Book 09 · Quiet HoursAl-Shawq
الشوق
Poems inspired by SNX's songs, retold by AIA Labs.
From the song
Al-Shawq الشوق by SNX
A short Levantine call to the night. Night, come, come and cast a spell with me, come and stay up with me. The cry of ya layl, oh night, is repeated until it is a drone, and the title is longing.
Deeper meaning
It is the oldest gesture in the tradition, addressing the night as a companion for a sleepless heart. The song says very little else and does not need to.