Sami Yusuf Awake Direct

"Awake" (Uyan Ey Gözlerim) is a traditional song performed by Sami Yusuf, notably featured on his 2016 album Barakah . The piece is based on a 16th-century poem by the Ottoman Sultan Murad III and serves as a call for spiritual mindfulness. Historical & Musical Context

The song is a musical setting of a famous poem written by Sultan Murad III (r. 1574–1595). Tradition states the Sultan wrote the verses as an expression of profound remorse after oversleeping and missing the dawn ( Fajr ) prayer. Sami Yusuf Awake

The primary theme of "Awake" is the rejection of spiritual heedlessness ( ghafala ). Description "Awake" (Uyan Ey Gözlerim) is a traditional song

: The music for this piece was originally composed by Ali Ufki Bey (born Wojciech Bobowski), a 17th-century Ottoman Polish scholar and musician who was the first to apply Western staff notation to Ottoman classical music. 1574–1595)

Commentary: This piece was composed by a renowned 17th century Ottoman Polish scholar and musician, Wojciech Bobowski (1610- 1675)

"Awake" exemplifies Yusuf's transition from early "Islamic pop" to a genre he often calls "Spiritique".