The wretched of the earth have risen O Lord - do not save the tyrants
The hungry of the world are singing The weak of the world are swinging The oppressed of the world are smiling O Lord - do not save the tyrants
O Lord - do not save the tyrants and The brothers of the tyrants, and The helpers of the tyrants, The hypocrites who hail the tyrants, O Lord - do not save the tyrants
O Lord - do not save the tyrants From Maghrib to Iskandaria From the Mediterranean to the Red Sea From the Medina of Tunis to the Medina of the Prophet O Lord - do not save the tyrants
O Lord - do not save the tyrants, and Grant the wretched a scent of the freedom Give the wretched a taste of dignity Honor the wretched with crowns on their heads O Lord - the wretched of the earth have risen ------- by Shakeel Syed - reflecting on the Middle East uprising[s].