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