Inch'Allah

I saw the East in its jewel
With the moon as a banner
And I planned in a quatrain
To sing to the world its light
But when I saw Jerusalem
Poppy on a rock
I heard a requiem
When I leaned over it

Don't you see humble chapel
You who whisper peace on earth
That the birds hide with their wings
These letters of fire, border danger
The path leads to the fountain
You would like to fill your bucket
Stop, Mary Magdalene

For them, your body is not worth the water
God willing, God willing, God willing, God willing
And the olive tree weeps its shadow
His tender wife, his friend
Who rests under the rubble
Prisoners in enemy land
On a barbed wire thorn
The butterfly watches the rose

People are so thoughtless
That they will repudiate me if I dare
God of hell or God of heaven
You who are wherever you please
On this land of Israel
There are children who tremble
God willing, God willing, God willing, God willing
Women fall under the storm
Tomorrow the blood will be washed
The road is made of courage
A woman for a stone

But yes, I saw Jerusalem
Poppy on a rock
I still hear this requiem
When I lean over it
Requiem for 6 million souls
Who do not have their marble mausoleum
And who despite the infamous sand
Have grown 6 million trees
God willing, God willing, God willing, God willing