| ألا أيها الظَّالمُ المستبدُ
| Not you tyrannical tyrant
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| حَبيبُ الظَّلامِ، عَدوُّ الحياهْ
| Lover of darkness, enemy of life
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| سَخَرْتَ بأنّاتِ شَعْبٍ ضَعيفٍ
| You mocked the groans of a weak people
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| وكفُّكَ مخضوبة ُ من دِماهُ
| And your palms stained with his blood
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| وَسِرْتَ تُشَوِّه سِحْرَ الوجودِ
| You wish to distort the magic of existence
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| وتبذرُ شوكَ الأسى في رُباهُ
| The thorns of sorrow are sown in his Lord
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| حذارِ! | Beware! |
| فتحت الرّمادِ اللهيبُ
| Opened the ashes of flame
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| ومَن يَبْذُرِ الشَّوكَ يَجْنِ الجراحْ
| And he who sows thorns reaps wounds
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| تأملْ! | Meditation! |
| هنالِكَ. | there. |
| أنّى حَصَدْتَ
| that you reaped
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| رؤوسَ الورى ، وزهورَ الأمَلْ
| The heads of the syllables, the flowers of hope
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| رُوَيدَكَ! | You're pissed off! |
| لا يخدعنْك الربيعُ
| Spring don't deceive you
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| وصحوُ الفَضاءِ، وضوءُ الصباحْ
| And the awakening of space, and the light of the morning
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| ففي الأفُق الرحب هولُ الظلام
| On the wide horizon is the horror of darkness
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| وقصفُ الرُّعودِ، وعَصْفُ الرِّياحْ
| And the thunder pounding, and the wind blowing
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| حذارِ! | Beware! |
| فتحت الرّمادِ اللهيبُ
| Opened the ashes of flame
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| ومَن يَبْذُرِ الشَّوكَ يَجْنِ الجراحْ
| And he who sows thorns reaps wounds
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| تأملْ! | Meditation! |
| هنالِكَ. | there. |
| أنّى حَصَدْتَ
| that you reaped
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| رؤوسَ الورى ، وزهورَ الأمَلْ
| The heads of the syllables, the flowers of hope
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| ورَوَيَّت بالدَّم قَلْبَ التُّرابِ
| And I watered the heart of the earth with blood
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| وأشْربتَه الدَّمعَ، حتَّى ثَمِلْ
| I drank him with tears, until he got drunk
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| سيجرفُكَ السيلُ، سيلُ الدماء
| You will be swept away by a torrent, a torrent of blood
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| ويأكلُك العاصفُ المشتعِلْ
| And the raging storm eats you
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| حذارِ! | Beware! |
| فتحت الرّمادِ اللهيبُ
| Opened the ashes of flame
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| ومَن يَبْذُرِ الشَّوكَ يَجْنِ الجراحْ
| And he who sows thorns reaps wounds
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| تأملْ! | Meditation! |
| هنالِكَ. | there. |
| أنّى حَصَدْتَ
| that you reaped
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| رؤوسَ الورى ، وزهورَ الأمَلْ
| The heads of the syllables, the flowers of hope
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| حذارِ! | Beware! |
| فتحت الرّمادِ اللهيبُ
| Opened the ashes of flame
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| ومَن يَبْذُرِ الشَّوكَ يَجْنِ الجراحْ
| And he who sows thorns reaps wounds
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| تأملْ! | Meditation! |
| هنالِكَ. | there. |
| أنّى حَصَدْتَ
| that you reaped
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| رؤوسَ الورى ، وزهورَ الأمَلْ | The heads of the syllables, the flowers of hope |