Words by Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi
لأعيــــان خـــانوكي
سـارقين طين أبوكي
لعـــدوّك بــاعــوكي
ولإيــــد الــــزمــــن
Your sorrow besieges you
And your worries exhaust you
And why?
Why can’t you cryThe notables have betrayed you
Those who stole your land,
Sold you to your enemy
And did not look back
They sacrificed you and watched you
Being slaughtered
They laughed and left you
And went to get paid
They undressed you in their courtyards
And no one blamed them
They raised their ears
And wore their bells
Your executioner is a lawyer
Your protector is a thief
What use are my words?
When you are a mute
