The Cave, Act II Scene 5: El Khalil Commentary

The Arabic name

The Arabic name

The Arabic name of Abraham is Al-Khalil, Al-Khalil

We call Abraham

We call

We call Abraham, Khalilullah

It was called on his name

It was called

It was called on his name, Al-Khalil, which means "Friend of God"

They say that

They say

They say that Abraham is a Jew

He was a Muslim

This place is holy for me

This place is holy

This place is holy for me

You can't make war against my feeling

It's impossible to get in my heart

It's impossible

You can't make war against my feeling

It's impossible to get in my heart

It's a very mysterious place

I thought of all the history

I thought of all the history of it

I felt myself a very little piece

I am living now and he lived four

Thousand years ago and he was a prophet

Four thousand years ago

The angels, the invisible angels were sent

To him and I'm standing next to his grave

Standing next to his grave

Who knows four thousand years ago was buried

Who knows four thousand years ago

Was a man called Abraham

For me it's in faith

For me

For me it's in faith, yeah, inside

I hope that inshallah I get to paradise, who knows?

Who knows?

Who knows?

You want him, he is near you

You want him

You want him, he is near you

This is Khalil

This is Khalil, but especially at the night, yeah?

Especially

At the night, yeah?