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 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.