"Fajar Di Atas Awan" (Dawn over clouds), like many of Irwansyah Harahap’s songs, is concerned with religion, here the peace that comes when faith reasserts itself after a period of doubt or distance from God. The composer, a Muslim, notes that "spiritually, textually, and musically" the song is influenced by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and qawwali. The melody is basically modal, and the genre requires the use of a sruti-box. To introduce elements of a contrasting system, tonal harmony, Irwansyah Harahap has added a guitar.