When I Return

(Mid-tempo acoustic pop, steady heartbeat rhythm) ⸻ Verse 1 I was dust and breath and borrowed time A beating heart on a borrowed line Chasing lights that fade too soon Underneath a changing moon I built my name on fragile ground But every high came crashing down Till I heard a whisper in the dark “You were made with more than spark” ⸻ Pre-Chorus Not for the noise Not for the throne Not for a crown that turns to stone ⸻ Chorus Know Allah — when you stand alone Worship Him and Him alone Live your days like they are known By the One who calls you home When the night falls and the lights grow dim Let your last breath lean on Him Every step, every hymn I’m preparing to meet Him ⸻ Verse 2 I’ve seen gold turn into dust Watched strong men fall from pride and lust Every soul will taste that day No disguise, no debt to pay But mercy’s wider than my shame He knows my loss, He knows my name And every time I lose my way He leaves the door unlatched to pray ⸻ Pre-Chorus Not by my strength Not by my plan But by the mercy of Ar-Rahman ⸻ Chorus Know Allah — when you stand alone Worship Him and Him alone Live your days like they are known By the One who calls you home When the night falls and the lights grow dim Let your last breath lean on Him Every step, every hymn I’m preparing to meet Him ⸻ Bridge (Strip it back — almost spoken) No fame will walk beside me there No friends can answer in my prayer Just deeds I sent before my soul Just truth I chose, just self-control If I fall — He lifts me still If I turn — He bends my will Closer than my beating vein Calling me by name again ⸻ Final Chorus (Bigger — add choir) Know Allah — lift your hands and say There is no god but Him always Live with justice, give and pray Every dawn could be that day When the night falls and the sky grows thin Let your heart stay firm within All I have and all I’ve been I’m preparing to meet Him ⸻ Outro (Soft) Know Him… Serve Him… Return to Him.