نبأ الصلح طن فينا صداه

ليت شعري ما كان تحت غطاه

The news of peace roared within us

I wonder what was beneath its cover

أضرموها لنصرة الحق حربا

فأضلّوا السبيل في ملتقاه

They sparked a war in defense of truth

Yet lost the path at its crossroads

سالت الأرض والسماء دماء

أي شعب لم تجر فيها دماه

The earth and sky shed blood

What people did not have their blood shed

ألبسوا الحق طيلسان ابن حرب

أي عين لم تبك حين تراه

They dressed the truth in war's attire

What eye did not weep when seeing it

لو سألناه قال إني بريء

من زمان شلّت وتبّت يداه

If we asked him he would say I'm innocent

From an era whose hands were paralyzed