Insha’Allah

Lyrics

Insha'Allah I shall see you when the dates are on the trees Insha'Allah 'Til then only in my dreams, habibti I shall see you if he wills it and, Insha'Allah, he brings us peace If he wills it, Insha'Allah Insha'Allah I shall see you when the fighting finally ceases Insha'Allah 'Til then only in my dreams, habibti I shall see you if he wills it and, Insha'Allah we are made free And peace upon him be If he wills it, Insha'Allah How I long to make the trek back home across the arid desert to my son For now, he must be old enough to ride and read and fire the British gun But will he know his father whеn he sees in me the things that I havе done? Insha'Allah I shall see you when from service we're released Insha'Allah 'Til then only in my dreams, habibti I shall see you if he wills it and when the Turk, he tastes defeat If he wills it, Insha'Allah I could help you carry water and to start an honest business we could run I could worry about the olives as I worked the presses, healthy in the sun But then who would fight the Ottoman and win the freedom Lawrence says will come? Insha'Allah I shall see you when dates are on the trees Insha'Allah 'Til then only in my dreams, habibti I shall see you if he wills it 'Til then our desert ponies leap And peace upon him be If he wills it, Insha'Allah