Lyrics: Dana Al Fardan/Nadim Naaman
Music: Dana Al Fardan/Nadim Naaman/Dana Al Fardan and Nadim Naaman
How!
I’m surrounded by betrayal
Are you happy we have failed?
Our work now fades to dust
Onto a path I did not choose
Without Shams I only lose
My heart a raging fire
This lump within my chest
My eyes turn to the skies
Is this some wicked test
Which feels like my demise?
Don’t claim to sooth my agony
When your actions spell deceit
When my light is gone
I saw the sun caress your mind
I will return him to your side
I’ll see that Shams shall learn the truth
These scornful men do not speak for you
Now to Damascus I will ride
To reunite you with your guidе
So let this sorrow be short lived
Thе deepest love shall be rebuilt
Love is a journey that leaves us changed
No one can journey into love
And remain the same
My eldest son, now a man,
you shall travel with all that you need,
the strongest horses we have, and gifts.
You! You will accompany my son.
But first, seek out a carriage.
Drive it through the marketplace filling it with the finest goods on behalf of Konya;
an offering and an apology from us all
At once, my Sheikh!
Sultan Valed, I will be indebted to you for eternity.
Come, let us prepare for your departure
It is I in your debt father.
I owe you the world already.
Your blessing to take this journey is all that I need.
And your message?
I will make my feelings plain to Shams, but what am I to say on your behalf?
There are too many words in my heart for this man.
A letter! I will write it at once!
Aladdin, will you travel at your brother’s side, for me?
Father, I will stay here.
Should you or mother need anything, I would prefer to be at your side
Very well
How much longer are we to wait
To realize our fate
To stand together as one?
Now is the time
Since our Shams departed
Father is lost
Turning inside
He will not speak
He will not eat or drink
In silence alone
He will remain
Then how can this be the right time?
How are we to reveal our love when Rumi is in such pain?
Don’t you see? My brother is on his way to Damascus.
He will find Shams and, God willing, he will bring him back.
My father will be overjoyed and we will all celebrate his return.
In those moments of joy, that is when I will say that I wish to marry you.
If the timing is right, he will accept
Then let us pray for Sheikh Shams’ return.
In his return lies our unification and the beginning of happiness
Soon
Soon will our time be
Soon our hearts will be free
To live each day as we choose
Oooh, Soon
You will be by my side
Find Shams, restore father’s pride
In his joy we break our news
He won’t refuse
Soon