🎶 Original Music Album: Elif’s Journey – Victims of Modernism 🎶
- Sasteria
- Aug 17
- 5 min read
This album is inspired by the powerful story of Elif — a young woman caught between the glitter of modern life and the eternal light of faith. Each track reflects her struggle, temptation, awakening, and courage to choose Allah’s guidance over illusion. 🌹🌙
🎵 Tracklist
1️⃣ City of False Lights 👉 https://youtu.be/UrJp-ESEmvA2️⃣ The Shiny Bargain 👉 https://youtu.be/V3G-yo4iO6g3️⃣ Do Not Trade My Guidance 👉 https://youtu.be/_GkPi9hdj244️⃣ Light Over the City 👉 https://youtu.be/GjPqZZDRvmE
📖 Read the full blog story here:👉 https://www.sasteriaworld.com/post/elif-s-journey-faith-in-the-city-of-false-lights
✨ May these songs and words remind us that not everything that glitters is true light, and that Allah’s guidance is priceless.
🎵 City of False Lights
by Raffi Rahman (Sasteria)
Under the city lights, they called my name,
Promises of freedom, but all felt the same.
My heart was torn, between truth and disguise,
Yā Allāh, open my eyes.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ
(La ilaha illa Allah) يَا رَبِّ ٱهْدِنِي
(Ya Rabb, ihdini – O Lord, guide me) يَا رَبِّ ٱهْدِنِي
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، نُورُكَ لَا يَخْبُو (SubhanAllah, nuruka la yakhbū – Glory be to Allah, Your light never fades)
You guide me through the night.
They said, “Be modern, take off the past,”
But empty laughter can never last.
I won’t surrender what anchors my soul,
With Qur’an in my hands, I am whole.
Allahu Akbar (الله أكبر),
du‘a’i yartafi‘ (دعائي يرتفع – my prayer rises high),
Yadayya ilā al-sama, ‘ayni ilā al-sama (يدَيَّ إلى السماء، عيني إلى السماء – my hands to the sky, my eyes to the heavens).
La ilaha illa Allah (لا إله إلا الله), Your love will never die.
Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim (يا رحمن يا رحيم),
Aslih qalbi, a‘ṭini al-īmān (أصلح قلبي، أعطني الإيمان – Heal my heart, grant me faith).
Ya Malik, Ya Kareem (يا ملك يا كريم),
Bidūnika hayat bātila (بدونك حياة باطلة – Without You life is meaningless).
La ilaha illa Allah (لا إله إلا الله),
Anta noori ya Allah (أنت نوري يا الله – You are my light, O Allah).
SubhanAllah, nuruka yattali’ (سبحان الله – Your light shines bright),
Guide me to Jannah’s light.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ La ilaha illa Allah)
دُعَائِي يَرْتَفِعُ (Du‘ā’ī yartafi‘u – my prayer rises high)
يَدَيَّ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، عَيْنِي إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ
(Yadayya ilā al-samā’, ‘aynī ilā al-samā’ – my hands to the sky,
my eyes to the sky)
Your love will never die.
يَا رَحْمٰنُ، يَا رَحِيمُ (Ya Rahmān, Ya Rahīm – O Most Merciful, Most Compassionate)
أَصْلِحْ قَلْبِي، أَعْطِنِي ٱلْإِيمَانَ
(Asliḥ qalbī, a‘ṭinī al-īmān – Heal my heart, grant me faith)
( بِدُونِكَ حَيَاةٌ بَاطِلَةٌ Ya Malik, Ya Karīm – O King, O Generous One)
(Bidūnika ḥayātun bāṭilah – Without You, life is meaningless يَا مَلِكُ، يَا كَرِيمُ)
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ (La ilaha illa Allah) أَنْتَ نُورِي يَا ٱللَّهُ (Anta nūrī yā Allah – You are my light, O Allah) سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، نُورُكَ لَا يَخْبُو (SubhanAllah, nuruka la yakhbū – Glory be to Allah, Your light never fades)
Guide me to Jannah’s light.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ … سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ …
🎵 The Shiny Bargain
by Raffi Rahman (Sasteria)
He said, “You’re beautiful, why hide your face?
The world is open, come take your place.”
His words were sweet, but they carried a sting,
A love without Allah is an empty thing.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ (La ilaha illa Allah) أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ (Astaghfirullāh – I seek forgiveness from Allah) سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، نُورُكَ يَهْدِينِي (SubhanAllah, nuruka yahdīnī – Glory be to Allah, Your light guides me)
Protect my heart from this bargain’s lie.
Roses and gifts, candlelight glow,
Promises of freedom, but my soul says no.
A house without Qur’an, a love without prayer,
It shines on the surface, but nothing is there.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ (La ilaha illa Allah) يَا رَبِّ، قَوِّ إِيمَانِي (Ya Rabb, qawwi īmānī – O Lord, strengthen my faith) سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، حُبُّكَ أَبْقَى (SubhanAllah, ḥubbuka abqā – Glory be to Allah, Your love remains forever)
Your mercy lifts me high.
He offered the world if I’d give up my soul,
But faith is the crown, it makes me whole.
What shines today will vanish tomorrow,
Without Allah, it’s only sorrow.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ (La ilaha illa Allah) يَا نُورَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ (Ya nūra al-samāwāti wa-l-ard – O Light of the heavens and the earth) سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، نُورُكَ يَهْدِينِي (SubhanAllah, nuruka yahdīnī – Glory be to Allah, Your light guides me)
I choose Your truth, not his bargain’s lie.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ … ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ …
🎵 Do Not Trade My Guidance
by Raffi Rahman (Sasteria)
She whispered with tears, “I gave him my all, I left my prayers, and now I fall. I traded my faith for a fleeting embrace,* And now I am lost in an empty place.”
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ (La ilaha illa Allah)
رَحْمَتُكَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ ذَنْبِي (Raḥmatuka akbaru min dhanbī – Your mercy is greater than my sin) سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، عُدْتُ إِلَيْكَ (SubḥānAllāh, ‘udtu ilayk – Glory be to Allah, I return to You)
Do not let me trade Your guidance again.
Elif held the Qur’an, her tears ran deep,
The words of Allah, her soul did keep.
“Don’t sell My guidance for a little gain,”
The truth revived her heart again.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ (La ilaha illa Allah)
يَا رَبِّ، ٱثْبِتْ قَلْبِي (Ya Rabb, uthbit qalbī – O Lord, make my heart firm) سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، ight has guided me(SubḥānAllāh, hadānī nūruk – Glory be to Allah, Your( سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، هَدَانِي نُورُكَ l)
I will not trade my soul again. Yā Allāh, the city lights fade, But Your Word remains, it will never decay. Love without You is a rose cut away, It blooms for a moment, then withers away. لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ (La ilaha illa Allah) أَنْتَ غُفْرَانِي وَرَجَائِي (Anta ghufrānī wa-rajā’ī – You are my forgiveness and my hope) سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ، أَنْتَ مَعِي (SubḥānAllāh, anta ma‘ī – Glory be to Allah, You are with me) I will not trade Your light for this world again. ٱسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ … (Astaghfirullāh – I seek forgiveness from Allah) لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ … (La ilaha illa Allah)
🎵 Light Over the City
by Raffi Rahman (Sasteria)
Under the city lights, they called my name,
Promises of freedom, but all felt the same.
My heart was torn, between faith and disguise,
Ya Allah, open my eyes.
La ilaha illa Allah (لا إله إلا الله), Qalbi ma‘aka daiman ya Allah (قلبي معك دائماً يا الله – My heart is with You, always O Allah). SubhanAllah, nuruka yattali’ (سبحان الله – Your light shines bright),
You guide me through the night.
Anwar al-madina (أنوار المدينة – city lights), they whisper to me, “Be modern, be free,” but it leaves a scar. Lan ufaddi imani (لن أفدي إيماني – I won’t sacrifice my faith),
With Qur’an in my hands, I find my place.
Allahu Akbar (الله أكبر), du‘a’i yartafi‘ (دعائي يرتفع – my prayer rises high), Yadayya ilā al-sama, ‘ayni ilā al-sama (يدَيَّ إلى السماء، عيني إلى السماء – my hands to the sky, my eyes to the heavens). La ilaha illa Allah (لا إله إلا الله),
Your love will never die.
Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim (يا رحمن يا رحيم),
Aslih qalbi, a‘ṭini al-īmān (أصلح قلبي، أعطني الإيمان – Heal my heart, grant me faith). Ya Malik, Ya Kareem (يا ملك يا كريم),
Bidūnika hayat bātila (بدونك حياة باطلة – Without You life is meaningless).
La ilaha illa Allah (لا إله إلا الله), Anta noori ya Allah (أنت نوري يا الله – You are my light, O Allah).
SubhanAllah, nuruka yattali’ (سبحان الله – Your light shines bright),
Guide me to Jannah’s light.
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