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| se7en |
| 07/09/03 at 11:36:43 |
| as salaamu alaykum, Isn't it the case that sometimes a line of poetry or bit from a song sticks in your mind and you think and think and think about it, but you can't seem to capture a glimpse of it's full meaning and depth? Happens to me a lot.. does it happen to anyone else? I thought maybe we could post up some lines like this, and help each other understand what things mean :) Here's some words from a song by Dawud Wharnsby Ali that always get me thinking... any ideas about it's meaning? [i]Silent Sunlight silent sunlight welcome in there is work I must now begin all my dreams have blown away and the children wait to play they'll soon remember things to do when the heart is young and the night is done and the sky is blue La ilaaha illAllah morning song birds sing away lend a tune to another day bring your wings and choose a roof sing a song of love and truth we'll soon remember if you do when all things were tall and our friends were small and the world was new La ilaaha illAllah sleepy horses heave away put your backs to the golden hay don't ever look behind at the work you've done for your work has just begun there'll be the evening in the end but till that time arrives you can rest your eyes and begin again La ilaaha illAllah[/i] |
| 07/09/03 at 11:37:44 |
| se7en |
| Re: illuminate me |
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| Anonymous |
| 07/09/03 at 19:01:53 |
| [slm] [quote]as salaamu alaykum, Isn't it the case that sometimes a line of poetry or bit from a song sticks in your mind and you think and think and think about it, but you can't seem to capture a glimpse of it's full meaning and depth? Happens to me a lot.. does it happen to anyone else? I thought maybe we could post up some lines like this, and help each other understand what things mean Here's some words from a song by Dawud Wharnsby Ali that always get me thinking... any ideas about it's meaning? .. .. .. [/quote] The words seem to talk about going through hardship and times of sadness, depression and/or bereavement. They further imply that the person affected by this (who might as well be the author/singer) is : a) no longer awed by beautiful aspects of life ( silent sunlight b) tries to focus on the work ahead in hopes of overcoming current sadness c) remembers days of innocence and simplicity to alleviate current low feelings, momentarily, perhaps d) attempts to reach peace within, to allow life to go on I think. |
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| chiq |
| 07/09/03 at 20:02:01 |
| [slm] Aah, good ol Br Dawud :) His love for children jus permeates his songs, and is soo adorable :-* Maybe “dreams” just refers to the twilight zone we float in at night…then sunlight quietly filters in, and lights up the real world, where the day’s work waits to be commenced... From the dawn light's wake-up call through the windows, to joyful morning toils, to hard evening labours...and as the body begins to ache and the spirit to sag, the prospect of more work after that... How dull it would seem without children! Young eyes ever staring excitedly at the great, eternally sunlit world of adventure about them, no toil so remorseless that play is not imminent, no night so persistent as to take away blue skies for long... …and pure hearts that sing the fundamental truth around which all life, all love, all labour revolves: [i]La ilaha illa Allah![/i] Work, play and perspective...that’s what I think of when I hear that nasheed anyway... :P Wasalaam |
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| jannah |
| 07/10/03 at 04:45:04 |
| [slm] This song is very deep... I thought it was about how we shouldn't look back on our lives and think we've done such great things but we should start each day by doing more stuff .. . hence the verses don't ever look behind at the work you've done for your work has just begun there'll be the evening in the end but till that time arrives you can rest your eyes and begin again i don't get these at all silent sunlight welcome in there is work I must now begin all my dreams have blown away and the children wait to play they'll soon remember things to do when the heart is young and the night is done and the sky is blue and these we'll soon remember if you do when all things were tall and our friends were small and the world was new La ilaaha illAllah sleepy horses heave away put your backs to the golden hay whoaaaaa... calling all poet type ppl........... jaihoon.. mystic??? if even se7en is stumped i don't feel bad ;) |
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