Palestine Shames Many
Gaza, O Gaza, your lessons are plain,
You strip the masks from faces of the vain.
Through suffering deep and martyr’s last breath,
You shame the merchants of war, racism, and death.
You shame the rulers who sell their souls,
To blackmail masters with greedy goals.
You shame the masses who look away,
While children’s blood cries out each day.
You shame the ruthless profiteers of war,
The Arab kings groveling at empire’s door.
From Riyadh’s crown to Emirates’ sand,
Puppet states carved by a foreign hand.
You shame false leaders with seats and gold,
Who broke the cause, who bartered, sold.
You shame the pious who chant in prayer,
Yet commit the sins and show no care
You shame the secular who preach of right,
Yet back the killers, or hide from sight.
Palestine’s suffering lights the flame,
Exposing evil, calling it by name.
O land of martyrs, you may stand accused,
Yet, it is the callous world which refused.
To see twenty thousand children whose souls implore—
They shame all collaborators and the silenced forevermore.
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Palestine Honors Many
Palestine honors the slain,
From Jesus nailed to Gaza’s pain.
From those who bled on Calvary’s tree,
To babies maimed and killed for the world to see.
It honors the brave who give their breath,
Who faced oppression, who mocked death.
Who fight the tyrant, resist the chains,
Against apartheid & empire’s gains.
It honors the fighters, the bold, the true,
Who battle so evil won’t master you.
It honors the rebels in every form,
who boycott, protest, or face the storm.
It honors the ones who bring us light,
Who stand for justice, who dare to fight.
From nations countless, they march, send the call
Refusing silence and won’t let Gaza fall.
It honors each action, both small and grand,
A ship sailing, a voice, a banner, a helping hand.
It honors the children, both scarred and martyred dead,
and the maimed, the living, the hungry, by faith fed.
Palestine honors its friends anew,
Palestine respects all – and that means you.
From the river to the sea
Palestine and humanity will be free
Mazin Qumsiyeh
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