmonic minor scale in a multi-faceted,
fiery expression of multiple, even contradictory states of being,
while the vocalists insist,
‘Veritas’, ‘Veritas’ – Truth, Truth – and cast our focus beneath the turbulent surface storms
to the calm depths below.
CREDITS:
Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Mode: Shur with allusions to Nahāwand
Sami Yusuf & Ensemble:
Sami Yusuf: Vocal
Ömer Avci: Bendir
Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney
Hasan Hekimoglu: Oud
Onur Cicin: Qanun
Guo Gan: Erhu
Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf
Huseyin Can Pala: Baglama
Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor
Jon Lawton: Guitar
Cappella Amsterdam:
Soprano: Sanda Audere, Elisabeth Blom, Marijke van der Harst
Alto: Hebe de Champeaux, Irene Sorozabal, Inga Schneider
Tenor: Jon Etxabe Arzuaga, Jelle Leistra, Diederik Rooker
Bass: Jan Douwes, Angus van Grevenbroek, Johan Vermeer
Production: Francesca Thompson
مشاركة
Veritas (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Veritas (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Praise – Safe Adam
On that moment before all moments,
On that morn before the world was born,
When we did Thy Lordship witness,
Seeing Thy Countenance, hearing Thy Command,
Uttering the yea that echoes forever within,
Did we the cadence of Divine Music hear.
In this lowly world I hear that Music near and far,
In the plucking of the oud and the tar,
In the drone of the sitar and the gong of the gamelan,
In the haunting melodies of those monks
Singing in unison of Thy Glory,
In the rhythmic drumbeats issuing from verdant forests,
And the shepherd’s ney breathing upon the hills,
In all those voices chanting of the love for Thee,
In all music that celebrates Thy Beauty inviolable,
I do hear that cadence of Divine Music,
And so in the chanting of the birds and the singing of the whales,
In the murmur of the wind through those majestic trees,
And even in the silent invocation of the mountains and the stars,
For is not the substance of all Thy creation,
But invocation of Thy Blessed Names
chanted in the cadence of Divine Music?
But most of all it is in solitude with Thee,
When I and Thou are alone in intimacy,
That I hear so clearly the cadence of that Music Divine
Which I heard on that pre-eternal dawn,
And which ceases not to resonate within,
Bearing witness to the reality of Thy Presence,
Echoing the cadence of that Divine Music,
Echoes from the myriads of created beings
That are but nothingness reflecting Thy Theophanies.
Let me be alone in Thy intimacy,
So as to hear again in the clearest of sounds,
The cadence of that Music Divine
Which I heard at the moment of encounter with Thy Face,
In that pre-eternal moment of creation,
The moment that is now and ever shall be the eternal now.
On that moment before all moments,
On that morn before the world was born,
When we did Thy Lordship witness,
Seeing Thy Countenance, hearing Thy Command,
Uttering the yea that echoes forever within,
Did we the cadence of Divine Music hear.
In this lowly world I hear that Music near and far,
In the plucking of the oud and the tar,
In the drone of the sitar and the gong of the gamelan,
In the haunting melodies of those monks
Singing in unison of Thy Glory,
In the rhythmic drumbeats issuing from verdant forests,
And the shepherd’s ney breathing upon the hills,
In all those voices chanting of the love for Thee,
In all music that celebrates Thy Beauty inviolable,
I do hear that cadence of Divine Music,
And so in the chanting of the birds and the singing of the whales,
In the murmur of the wind through those majestic trees,
And even in the silent invocation of the mountains and the stars,
For is not the substance of all Thy creation,
But invocation of Thy Blessed Names
chanted in the cadence of Divine Music?
But most of all it is in solitude with Thee,
When I and Thou are alone in intimacy,
That I hear so clearly the cadence of that Music Divine
Which I heard on that pre-eternal dawn,
And which ceases not to resonate within,
Bearing witness to the reality of Thy Presence,
Echoing the cadence of that Divine Music,
Echoes from the myriads of created beings
That are but nothingness reflecting Thy Theophanies.
Let me be alone in Thy intimacy,
So as to hear again in the clearest of sounds,
The cadence of that Music Divine
Which I heard at the moment of encounter with Thy Face,
In that pre-eternal moment of creation,
The moment that is now and ever shall be the eternal now.
مشاركة
Cadence ( Songs of the way Vol.01 ) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Cadence ( Songs of the way Vol.01 ) – Sami Yusuf
Poem by Late Bulleh Shah
Composed, Arranged and Perfomed by Hesham Abdul Wahab
Additional Vocals – Rinu Razak, Rakesh Kesavan, Anab Abbas, Anoop Menon, Mithun, Arun Naik, Sandeep Sequeira and Nithin Raj
Recorded @ Andante Studios
Mixed & Mastered @ Andante Studios
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Lyrics:
(Translation and transliteration):
Na main momin vich maseetaan
Na main vich kufar diyan reetaan
Na main paakaan vich paleetaan
Na main moosa na firown
(Not a believer inside the mosque, am I Nor a pagan disciple of false rites
Not the pure amongst the impure Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh)
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun
(Bulleya! to me, I am not known)
Na vich shaadi na ghamnaaki
Na main vich paleeti paaki
Na main aabi na main khaki
Na main aatish na main paun
In happiness nor in sorrow, am I Neither clean,
nor a filthy mire Not from water,
nor from earth Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun
(Bulleya! to me, I am not known)
Bulleya ki Jaana Bulleya ki Jaana ki Jaana
Poem by Late Bulleh Shah
Composed, Arranged and Perfomed by Hesham Abdul Wahab
Additional Vocals – Rinu Razak, Rakesh Kesavan, Anab Abbas, Anoop Menon, Mithun, Arun Naik, Sandeep Sequeira and Nithin Raj
Recorded @ Andante Studios
Mixed & Mastered @ Andante Studios
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Lyrics:
(Translation and transliteration):
Na main momin vich maseetaan
Na main vich kufar diyan reetaan
Na main paakaan vich paleetaan
Na main moosa na firown
(Not a believer inside the mosque, am I Nor a pagan disciple of false rites
Not the pure amongst the impure Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh)
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun
(Bulleya! to me, I am not known)
Na vich shaadi na ghamnaaki
Na main vich paleeti paaki
Na main aabi na main khaki
Na main aatish na main paun
In happiness nor in sorrow, am I Neither clean,
nor a filthy mire Not from water,
nor from earth Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun
(Bulleya! to me, I am not known)
Bulleya ki Jaana Bulleya ki Jaana ki Jaana
مشاركة
Bulleya Ki Jaana – Hesham Abdul Wahab
مشاركة
Bulleya Ki Jaana – Hesham Abdul Wahab
Lyrics: Paddy Dalton, Maher Zain
Melody, Arrangement: Moh Denebi, Maher Zain
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“One Day” Lyrics:
Lying here wide awake on my own now
Silence is the loudest cry
I’m safe but I’ve lost everything I’ve known
I can smile because the pain has gone
But cry because it’s where I’m from
O God I turn to You to make me strong again, oh
Chorus:
One day I can reach that rainbow
Watch the sweet reflection
Shining off my first home
I’d give anything to see my family again
And say how much I love them
That’s all I imagine
One day
I wish I could go back tomorrow
If it’s only for just one second
Put warmth back into a town that’s frozen
I can smile because the pain has gone
But cry because it’s where i’m from
O God I turn to You to make me strong again
CHORUS
I have cried so many times
And all those tears have washed my eyes
Now I see clearly into the light
‘Cause I believe
I know one day I’ll be home again
To start a new life, with peace everywhere
Right from the start until the end
I believe that one day
I can reach that rainbow
One day, one day
I believe that one day
One day
CHORUS
One day, one day
One day, one day
Lyrics: Paddy Dalton, Maher Zain
Melody, Arrangement: Moh Denebi, Maher Zain
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“One Day” Lyrics:
Lying here wide awake on my own now
Silence is the loudest cry
I’m safe but I’ve lost everything I’ve known
I can smile because the pain has gone
But cry because it’s where I’m from
O God I turn to You to make me strong again, oh
Chorus:
One day I can reach that rainbow
Watch the sweet reflection
Shining off my first home
I’d give anything to see my family again
And say how much I love them
That’s all I imagine
One day
I wish I could go back tomorrow
If it’s only for just one second
Put warmth back into a town that’s frozen
I can smile because the pain has gone
But cry because it’s where i’m from
O God I turn to You to make me strong again
CHORUS
I have cried so many times
And all those tears have washed my eyes
Now I see clearly into the light
‘Cause I believe
I know one day I’ll be home again
To start a new life, with peace everywhere
Right from the start until the end
I believe that one day
I can reach that rainbow
One day, one day
I believe that one day
One day
CHORUS
One day, one day
One day, one day
مشاركة
One Day ( One Album ) – Maher Zain
مشاركة
One Day ( One Album ) – Maher Zain
مشاركة
Allah Almighty – Ahmed Bukhatir
Lyrics/Söz: Ahmet Kurtiş
Melody/Müzik: Ali Magrebi
Arrangement/Aranjör: Bahadır Tanrıvermiş
Executive Producers: Ali Magrebi & Bara Kherigi
Special Thanks: Mesut Kurtis, Sevim Özdemir Sönmez, Maher Zain, Humood AlKhudher
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Lyrics/Söz: Resül’e Aşk:
Bu özlem kalbin hicretidir
هذا الشوق الذي يملأ قلبي سببه الفراق لك
This longing filling me is caused by separation from you
Sana vuslat bana hasret
الفراق عَنَى لك الوصول لمبتغاك، وعَنَى لي الحسرة والألم
Separation meant for you reaching your ultimate goal [God], but for me it meant regret and pain
Mesafeler misafirdir
المسافات التي بيننا هي ضيف مؤقت
These distances between us are transient guests
Gözümdeki yaş diner elbet
لذا أعلم أن دموعي المُهرَاقة ستتوقف يومًا ما
That is why I know that my flowing tears will stop one day
Ya Resulallah (Ey Allah’ın Resulü)
يا رسولَ الله
O Messenger of God
Ya Habiballah (Ey Allah’ın Sevgilisi)
يا حبيبَ الله
O Beloved of God
Ya İmamena (Ey imamımız)
يا إمامَنا
O our leader (Imam)
Ya Muhammed (Ey Muhammed)
يا محمد
O Muhammad!
Turkish: Sallallahu aleyke ve sallam (Salat ve selam üzerine olsun)
صلى الله عليك وسلم
May God’s peace & blessings be upon you
Ya Resulallah (Ey Allah’ın Resulü)
يا رسولَ الله
O Messenger of God
Ya Habiballah (Ey Allah’ın Sevgilisi)
يا حبيبَ الله
O Beloved of God
Ya Şefi’ana (Ey bizim şefaatçimiz)
يا شفيعَنا
O our intercessor
Ya Muhammed (Ey Muhammed)
يا محمد
O Muhammad!
Sallallahu aleyke ve sallam (Salat ve selam üzerine olsun)
صلى الله عليك وسلم
May God’s peace & blessings be upon you
Gönülde merhameti Senle
تعلَّمَ قلبي الرحمةَ منكَ
My heart learned from you how to be merciful
Ben aşkı Senden öğrendim
والحبُّ أيضا درسٌ تعلمتُه منك
Love is another lesson I learned from you
Adın anmak bile çare
ذِكر اسمِك كافٍ لشفاء قلبي
Mentioning your name enough to heal my heart
Seninle deva bulur derdim
في ذِكرك أجدُ الدواء لكل داء بداخلي
In your remembrance I find the cure for all the ills inside me
Senin aşkındadır ihsan
فى عشقكَ أنتَ وجدتُ الإحسان
In your love, I found benevolence
Ki hakka çağırdın zikrile Sen
لأنك دعَوتَنا للحق ذاكراً لله
For you called us to the Truth while you were engaged in the remembrance of God
Yoksan, ruh kalır noksan
في غيابك تشعُر أرواحُنا بالنقص والضياع
In your absence our souls feel lost and incomplete
Şefaatinle bizi müjdele Sen
شفاعتُكَ هي البُشرى التي نتوق إليها
Your intercession is the glad tidings we long for
Lyrics/Söz: Ahmet Kurtiş
Melody/Müzik: Ali Magrebi
Arrangement/Aranjör: Bahadır Tanrıvermiş
Executive Producers: Ali Magrebi & Bara Kherigi
Special Thanks: Mesut Kurtis, Sevim Özdemir Sönmez, Maher Zain, Humood AlKhudher
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Lyrics/Söz: Resül’e Aşk:
Bu özlem kalbin hicretidir
هذا الشوق الذي يملأ قلبي سببه الفراق لك
This longing filling me is caused by separation from you
Sana vuslat bana hasret
الفراق عَنَى لك الوصول لمبتغاك، وعَنَى لي الحسرة والألم
Separation meant for you reaching your ultimate goal [God], but for me it meant regret and pain
Mesafeler misafirdir
المسافات التي بيننا هي ضيف مؤقت
These distances between us are transient guests
Gözümdeki yaş diner elbet
لذا أعلم أن دموعي المُهرَاقة ستتوقف يومًا ما
That is why I know that my flowing tears will stop one day
Ya Resulallah (Ey Allah’ın Resulü)
يا رسولَ الله
O Messenger of God
Ya Habiballah (Ey Allah’ın Sevgilisi)
يا حبيبَ الله
O Beloved of God
Ya İmamena (Ey imamımız)
يا إمامَنا
O our leader (Imam)
Ya Muhammed (Ey Muhammed)
يا محمد
O Muhammad!
Turkish: Sallallahu aleyke ve sallam (Salat ve selam üzerine olsun)
صلى الله عليك وسلم
May God’s peace & blessings be upon you
Ya Resulallah (Ey Allah’ın Resulü)
يا رسولَ الله
O Messenger of God
Ya Habiballah (Ey Allah’ın Sevgilisi)
يا حبيبَ الله
O Beloved of God
Ya Şefi’ana (Ey bizim şefaatçimiz)
يا شفيعَنا
O our intercessor
Ya Muhammed (Ey Muhammed)
يا محمد
O Muhammad!
Sallallahu aleyke ve sallam (Salat ve selam üzerine olsun)
صلى الله عليك وسلم
May God’s peace & blessings be upon you
Gönülde merhameti Senle
تعلَّمَ قلبي الرحمةَ منكَ
My heart learned from you how to be merciful
Ben aşkı Senden öğrendim
والحبُّ أيضا درسٌ تعلمتُه منك
Love is another lesson I learned from you
Adın anmak bile çare
ذِكر اسمِك كافٍ لشفاء قلبي
Mentioning your name enough to heal my heart
Seninle deva bulur derdim
في ذِكرك أجدُ الدواء لكل داء بداخلي
In your remembrance I find the cure for all the ills inside me
Senin aşkındadır ihsan
فى عشقكَ أنتَ وجدتُ الإحسان
In your love, I found benevolence
Ki hakka çağırdın zikrile Sen
لأنك دعَوتَنا للحق ذاكراً لله
For you called us to the Truth while you were engaged in the remembrance of God
Yoksan, ruh kalır noksan
في غيابك تشعُر أرواحُنا بالنقص والضياع
In your absence our souls feel lost and incomplete
Şefaatinle bizi müjdele Sen
شفاعتُكَ هي البُشرى التي نتوق إليها
Your intercession is the glad tidings we long for
مشاركة
Resul’e Aşk (sav) (Messenger of Love ﷺ) – Ali Magrebi
مشاركة
Resul’e Aşk (sav) (Messenger of Love ﷺ) – Ali Magrebi
Produced by Sweven Records
Performed Composed and Arranged by Mevlan Kurtishi
Lyrics by Mevlan Kurtishi
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Bardh e Zi
Hape zemrën tënde t’paster
Jetën plotë ngjyra jeto
Atë që Zoti t’ka dhuruar
Mos e nënvlerso
Ti ke më shumë seç’ meriton
Prapë i uritur je
Do ngopesh vetëm at’herë
Kur t’mbulojnë me dhe
JETA S’ËSHTË BARDH E ZI
SIÇ E SHEH TI
SHIH GJITHNJË ME ZEMËR
JO VETËM ME SY
Për cfarë je kokëulur
Sillesh si i mjerë
Kjo botë ska të dytë
Jetohet vetëm njëherë
Pikë shprese nga shpirti yt
Të pikoj në jetë
Të ka fal kurdoherë
Zoti I Vërtetë
Produced by Sweven Records
Performed Composed and Arranged by Mevlan Kurtishi
Lyrics by Mevlan Kurtishi
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Bardh e Zi
Hape zemrën tënde t’paster
Jetën plotë ngjyra jeto
Atë që Zoti t’ka dhuruar
Mos e nënvlerso
Ti ke më shumë seç’ meriton
Prapë i uritur je
Do ngopesh vetëm at’herë
Kur t’mbulojnë me dhe
JETA S’ËSHTË BARDH E ZI
SIÇ E SHEH TI
SHIH GJITHNJË ME ZEMËR
JO VETËM ME SY
Për cfarë je kokëulur
Sillesh si i mjerë
Kjo botë ska të dytë
Jetohet vetëm njëherë
Pikë shprese nga shpirti yt
Të pikoj në jetë
Të ka fal kurdoherë
Zoti I Vërtetë
مشاركة
Bardh e Zi – Mevlan Kurtishi
مشاركة
Bardh e Zi – Mevlan Kurtishi
مشاركة
To Guide You Home – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Khorasan (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
The Dawn (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
To Guide You Home – Sami Yusuf
Lyrics: Maher Zain, Charbel Amso, Abou-Daniell & Bara Kherigi
Melody & Arrangement: Maher Zain & Abou-Daniell
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LYRICS :
I praise Allah for sending me you my love
You’ve found your home it’s here with me, and I’m here with you
Now let me let you know
You’ve opened my heart
I was always thinking that love was wrong
But everything was changed when you came along, oh
And there’s a couple of words I want to say
Chorus:
For the rest of my life, I’ll be with you
I’ll stay by your side, honest and true
Till the end of my time, I’ll be loving you, loving you
For the rest of my life, through days and nights
I’ll thank Allah for opening my eyes
Now and forever I, I’ll be there for you
I know it deep in my heart
I feel so blessed when I think of you
And I ask Allah to bless all we do
You’re my wife, and my friend and my strength
And I pray we’re together in Jannah
Finally now I’ve found my self, I feel so strong
Yes everything was changed when you came along, oh
And there’s a couple of words I want to say
Chorus
And now that you’re here, in front of me
I strongly feel love
And I have no doubt, and I’ll sing it loud
And that I will love you eternally
Chorus
Lyrics: Maher Zain, Charbel Amso, Abou-Daniell & Bara Kherigi
Melody & Arrangement: Maher Zain & Abou-Daniell
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LYRICS :
I praise Allah for sending me you my love
You’ve found your home it’s here with me, and I’m here with you
Now let me let you know
You’ve opened my heart
I was always thinking that love was wrong
But everything was changed when you came along, oh
And there’s a couple of words I want to say
Chorus:
For the rest of my life, I’ll be with you
I’ll stay by your side, honest and true
Till the end of my time, I’ll be loving you, loving you
For the rest of my life, through days and nights
I’ll thank Allah for opening my eyes
Now and forever I, I’ll be there for you
I know it deep in my heart
I feel so blessed when I think of you
And I ask Allah to bless all we do
You’re my wife, and my friend and my strength
And I pray we’re together in Jannah
Finally now I’ve found my self, I feel so strong
Yes everything was changed when you came along, oh
And there’s a couple of words I want to say
Chorus
And now that you’re here, in front of me
I strongly feel love
And I have no doubt, and I’ll sing it loud
And that I will love you eternally
Chorus
مشاركة
For the Rest of My Life (Vocals Only Version) – Maher Zain
مشاركة
For the Rest of My Life (Vocals Only Version) – Maher Zain
Assalatu wa as-salamu ‘alayk
Peace and salutations upon you
الصلاة والسلام عليك
‘alayka ya Rasul Allah,
O Messenger of Allah,
عليك يا رسول الله
Assalatu wa as-salamu ‘alayk
Peace and salutations upon you
الصلاة والسلام عليك
‘alayka ya Habib Allah;
O Beloved of Allah;
عليك يا حبيب الله
Assalatu wa as-salamu ‘alayk,
Peace and salutations upon you,
الصلاة والسلام عليك
‘Alayka ya sayyidi,
Upon you O my Master,
عليك يا سيدي
‘Alayka ya sayyidal awwalina wal akhirin.
Upon you O Master of the first (generations) and the last (generations).
عليك يا سيد الأولين والآخرين
Assalatu wa as-salamu ‘alayk
Peace and salutations upon you
الصلاة والسلام عليك
‘alayka ya Rasul Allah,
O Messenger of Allah,
عليك يا رسول الله
Assalatu wa as-salamu ‘alayk
Peace and salutations upon you
الصلاة والسلام عليك
‘alayka ya Habib Allah;
O Beloved of Allah;
عليك يا حبيب الله
Assalatu wa as-salamu ‘alayk,
Peace and salutations upon you,
الصلاة والسلام عليك
‘Alayka ya sayyidi,
Upon you O my Master,
عليك يا سيدي
‘Alayka ya sayyidal awwalina wal akhirin.
Upon you O Master of the first (generations) and the last (generations).
عليك يا سيد الأولين والآخرين
مشاركة
Meditation – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Meditation – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
To Guide You Home – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
What You’ve Become (Karaoke Version) – Tom Robertson
مشاركة
Forgotten Promises (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
Lyrics:
I’m a traveler
Just as they were
Walking the world
Thinking of the past
On an earth so vast
Waiting to return
I am here just to know you
Whoever you are
Laugh with you, learn from you
Open to you my heart
But soon will I
Say goodbye and move on
I’m a traveler
Just as they were
Walking the world
Thinking of the past
On an earth so vast
Waiting to return
While I’m here I will always try to be
The kind of neighbor who prays for you and me
Here for you
A shoulder to
Turn to
I’m a traveler
Just as they were
Walking the world
Thinking of the past
On an earth so vast
Waiting to return
Been a pleasure to know you,
I’ve learned so much
Pray for you, hope to meet you,
My heart you have touched
Remember me
So I might be
With you
I’m a traveler
Just as they were
Walking the world
Thinking of the past
On an earth so vast
Waiting to return
Waiting to return
Return, to my Lord
Lyrics:
I’m a traveler
Just as they were
Walking the world
Thinking of the past
On an earth so vast
Waiting to return
I am here just to know you
Whoever you are
Laugh with you, learn from you
Open to you my heart
But soon will I
Say goodbye and move on
I’m a traveler
Just as they were
Walking the world
Thinking of the past
On an earth so vast
Waiting to return
While I’m here I will always try to be
The kind of neighbor who prays for you and me
Here for you
A shoulder to
Turn to
I’m a traveler
Just as they were
Walking the world
Thinking of the past
On an earth so vast
Waiting to return
Been a pleasure to know you,
I’ve learned so much
Pray for you, hope to meet you,
My heart you have touched
Remember me
So I might be
With you
I’m a traveler
Just as they were
Walking the world
Thinking of the past
On an earth so vast
Waiting to return
Waiting to return
Return, to my Lord
مشاركة
Traveller – Nazeel Azami
مشاركة
Traveller – Nazeel Azami
Arabic and English Lyrics: Bara Kherigi
Arrangement: Sami Yusuf
Producer: Sami Yusuf
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كلمات العمل | Lyrics :
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهل الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
يا من له البرهان
وخلقه القرآن
يا هادي الأكوان
يا محمد رسول الله
Yâ man lahul burhan
Wa khulquhul Quran
Ya hadiyal akwan
Ya Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهل الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
I’ll walk to his mosque from afar
To Medina that shines like a star
His love lef in me a scar
He’s Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهل الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
Our Lord We must obey
And never forget to pray
And follow the pathway
Of Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهلي الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
طه، احمد
عليك صلى الله
Taha, Ahmed
Alayka salla Allah
To others we must convey
His teachings and portray
For if we do then they
Will love Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهلي الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
Allah make me from as-sâlihin
From those who help the miskin
And who upholt and the din
Of Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهلي الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
ربنا أرسلك
على الوَرى فضلك
جل من صورك
يا محمد رسول الله
Allah make me from as-salihin
From those who help the miskin
And who upholt and the din
Of Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهلي الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
Arabic and English Lyrics: Bara Kherigi
Arrangement: Sami Yusuf
Producer: Sami Yusuf
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كلمات العمل | Lyrics :
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهل الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
يا من له البرهان
وخلقه القرآن
يا هادي الأكوان
يا محمد رسول الله
Yâ man lahul burhan
Wa khulquhul Quran
Ya hadiyal akwan
Ya Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهل الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
I’ll walk to his mosque from afar
To Medina that shines like a star
His love lef in me a scar
He’s Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهل الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
Our Lord We must obey
And never forget to pray
And follow the pathway
Of Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهلي الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
طه، احمد
عليك صلى الله
Taha, Ahmed
Alayka salla Allah
To others we must convey
His teachings and portray
For if we do then they
Will love Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهلي الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
Allah make me from as-sâlihin
From those who help the miskin
And who upholt and the din
Of Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهلي الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
ربنا أرسلك
على الوَرى فضلك
جل من صورك
يا محمد رسول الله
Allah make me from as-salihin
From those who help the miskin
And who upholt and the din
Of Muhammad Rasool Allah
عليك صلى الله
ياخير خلق الله
والآل والأصحاب
والقوم أَهلي الله
Alayka salla Allah
Ya khayra khalqillah
Wal ‘ali wal ashab
Wal qawmi ahli Allah
مشاركة
Alayka – Mesut Kurtis
مشاركة
Alayka – Mesut Kurtis
كلمات العمل :
هو الله
هوالله
هو الله الذي
لا إله إلا هو
قل لي ، من السلام
قل لي ، من العليم
لا إله إلا الله
لا إله إلا الله
لا إله إلا الله
محمد الرسول الله
قل لي ، من السلام الله
قل لي ، من العليم
قل لي ، من الرزاق
قل لي ، من الرحيم
قل لي ، من القوي الله
قل لي ، من المتين
قل لي ، من العلي الله
قل لي ، من العظيم
صلي على طه يا ربي
صلي على ياسين
صلي عليه والأصحاب
المقربين
صلي على خير الأنام
الهادي الأمين
محمد مسك الختام
حتى يوم الدين
كلمات العمل :
هو الله
هوالله
هو الله الذي
لا إله إلا هو
قل لي ، من السلام
قل لي ، من العليم
لا إله إلا الله
لا إله إلا الله
لا إله إلا الله
محمد الرسول الله
قل لي ، من السلام الله
قل لي ، من العليم
قل لي ، من الرزاق
قل لي ، من الرحيم
قل لي ، من القوي الله
قل لي ، من المتين
قل لي ، من العلي الله
قل لي ، من العظيم
صلي على طه يا ربي
صلي على ياسين
صلي عليه والأصحاب
المقربين
صلي على خير الأنام
الهادي الأمين
محمد مسك الختام
حتى يوم الدين
مشاركة
Opening – Nazeel Azami
مشاركة
Opening – Nazeel Azami
مشاركة
There Is No God But Allah (Single) – Taha Hosna
Lyrics: Paddy Dalton, Bara Kherigi, Maher Zain
Arabic Lyrics: Ahmed Al-Yafie
Melody: Maher Zain, Hamza Namira
Arrangement: Hamza Namira, Maher Zain
Strings Arrangement: Emre Moğulkoç
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“Ummati” Lyrics:
Shining bright you came to us
With a heart so full of love
And you showed that you’re
The one who cares the most
And to us you’ve always been so close
Everyone will say
Please save me
Except Al-Habib (the beloved)
Chorus:
أمتي، أمتي
Ummati, Ummati
(My nation, my nation)
يقولها لنا يوم القيامة
Yaquluha lana yawmal qiyamati
(He will say to us on the Day of Judgement)
أمتي، أمتي
Ummati, Ummati
(My nation, my nation)
يقولها شفاعة
Yaquluha shafa’atan
(He will say as an intercession)
أنا لها، أنا لها
Ana laha ana laha
(“I will do it, I will do it” [to intercede to God on behalf of his nation])
You have always sacrificed
Smiled with patience through the hard times
All you did inspired everyone you knew
Always selfless, striving for the truth
Everyone will say
Please save me
Except Al-Habib (the beloved)
CHORUS
Muhammadun
I’d give my heart and soul for you
Wish my eyes can see your face and be close to you
Coz in your guidance I find peace of mind indeed
No on else on that day can intercede
Lyrics: Paddy Dalton, Bara Kherigi, Maher Zain
Arabic Lyrics: Ahmed Al-Yafie
Melody: Maher Zain, Hamza Namira
Arrangement: Hamza Namira, Maher Zain
Strings Arrangement: Emre Moğulkoç
—
“Ummati” Lyrics:
Shining bright you came to us
With a heart so full of love
And you showed that you’re
The one who cares the most
And to us you’ve always been so close
Everyone will say
Please save me
Except Al-Habib (the beloved)
Chorus:
أمتي، أمتي
Ummati, Ummati
(My nation, my nation)
يقولها لنا يوم القيامة
Yaquluha lana yawmal qiyamati
(He will say to us on the Day of Judgement)
أمتي، أمتي
Ummati, Ummati
(My nation, my nation)
يقولها شفاعة
Yaquluha shafa’atan
(He will say as an intercession)
أنا لها، أنا لها
Ana laha ana laha
(“I will do it, I will do it” [to intercede to God on behalf of his nation])
You have always sacrificed
Smiled with patience through the hard times
All you did inspired everyone you knew
Always selfless, striving for the truth
Everyone will say
Please save me
Except Al-Habib (the beloved)
CHORUS
Muhammadun
I’d give my heart and soul for you
Wish my eyes can see your face and be close to you
Coz in your guidance I find peace of mind indeed
No on else on that day can intercede