A RIDE

By Charbel Baini

Translated by Mirna Nehme

-1-

A ride we came and how do we return!?

And when we would laugh 

The eyes produce a tear

And why continue the ride 

And at the end of the ride we will kneel?

-2-

Nor the house embraces 

The people of the house

Nor God is hearing the tyranny cry

Over the innocent 

The evil persons have control

And no one from its creator is scared

-3-

They are kidnapping young brunette girls 

Who did not reach their weaning

Half of them are suckling

They said: by the name of the powerful lord 

It is fine if a baby suffers

-4-

It is permissible if the chastity of the girl Collapsed in front of a bad crook mule!

It is fine for a murderous powerful criminal 

To wed the sun 

And the honour of the girl will be torn!

-5-

Women been sold by a dealer 

To men whom their price is manure 

Which you do not pay for

To men who painted their faces with charcoal

The world vanishes 

And the charcoal does not shine

-6-

They said: it is right to kill the infidels

And people's blood becomes a swamp

They killed each other 

And the neighbour liquidated the neighbour

And in god's paradise he is lusting

-7-

They destroyed the planet

Killing became a belt 

Wrapping a complicated broken universe

A ride its beginning burning and fire

And at its end the cannon is screaming

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