Noor ul Huda

Lyrics Structure

Chorus	Ya Noor al Huda, Habib ul Kareem	Ya Habib, Ya Habib
Verse 1	The Truth and lies, both disguised, left no sign for me to see Every knot that I tie, it releases part of me.	Pushed and pulled from this world, left my heart in deceit, Waiting for the day, when the mind is at peace (or ease) Every path that I seek, every person I meet. Every step that I take, is the lead to misery.
Bridge	Rabi! Ya Rabi To you	I turn, for when I seek, Ya Habib, Ya Habib
Chorus	Ya Noor al Huda, Habib ul Kareem	Ya Habib, Ya Habib
Verse 2	Looked above, eye to eye, searching for serenity, Every moment passes by, but the light cannot be seen. Lost and blind, with you I find, the answers to all my grief’s	I n the stars through the skies, I saw a path awaiting me Ya Rasool Allah, you held me close and guided me, Sayyid ul Ambiyya, your smile is all that I seek
Bridge	Rabi! Ya Rabi To you	I turn, for when I seek, Ya Habib, Ya Habib
Chorus	Ya Noor al Huda, Habib ul Kareem	Ya Habib, Ya Habib

Noor al Huda Summary

This entire poem is about reaching and finding ‘Ya Habib’. To get to Rasool’Allah, the speaker calls towards his Lord, bearing in mind that the speaker is facing struggles and so they will turn towards their lord.

The starting lines are talking about the best of creation, the light of Allah, also linking back to the journey of Mi’raj when the beloved met with His Lord (azzawajjal).

The stance begins by talking about the struggles from this world, the ‘truth and lies’ being so like one another that you can’t seem to tell these days, what’s true and what’s not.

The line continues to talk about ‘tying a knot’; this ‘knot’ is the knot of goodness.

Every time the speaker tries to tie the knot, it ‘releases part of him’- meaning, as much as he tries to tie the knot, the speaker then loses of themselves; losing the willpower, the strength to continue doing good.

We all try to do good but its tiring and difficult to remain steadfast and that struggle is reflected throughout this poem.