رايناwe have seen رِجالmen الغَربthe West انif يَقتلواthey kill ابنناour son
راينا رِجال الغَرب ان يَقتلوا ابننا
يَقولواthey say لَقَدindeed ماتَتhas died لهمbelonging to them خنفساءa beetle
يَقولوا لَقَد ماتَت لهم خنفساء
We have seen the men of the West: if they kill our son,
they say, “Indeed, a beetle of theirs has died.”
وَلكنهمbut they يَستَنزِلونcall down صواعقاthunderbolts
وَلكنهم يَستَنزِلون صواعقا
عَلىupon الشعبthe people مذas soon as للبعضto some منهمof them يساءharm is done
عَلى الشعب مذ للبعض منهم يساء
But they call down thunderbolts
upon the people as soon as some of them are wronged.
السناare we not هناhere فيin ارضناour land وَلعلهمand perhaps they
السنا هنا في ارضنا وَلعلهم
نسواhave forgotten انَّهمthat they فيin أَرضناour land غرباءstrangers
نسوا انَّهم في أَرضنا غرباء
Are we not here in our land? And perhaps they
have forgotten that in our land they are strangers.