Iqa‘ ‘Awis is mostly used with the Muwashah genre. Some ‘Awis pieces start from the 3rd beat (the first tak), like for example "Muwashah Munyati Man Rumtu Qurbuhu". Meanwhile "Muwashah Hibbi Da‘ani Lil-Wisal" starts the melody on the 11th beat (the last tak).
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