Genre: nasheed, qasida, munshidYear: 2020Type: nasheedComposer: Traditional melody; specific composer not credited
Story & Cultural Context
This Arabic devotional qasida expresses the difficulty of worldly life and trust that God will provide a way out of hardship. Al Firdaus Ensemble presents the traditional text in its Sufi-inspired ensemble style.
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Genre
nasheedNasheed · Arabic نشيدA devotional Islamic song. Traditionally sung by voice or with a frame drum; many modern ones add instruments.Browse →Glossary →qasidaQasida · Arabic قصيدةA long classical Arabic poem; in devotional music, one sung in praise or supplication (e.g. the Burdah).Browse →Glossary →munshidMunshid · Arabic منشدThe singer of nasheeds. "Inshad" is the act of performing them.Browse →Glossary →
Instruments
oudviolinneypercussionvocal
Credits
ComposerTraditional melody; specific composer not credited
LyricistImam Abdallah al-Haddad (traditional attribution)
ArrangementAl Firdaus Ensemble
ProducerAl Firdaus Ensemble
LabelWithout label
Story & Cultural Context
This Arabic devotional qasida expresses the difficulty of worldly life and trust that God will provide a way out of hardship. Al Firdaus Ensemble presents the traditional text in its Sufi-inspired…
Titles in Other Languages
العربيةتضيق بنا الدنيا
EnglishThe World Becomes Narrow for Us
Lyrics
تضيق بنا الدنيا إذا غبتم عنا وانسدب بالأشواق أرواحنا منا فبعدكم موت وقربكم حياة فإن غبتم عنا ولو نفسا متنا نموت ببعدكم ونحيا بقربكم وإن جاءنا عنكم بشر لقاء عشنا تضيق للذي ينهى عن الوجد أهله إذا لم تذق معنا شراب الهوادى إذا تزت الأرواح شوقا إلى اللقاء نام ترقص الأشباح يا جهل المعنى أما تنظر الطير المقفص يا فتان إذا ذكر الأوطان حن إلى المغنى يا علي يا علي