[Intro] [oud solo, rubato] [darbuka enters with steady 4/4 rhythm] [Section A] [oud plays rhythmic melody] [low male choir enters with rhythmic chanting] Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! [strings enter with sustained minor chords] [Section B] [full percussion ensemble, frame drums and darbuka] [staccato string accents] [male choir continues rhythmic vocalizations] Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! [oud plays rapid tremolo picking] [Section C] [soaring legato string melody] [heavy orchestral percussion hits] [choir chanting intensifies] Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! [Outro] [percussion fades] [oud plays final melodic flourish] [sustained low string note fades out]
