1. The envoys of Kenya, did they carry her hope
Or did they carry the nation’s trust?

2. Time is an eye, kingdoms are tongues
And the Nile a heart beating forever

3. Say to those gone astray: nations, weigh yourselves
In Egypt you’ll find balanced scales

4. If foes pelt you with accusations, pelt them
With supreme proof and clear evidence

5. Shatter the gloom of every dark doubt
With a shining beam of knowledge and eloquence

6. The hands striking the innocent have stilled
So strike with a heart and tongue that cut

7. Life is our inalienable right
And right defeats even the mightiest ruler

8. When the strong exceed the bounds of justice
Seeking to oppress the weak they succumb