1. I hear in the night the wailing of the hopeless
Fate has cast them down and they surrendered

2. They weep while mercy lies imprisoned
Her limbs paralyzed, begging for kindness

3. She moans, shackled at the neck
While the jailer of mercy shows no pity

4. They walk on, despair their guide
Leading them while love weeps for them

5. And misery walks behind them, sorrow
Shakes them yet people take no heed

6. In their eyes we glimpse an ember
Of hopeless fire flickering in the darkness

7. Their poet Samir has come to tell
Their tale of woe and bring their plea

8. But he who hoards his gold will never hear
Nor ever feel a moment’s sympathy

9. None knows the howling of the winds
But one who’s tasted suffering’s bitter fruits

10. To one who’s lost all hope, the world’s tears
Are equal, be they blood or rain water