Sami Yusuf – Araftul Hawa

Sami Yusuf – Araftul Hawa

From album 'Barakah'

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Maqām: Nahāwand

Commentary: This most famous poem of the 8th century female mystic of Iraq, Rabia al-‘Adawiyyah, has been set to music many times, but this Andalusian melody fits the tone and rhythm of the poem beautifully

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Lyrics : Rabia Al-‘Adawiyyah

English translation : Dr. Tim Winter

Melody : Traditional Islamic (Andalusian)

Arrangement : Sami Yusuf

Mix : Vishnu Rajan

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I only knew love when I knew love of Thee,

I sealed up my heart against Thy enemy.

I stood long in converse with Thee, who doth see

My heart’s inner secrets, but Thou I don’t see.

My love is twin loves, yet the twain are for Thee, 

The first’s for Thy love, and the other’s for Thee.

And as for the first, which is love of Thy love:

Remembrance complete, not distracted from Thee.

Chorus:

عرفتُ الهوى مُذ عرفتُ هواك

و أغلقتُ قلبي على من عداك

(I only knew love when I knew love of Thee,

I sealed up my heart against Thy enemy.)

And as for the second: my true love of Thee,

I see Thou as present in all that I see.

All praise to Thy name, and no praises for me,

For Thine is the glory in all unity.

Chorus

أُحِبُّكَ حُبيَن , حُبَّ الهوى

و حُباً لأنكَ أهلٌ لذاك

فأما الذي هو حُبُّ الهوى

فشُغلي بذكركَ عن من سواك

و أما الذي أنتَ أهلٌ له

فلستُ أرى الكونَ حتى أراك

Chorus

فلا الحمدُ في ذا ولا ذاك لي

و لكن لك الحمدُ في ذا ذاك