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Lifting the anthem in the face of the approaching guards
Joining their young, hopeless hands
A shield against lead
Lead
Lead
They chanted:
«We shall redeem you O Egypt»
«We shall redeem…»
A silenced throat collapses

With it, your name O Egypt collapses on the ground
Nothing remains but crushed body and screams
On the gloomy square
The clock struck five
It struck five
It struck five
Your water was scattered O River
When you reached your outlet
The houses are tombs
The prison cells are tombs
The horizons are tombs
So raise the weapons
Raise
The weapons (35)

(35) Dunqul, Amal: The Complete Works, Dar El-Shorouk, 2010.

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