Hands off Our People

Hands off Our People

Tawfiq Zaiyyad Hands off our people, whose holy ire Can only explode and blaze the fire: How can you live on a ship and antagonize An ocean of flames, that will surprise You with a devastating conflagration ? We tell you that our vigilant nation Shall never succumb to savage repression, Nor to you; acts of plunder and aggression! We do not slaughter, loot or pillage, Nor prowl the streets of e very village: Nor do we harass, torture, or blackmail, Nor do we make innocent people wail, And then fill our ears with cotton and mud; Because we do not feed on flesh and blood! Zajel / An-Najah National University