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This Episode in Arabic. Why Do You Ask
لماذا تسأل
َدخلت َُألبابَ رافعاً هامتيْ دونَ أن اخجلْ
فلماذا تسأل؟
َدمي عربيٌ مرويٌ من ماءِ َزمزمْ
وإخواني في هذا الكونِ أكبرُ واكثرْ
والليلُ والنهارُ واسودُ الغاباتُ تعرفني
أنا الليثُ ينحني لي ََو يفزعْ
عندي سؤال اليكَ قبل أن تسأل
أليس تعرف أجدادي؟
هم سادو الكون من قبلي
وهم كانو مني افضل
أم أن جيلي الضعيف أنساك أني
حفيد لأمراء البحور؟
وأنا أمير ابن أمير ....
قد ذل عبر السنين واكثر
فلماذا تسأل؟
فهي هامتي ....
تلك إلهامه شامخة…
مليئة بالكبرياء…
وأحلام…
وتاريخ عريقٌ…
قد هرم ونسيني…
فرجاءاَ تذكر!
صنع أجدادي التاريخ
وأنا أخجل أني فرطت بشئ جميل واكبر
ولعبت ولهوت مع إخوتي
وشدنا البحر والتيار الي مستقبل أصغر
فالحسرة والويل لجيل كان لا يفكر
لجيل خسر أجمل وأغلي ما يملكه الأفراد والأممُ
كرامةٌ
و شهامةٌ
وسمعةٌ تفتح الأبواب واكثر
أيها السائل: لا ألومك إذ تسال
لقد قصرت في واجبي واكثر
أنا وأخواتي اغتنينا بكنز أجدادنا فتبعثر
هذا السؤال افاقني الي حقيقة مرة
إذا بقيت أن احلم فلن اعمل
فهيا يا إخوتي هيا نعمل
فرصيد حسابنا صفرا في بنوك الامم الدولية
Why do you ask?
I walked in with my head held high and without shame.
So, Why do you ask?
My blood is Arabian, quenched by the water of *Zamzam.
And my brothers in this universe are older and abundant.
The night, the day, and the lions of the jungles know me.
The lions bow for me and run
I have a question for you before you ask?
Don't you know my forefathers?
They ruled the world before
And surpassed me.
Or is it that my feeble
generation that made you forget that I am a grandchild to the admirals of the seas;
And that I am a prince ;
Son of a prince that was humbled over the years and more.
So why do you ask?
For this head;
This head is held High;
Full of pride;
Full of dreams and;
Full of majestic history;
A history that became old and forgot me.
So please, REMEMBER ME!
My forefathers made history
And I am embarrassed that I squandered something beautiful and grand
As I played and sported with my brothers,
The sea and the tide pulled us to a smaller future.
Heartbreak and woe to a generation that does not contemplate!
To a generation that lost the most beautiful and precious thing an people can have :
Dignity;
Nobility;
And a reputation that opens the doors and more.
Oh ye asker,
I don't blame you for asking for
I neglected my homework and more.
My brothers and I inherited treasures and quickly squandered it.
This question awakened me to the bitter truth:
if I continue to dream, I will not DO.
So, let's WORK brothers
For our balance is zero in
The international banks of nations
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*zamzam is the name of a well in Mecca, Saudi Arabia which provides natural spring water to the millions of Muslim pilgrims who visit each year. The well is located a few meters east of the Ka'aba.
3/26/2014
Barcelona,Spain.
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