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I see you in the wings that chase the night
Circling the warmth of candlelight
I hear you in the wind as the two poles spin
Whispering the truth your heart holds in
I feel you in the chill as the seasons turn
Laying down a seed, with its lessons learned.

The circle spins a perfect line
Free from borders, free from time
I close my eyes and clear my mind
The circle joins your love with mine

I feel you in the sand of the desert earth
You know my hunger, know my thirst
I hear you in the cry of distant rain
Coming back to answer the call again
I meet you in the centre of the sacred dance
Reminding me your truth is in my heart

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Islam, like all other major traditions, is interested in primarily one point: Knowledge of God. This piece ('Lovers' or 'Āsheqān), as well as the various other pieces from the Barakah album, were all authored by Knowers and Lovers of God. The words for this piece were taken from the 13th Century Saint and poet Mawlānā Jalālleddine Balkhi's (Or "Rumi") Dīvāne Shams and the music was composed over 250 years ago in the Khānghās of Kirkuk, IRAQ. It is through such sacred pieces (and other fields of sacred Islamic art) that we can be certain that extremists are a byproduct of modernism and antithetical to the true teachings of the Islamic tradition.
May we all strive to become Knowers and Lovers. With prayers. _sy.

https://youtube.com/watch?list=PLXtpiHHJZ8L3zqiWw40Ednzp1UT4DY5Ml&v=FDiJwhCGLgQ

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Khorasan
I have come
Here alone

In my dream
Earth and stone
Turned to gold

Was that you
Long ago
Khorasan?

Can you guide me to the treasures I have lost?
Can you show me every secret I forgot?
When I came you asked me where I had come from
You said my homeland was my kingdom all along

Khorasan
I must go
Send me home

Breathe in me

I have healed
I have grown

Give me peace
In my soul
Khorasan

Can you guide me to the treasures I have lost?
Can you show me every secret I forgot?
When I came you asked me where I had come from
You said my homeland was my kingdom and my secret all along

Khorasan,
Send me home
Khorasan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMhsYJXrXsk&index=30&list=PLXtpiHHJZ8L3s7NrmI1i1xx-ZEm7zvrU-

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