1. In the time of scarcity, the moon
Becomes like the sun's light in the darkest night

2. In the time of scarcity, a rock
Becomes like a sword of great might

3. In the time of scarcity, pride weary us
No defiance of injustice by elderly or youth

4. In the time of scarcity, in this age
Every glory in our land is born an orphan

5. What can we say today, O children of agony
In poems, disgrace, and God the Almighty

6. We have not lost hearing or sight
A sick heart passed between our ribs

7. Our people have become headlines and pictures
To remember you all like an old face

8. A land without river or sea
How can a wound in the earth heal at its core?

9. They taught us despair with patience and caution
They taught us to forget Jerusalem and remember al-Quds

10. We were not quenched by the downpour of rain
We tilled war with children and women