يَدٌ ما قضد يَدَيتُ عَلى سُكَينٍ
وَعيدِ اللَهِ إِذ نُهِشَ الكُفوفُ
A hand I never intended to raise against a knife
A hand that never grasped a knife,
By God's covenant when palms were pierced
And the threat of God when palms are bitten.
يَدٌ ما قضد يَدَيتُ عَلى سُكَينٍ
وَعيدِ اللَهِ إِذ نُهِشَ الكُفوفُ
A hand I never intended to raise against a knife
A hand that never grasped a knife,
By God's covenant when palms were pierced
And the threat of God when palms are bitten.