The Path of Arms
The Path of Arms
An Anthem to the Syrian Revolution
By Tarif Youssef Agha
The path of arms
Oh Syria, let’s take the path of arms
The winds have started
The winds of freedom have started
The wounds were increased
The wounds in the homeland were increased
Condolences will not help us
Neither lamentation
Strangers will not help us
Neither those who are close
Our friend is our arm
Every thing else will be gone…will be gone
The glory of Missaloon* will not be taken (*Historic Syrian battle)
It will not be wasted…it will not be wasted
We will overcome the darkness
We will bring back the morning
No to dialogue with the dictators
The injustice of dictators and the evil of invaders
Have one medicine; fighting
The end of dictators and the end of invaders
Both come by crushing them
For the sake of dignity,
Blood should be given
For the sake of justice
Souls should be sacrificed
Let’s raise our foreheads
And let’s raise our arms
We have no hope but by the arms
We have no hope but by the arms
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Anthem translation
Tarif Youssef-Agha
An Expatriate Arab Syrian Writer & Poet
Member of the ‘Syrian Revolutionary Writers Assembly’
Friday November 30, 2012
Houston, Texas
http://sites.google.com/site/tarifspoetry