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Orphan Child / Our World (Live) (Drum Version)

by Zain Bhikha

Album: Nasheeds

Duration: 5:46

Maqam: NahawandGenre: nasheed, munshidYear: 2014Type: nasheedComposer: Zain Bhikha

Story & Cultural Context

This live performance from the 20th Anniversary Concert in Johannesburg combines two of Zain Bhikha's most iconic tracks. 'Orphan Child' was originally written in the 1990s to highlight the plight of children lost to war and poverty, while 'Our World' serves as a call for global unity and…

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Orphan Child / Our World (Live) (Drum Version)

Orphan Child / Our World (Live) (Drum Version)

Nasheeds 5:46 2014
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MaqamNahawand
Instruments
duffpercussionvocals

Credits

ComposerZain Bhikha
LyricistZain Bhikha
ArrangementZain Bhikha
ProducerZain Bhikha Studios
LabelZain Bhikha Studios

Story & Cultural Context

This live performance from the 20th Anniversary Concert in Johannesburg combines two of Zain Bhikha's most iconic tracks. 'Orphan Child' was originally written in the 1990s to highlight the plight of…

Titles in Other Languages

العربيةطفل يتيم / عالمنا
EnglishOrphan Child / Our World

Lyrics

She was just standing there, little girl all alone, barely covered head to toe, barely just twelve years old. Why is she all alone? Why is the world just so cold? Why don't we play our part? What is hot in our hearts? What is hot in our hearts? Just by the riverside, right next to that open child, families come to play. They don't see this where she stays, looking through empty eyes. Who cares that she might die? Oh my child, don't you cry, Allah loves you more than I. Allah loves you more than I. She was just standing there, little girl all alone, barely just twelve years old, barely covered head to toe. What is hot in our hearts? Why don't we play our part? Why is the world just so cold? Why is she all alone? Why is she all alone? Why is she all alone? Why is she all alone? Every morning on every news, I hear the sorrow of the world. It seems like everybody lost the skill, trying to make sense of it all. And as I travel to and fro, so many faces pass me by. I see lonely hearts living lonely lives, just biding their time. And while we call ourselves civilized, we go on living empty lives, as they drone their way through day and night. I pray for our world, I pray for every child. I pray for our world to be filled with smiles, like the colors of a rainbow. And not just black and white. I pray for our world to be filled with light. I pray for all of us to choose the path that's right. Believe in Allah every day of our lives. Every mother, every father, every daughter, every son. Oh, don't you see that the answer lies only with the One. I pray for our world, I pray for every child. I pray for our world to be filled with smiles, like the colors of a rainbow. And not just black and white. I pray for our world to be filled with light. I pray for all of us to choose the path that's right. Believe in Allah every day of our lives. I pray for our world. Thank you.