Forgiveness
Words & Music by Shimshai except 1st verse lyrics by Lila Flood & Traditional Sufi Refrain
Through forgiveness, comes true vision
With this acceptance, we are forgiven
As you behold, this reflection
See its extension encircle us all
Allah, Hu Allah, Il Allah, Shakur Allah
Born of thy breath and beginning to see
That you are the essence of all we receive
As we discover and learn to believe
That what is forever will always be
So one to another we give and receive
As love is eternal, in turn we believe
To pray for this life and to where we are from
One with the journey through what we’ve become
So pray for forgiveness for what we have done
Pray for the journey, return to the One
Allah, Hu Allah, Il Allah, Shakur Allah
Allah, Hu Allah, Il Allah, La Ilaha Il Allah
This one I learned from my dear friend and Sufi teacher, Lila Flood who wrote this on the Big Island, Hawaii way back in the day. It was originally sung as a Dance of Universal Peace where my old friend Leo and I would sit in as musicians. Anyway, this song always stuck out to me and I thought maybe some day I'd do my own thing with it. Here it is, and we return to the One.