The word dīwān means a council chamber and also a poet's collected works. The Diwan is this label's Discord, where lines land before they become tracks. It is nearly empty, which is the best time to walk in: https://discord.gg/R9qEebyNGR
#TheUnseen #LisanAlGhayb #dune #fremen #babylon #islam

PETER'S BABYLON: A BIBLICAL MYSTERY SOLVED? -- a Bill's Bible Basics article

#ApostlePeter #Babylon #Epistle

This Bill’s Bible Basics 1-part article can be read at: https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/index-new.html

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من نجفِ الكرّارِ يسطعُ في العُلا
From Najaf of al-Karrar it rises, shining.
Lisan al Ghayb, 2026, in Arabic and English on one release. Start with the Arabic: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lisanalghayb/allah-muhammad-ali
#nasheed #anthem #LisanAlGhayb #dune #fremen #babylon #islam

The order of work here: a person writes the words, or sets an old text. The Arabic is fully vowelled before anything is generated. The voice is a model. Then a person listens for every vowel on playback; nothing is verified on the page.
#nasheed #Arabic #LisanAlGhayb #dune #fremen #babylon #islam

زيادة المرء في دنياه نقصان
Whatever a man adds to his worldly share is subtracted from him.
Abu al-Fath al-Busti, c. 1000, first line of the Nuniyya. We set it for oud and ney. Listen: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lisanalghayb/the-title-of-wisdom
#alBusti #oud #dune #fremen #babylon #islam

وَفي اللَيلَةِ الظَلماءِ يُفتَقَدُ البَدرُ
The full moon is missed on the darkest night.
Abu Firas al-Hamdani, a prisoner of Byzantium, to Sayf al-Dawla, 960s. A qasida written from captivity.
#AbuFiras #Arabicpoetry #LisanAlGhayb #dune #fremen #babylon #islam