Ates-i Ask

Peace, one and all…

A beautiful ilahi, orignally by Yunus Emre.  The Turkish lyrics are posted below (as I found them on the You Tube page).  Enjoy, and may all you do this day be blessed.

Gelin gidelim efendim Allah yoluna
Feryat edelim efendim Allah yoluna (x 2)

Bir yılı bir gün efendim Gelecek ol gün
Süregel yüzün efendim Allah yoluna

Derdine bakma efendim Yolundan kalma
Hiç şerik koşma efendim Allah yoluna

Yunusun sözü efendim Kül olmuş özü
Kan ağlar gözü efendim Allah yoluna

Ey âşıkan ey âşıkan illallah Hû
Aşk mezheb ü dindir bana illallah Hû

Gördü gözüm dost yüzünü illallah Hû
Yas kamu düğündür bana illallah Hû

Yûnus seni din edindi illallah Hû
Din nedir îmân edindi illallah Hû

Aşka bugün yarın nolur illallah Hû
İşi nedir önden sona illallah Hû

More Music from al-Andalus

Peace, one and all…

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman

Sufi Music of al-Andalus

Peace, one and all…

Here are some beautiful songs, drawn from the rich Sufi heritage of Muslim Spain (al-Andalus).  Enjoy and may all you do this day be blessed.

Ensemble Ibn Arabi: My love for you is twofold

Shadhili Hadrah: My Sweetest Moments

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman

The Shirt of Blame

Peace, one and all…

‘This shirt of blame that I’m wearing,
I chose it for myself.
The empty bottle of self-importance
has melted down to glass – ahh, what does it matter? -
has melted down to glass.

I was lifted beyond the known world
to a place from which to see.
When I came back to this soil,
the whole world looked at me – ahh, what does it matter? -
the whole world looked at me.

There’s a rain that is falling
on the garden of the soul
and the bushes that will grow there
yield roses as well as thorns – ahh, what does it matter? -
yield roses as well as thorns.

Some are praying in the churches,
others prostrate in the mosques.
The only prayer that I offer
is at the threshold of my love – ahh, what does it matter? -
at the threshold of my love.

Are you happy with your Beloved?

People often want to know.

If I’m happy or I suffer,

my Beloved is still mine — ahh, what does it matter? –

my Beloved is still mine.

The wine of love has been forbidden

by those who never loved.

But I pour it and I drink it,

this love is all I know — ahh, what does it matter? –

this love is all I know’

(a traditional Turkish Ilahi, adapted by Shaykh Kabir Helminski: source)

Sufi Music

Peace, one and all…

Here are two beautiful Sufi songs.  The first is from Turkey, and is a traditional ilahi (religious song).  The second is from Iran.  Enjoy and may all who pass by be blessed.

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman

Yar Yuregim Yar

Peace, one and all…

I wanted to share another beautiful song with the wider world.  This song is from Turkey, and is sung by Sami Ozer.  May your evenings be blessed, and all your days filled with light.

Ruzi Seb (Night & Day)

Peace, one and all…

Here is a beautiful Turkish religious song (an ilahi).  Although I don’t speak Turkish, I find myself wandering along all sorts of interesting paths as I listen to it.  At any rate, here it is for your listening pleasure.  May God bless us all this day.

Image source

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman

More Spiritual Music

Peace, one and all…

My You Tube adventures continue!  Here are two new videos.  I hope you enjoy this spiritual music as much as I do.  Feel free to visit my You Tube channel.

May Allah bless you in all that you are and do…

Ya Mevlana

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Jhoole Lal Jhoole Lal

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman

Beautiful Music

Peace, one and all…

I wanted to share some beautiful music that I have recently discovered on You Tube, courtesy of brother Nedim of Fire of Ashk (Hu Dost)!  May all who pass by be blessed…

Ahmad al-Khatib (Oud) & David Kuckhermann (Frame Drum)

Oud Solo

Saz Performance

Askerin Turkusu

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman

Eid Sufi Music

Peace, one and all…

Eid Mubarak!  Welcome to my blog on this, the first day of Eid.  In gratitude to Allah for all that Hu has wrought, here is some beautiful Sufi music from around the world. Enjoy and may Allah bless us all in these trying times.

Marhaban

A.Kirvar’dan Bugün Bize Pir Geldi

Mevlevi Ayini-Naat

Mevlevi Ayini-Son Taksim

Mevlevi Ayini-Baş Taksim-M.Sadreddin Özçimi

Mevlevi Ayini-İlk Peşrev-Sadreddin Özçimi

Mevlevi Ayini-Kuranı Kerim

Halil Necipoğlu – Lebbeyk & Sulatanım Allah

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman