Sami Yusuf - Forgotten Promises

Download/Stream ’Salaam’ album Watch Sami’s Official YouTube playlist Listen to samples from the album – Join Sami Yusuf on Spotify and add your favourite tracks to your personal playlist – Subscribe to Sami Yusuf official YouTube channel Follow Sami Yusuf on: CREDITS Performed, composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf Written by Will Knox & Dr Shihab Ghanem Recorded at Andante Studios. African choir recorded by Grant Katzin at Jazzworks (Johannesburg, South Africa) Published by Andante Records Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World * Special Thanks to: Akbar Khan from eastern acoustics for all the support is producing this music video as well as George Oyango, David Claassen Kader Miller, * Thanks to Mhlalisi Mungeka for conducting the Harry Gwala School Choir & Linda Gcwensa for supervising the recording of the African choir; RIS Convention for their support and assistance in Toronto, Canada; and everyone else involved in making this project a reality. * All proceeds generated by this single will be donated to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help sustain and scale-up its humanitarian operations in the Horn of Africa, hit by the worst drought it has experienced in 60 years. Visit to learn more about the Livefeed initiative and make your donation online. LYRICS Tonight the world will sleep But hunger will not wait For promises we made We share one soul We share one land We have one time to understand We are one humankind Brothers side by side We’ll have no regret We will not forget We are one humankind Sisters side by side We’ll have no regret We will not forget (Arabic) سامحنا يا الله (Samihna ya allah) Forgive us o lord وارحمنا يا رباه (Wa irrhamna ya rabbah) Have mercy on us o lord وامنح رزقك للأفواه (Wa imnah rizqaka lil-afwah) Give your bounty to the mouths وابعد عنها كل الــ آه (Wa abi’d anha kul al-aah) And keep away from them all the moans and groans Our words must count Hunger will not wait For promises we made We share one soul We share one land We have one time to understand We are one humankind Brothers side by side We’ll have no regret We will not forget We are one humankind Sisters side by side We’ll have no regret We will not forget (Arabic) سامحنا يا الله (Samihna ya allah) Forgive us o lord وارحمنا يا رباه (Wa irrhamna ya rabbah) Have mercy on us o lord وامنح رزقك للأفواه (Wa imnah rizqaka lil-afwah) Give your bounty to the mouths وابعد عنها كل الــ آه (Wa abi’d anha kul al-aah) And keep away from them all the moans and groans (Swalihi) Sisi binadamu We are humankind Wa roho moja sisi binadamu With the same spirit as one humankind Wa nchi moja sisi binadamu With the same land as one humankind Wa nisa moja kwaroho moja, nchi moja With one spirit as all, the same land Sisi binadamu We are humankind Wa roho moja sisi binadamu With the same spirit as one humankind Wa nchi moja sisi binadamu With the same land as one humankind Wa nisa moja kwaroho moja, nisa moja With one spirit as all, the same as all Our words must count Hunger will not wait For promises we made #SamiYusuf #LiveFeed #Spiritique #WFP #ForgottenPromises © Andante Records. All rights reserved