
Genre: nasheedYear: 2010Type: nasheedComposer: Unknown
Story & Cultural Context
Nation of Ignorance by Muslim Belal is a nasheed from the album My Sumaya, addressing themes of ignorance and enlightenment in Islamic contexts. It reflects on societal issues through poetic lyrics, serving as an inspirational piece for Muslim audiences.
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LyricistMuslim Belal
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Story & Cultural Context
Nation of Ignorance by Muslim Belal is a nasheed from the album My Sumaya, addressing themes of ignorance and enlightenment in Islamic contexts. It reflects on societal issues through poetic lyrics,…
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Are you a rich man? What you mean rich, what ya mean? Do you have a lot of possessions? Lot of money in the bank? Possession make you rich? I don't have that type of richness. My richness is life [Chorus: Castillo] x2 غريب في الحياة وفي المماتِ (Ghareebun fil hayaati wa fil mamaati) ومجهول الهوية والصفاتِ (Wa Majhoolul hawiyyati was-sifaati) كذا كانت حياتي دون معنى (Kadhaa kaanat hayaati doona ma’naa) يفسرها ككل الكائنات (Yufassiruha kakulli l-ka-inaati) [Verse 1: Muslim Belal] You see, what a life, what a life The first period of our life is ignorance So, I guess we have an excuse to live day by day with no purpose But surely with age comes intelligence So, we should reach a stage where we find reason for our existence As youth, the world was a playground, we’re just tryna have fun As adults, the world turns to trade and pounds we’re just tryna earn funds Victims of our environment, enemies of our government filled with hate and no hope And those in the states they can't cope when those across the road have got loads The only thing in common is the goals, happiness, everyone just wants to be happy Living this lifestyle of luxury But does materials equal success? is she getting the peace from these new shoes and a dress And does he really feel complete with a new car and a Rolex? Or are we searching for happiness in the wrong places Instead of looking at hearts were looking at faces Victims of ignorance slaves of our desires We wanna end this world with a smile on our face but don't live the life that's required Are we people of different standards, classes or nations? or are we humble, equal people, children of Adam? Do you shake the owner of the restaurants hand with the same hand you shake the hand of the man that's attending the toilets? Or do you look down on those below you because they got less? We’re hopeless if we don't start thinking outside the box And the one who created this world really deserves a lot But we forget about the mind that invented the mind And in time we shall know the truth And we praise the people that stood for something, that fought for freedom we love those people Well if we love those people, why do we still live like animals? Working all week so we can party on the weekend, working all winter so we can party all summer The cycle goes round and round and round but the clocks ticking down and down and down One can only go round the same roundabout for so long There comes a stage where you have to choose your exit and find your way home The more people you make happy the happier you will be If that's the case why do we only care about we? [Chorus: Castillo] x2 غريب في الحياة وفي المماتِ (Ghareebun fil hayaati wa fil mamaati) ومجهول الهوية والصفاتِ (Wa Majhoolul hawiyyati was-sifaati) كذا كانت حياتي دون معنى (Kadhaa kaanat hayaati doona ma’naa) يفسرها ككل الكائنات (Yufassiruha kakulli l-ka-inaati) [Verse 2: Suli Breaks] And before I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I pray someone or something would have been changed by the words I’ve uttered with this breath Your only goal should be to leave this earth as your worst critic Because on this journey called life, there is no return ticket What more can we expect except to leave a legacy in a world full of blood spilling and gun killing I just wanna leave one feeling, children of the Most High so why can't we be heavenly? Shouldn't it be hereditary? Shouldn't we become more than a dash between two dates on a gravestone in a cemetery Great men were never meant to live forever But may the ideas they embody never wither Before you fear death, fear living with regrets Fear trading life for a cheque, because after all that time you spent there is nothing left I once saw a man trade his soul for a mountain of gold I wonder if he now knows that he undersold And as we get older we use our age as an excuse to change what our stance is Putting so-called priorities over advances But experience shows you should only get wiser with time So, who are you to claim your age is a disadvantage? If you don't water your family tree how do you expect it to bear fruit on its branches We are responsible together the same way one hand washes the other I don't believe in nationality I believe in humanity We ain't machines in a factory appease for a salary On my knees in a sanctuary praying we cease the reality Words are powerful before you reach for your weapon seek for repentance I used to believe that the signs of life, were Nike, Reebok or anything with three stripes Damn, how ignorant am I? and I ain't stressing I ain't stressing because a wise man told me that patience is a blessing! [Chorus: Castillo] x2 غريب في الحياة وفي المماتِ (Ghareebun fil hayaati wa fil mamaati) ومجهول الهوية والصفاتِ (Wa Majhoolul hawiyyati was-sifaati) كذا كانت حياتي دون معنى (Kadhaa kaanat hayaati doona ma’naa) يفسرها ككل الكائنات (Yufassiruha kakulli l-ka-inaati)