فِي مَنْفَاه
لَا أَحَدَ يُوَاسِيهِ
سِوَى مُصَلِّينَ حَائِرِينَ
سَرَقَتْ أَفْوَاهَهُم
السَلَاطِينُ العَرَبِيَّة
In his exile,
He is consoled by none,
Except for perplexed worshippers
Whose mouths have been stolen by
Arabic sultans
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صَنَعَ الجَلَّادُ مِقْصَلَةً
فَوَجَدَ ضَحَايَاهُ
بِلَا رِقَابٍ
The executioner made a guillotine,
And found his victims
Without necks
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المِقْصَلَةُ
التِي عَدَّهَا الجَلَّادُ
جَائِعَةٌ لِلْمَوتِ
فَأَخَذَتْ تَرْسُمُ دَمًا
وَ تَسْكُبُهُ فِي عُرُوقِهَا
The guillotine, that the executioner set it up,
Is hungry for death,
So it started to draw blood
And pouring it in its veins!
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