Recently came across this nasheed again and I'm not sure I understand it all but from what I do understand it's deep, powerful and beautiful. The sound of tears by Nader Khan: (I was going to attach the vid but Suhail beat me to it. See comment below )
Redemption from desire
Desires a lonely crier
AstaghfiruLlaha inn Allaha Dhu Karamin (I ask forgiveness of God! Truly God possesses generosity)
Wa rahmatin lilladhi qad taba min zalali (And compassion for the one who turns away after his errors)
In the timeless time,
before our time
When You called us forth
to bear witness
Following the devout
I answered “Yes, without the shadow of a doubt”
Your Spoken Word, was what I’d heard
As I stumbled into wakefulness
As we gathered about
It stirred me within as it shook me without
And the years they passed till the day at last
I awoke with a cry – oh, the pain of severance!
And then I felt it again, and again
But there was a mercy that was hidden in the pain
Ravenous desire, a burning fire
Who am I to claim a share in deliverance?
I can always explain
But my time’s running out, and my guilt is plain
Oh One Who hears, the sound of tears
As they quench the thirst of the earth that I pray on
My Lord, forgive me
I have failed the covenant that I had taken on
Oh One Who sees, my arrogant knees
As they kiss the ground in the hopes of redemption
My Lord, forgive me
I have failed the covenant that I had taken on
As I took the trust, on ruz-e-alast
The mountains quaked at the consequences
As I pledged to obey
The Earth cried over the ones who’ll go astray
As our ships set sail, and worldly veils
Sent us drifting to our distances
The mind did lose The Way
But the heart kept reminding of yesterday
Now here I am, a broken man
I’ve earned the fate that Your justice regulates
Dry, empty hands
Don’t stop the flow of the hourglass’ sand
Oh Free of Need, You have decreed
Your mercy descends on the one who supplicates
Raised, empty hands
Plead mercy, my Lord, plead a generous hand
Oh One Who hears, the sound of tears
As they quench the thirst of the earth that I pray on
My Lord, forgive me
I have failed the covenant that I had taken on
Oh One Who knows the song of those
Who wail in remorse at the sting of separation
My Lord, forgive me
I have failed the covenant that I had taken on
Forgive me and relieve me
And a wing of hope, do give me
Just a wing of fear that’s with me
Won’t get me near the Promised Land
Redemption from desire
Desires a lonely crier
Your closeness I aspire
But I can’t carry on if you don’t take my hand
Oh One Who hears, the sound of tears
As they quench the thirst of the earth that I pray on
My Lord, forgive me
I have failed the covenant that I had taken on
Oh One Who sees, my arrogant knees
As they kiss the ground in the hopes of redemption
My Lord, forgive me
I have failed the covenant that I had taken on
Rabbana dhalamna anfusana, wa illam taghfir lana(O Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us)
Wa tarhamna, la nakunanna min al-khasirin (And have mercy on us, we shall certainly be among the lost)
Oh One Who knows the song of those
Who wail in remorse at the sting of separation
My Lord, forgive me
I have failed the covenant that I had taken on
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Was just listening to it on way back from work with the morning sun shining through the clouds :') alhamdulillah can never thank Allah swt enough for each and every blessing he's granted me and still i sin each and every day, yet Allah still leaves open wide the doors of mercy and forgiveness.
Rabbana dhalamna anfusana, wa illam taghfir lana (O Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us)
Wa tarhamna, la nakunanna min al-khasirin (And have mercy on us, we shall certainly be among the lost)
Alhamdulillah that Allah made islam my deen and granting me the identity of being a Muslim.
I like it.
Jzakhallah for sharing (:
Needs the Nader khan rendition as posted by Suhail to do it justice.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Couldn't do it then, was gna attach it but Suhail done it for me.
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
I've never actually heard of this before.
Rabbana dhalamna anfusana, wa illam taghfir lana (O Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us)
Wa tarhamna, la nakunanna min al-khasirin (And have mercy on us, we shall certainly be among the lost)
- This is the dua Allah swt taught Adam (as) and Eve (ra) after they were put on earth.
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi