Niyaz (album)

Niyaz is the debut album of the Iranian music group Niyaz, an acoustic electronic project. The word "Niyaz" means "yearning" in Persian.

Niyaz
Studio album by Niyaz
Released	April 19, 2005 (U.S.)
Genre	Dance, Electronica, World
Length	51:38
Label	Six Degrees Records
Producer	Azam Ali, Loga Ramin Torkian and Carmen Rizzo
Niyaz chronology
Niyaz (2005) Nine Heavens (2008)

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Niyaz reached #12 in the Billboard Top World Albums chart.

The track Dilruba was remixed by Junkie XL.

Track listing

1. "Ghazal"
2. "Nahan 'The Hidden'"
3. "Allahi Allah"
4. "The Hunt"
5. "Dunya"
6. "In The Shadow Of Life"
7. "Arezou"
8. "Golzar"
9. "Dilruba"
10. "Minara"
11. "Amritsar to Amman" (Digipack bonus track)

Lyrical content

"Nahan" is based on parts of خوش باش که هر که راز داند (Xoš bâš ke har ke râz dânad) from Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.

"Allahi Allah" is based on a traditional Urdu religious song.

"The Hunt" is based on the poem بیا بریم دشت (Biyâ berim dašt) by the 14th century Persian poet Obeyd-e Zakani.