1. I have suffered much in Iraq
I was in a paradise enduring hellfire

2. And the one who prolonged my torment
Was capable of increasing my suffering

3. What justice comes from one who sees hardship
As hatred in his soul to oppress

4. My only crime was that I threw
My poetry to a nation seeking liberation

5. One who is free may betray life
But does not betray conscience

6. They shackled the mind in those who have a mind
And left them no thought

7. They struck with the sword they had sharpened
Among us, parliament and constitution

8. The politicians of the East where they were a band
Among them none knew how to manage affairs

9. They eat food voraciously
Then complain of indigestion and heartburn