Arabic → English transcript

We have always been children of Qlayaa, and we are staying in Qlayaa,

and none of us will move from Qlayaa.

None of us will move from Qlayaa, we are staying here.

We are staying here, every one of us is staying here.

- We want the Lebanese army to assume its responsibility!- We will stay,

this is our land,

and this is our home, And this is our church, and Saint George is protecting us,

and Father Pierre’s death will only make us stronger.

We want the Lebanese army to protect us. This is not not, not logical.

The state has abandoned us, and no one speaks up.

We want the Lebanese army at the entrance of the village and at its far end.

Of course we are not happy,

and we are angry about what happened,

because we are the children of Qlayaa,

We are the children of this village that has always stood on its own two feet,

has always stood on its own two feet and will remain so.

With you, with every single one of those present, each one of you,

and with the municipality,

which we really thank for the stance it took,

for us, Father Pierre’s death is not a simple matter, for us,

Father Pierre’s death is a very deep wound.

Our village has been wounded from one end to the other.

And we are against that shell that fell on our village.

We are not okay with any shell landing on us,

not from this side and not from that side. We have always been peaceful.

And we have always been children of the land of Qlaiaa,

we are staying in Qlaiaa and none of us will leave Qlaiaa.

None of us will leave Qlaiaa, we are staying here.

We are staying here, each one of us is staying here.

- We want the Lebanese army to take responsibility!- We will stay, this is our land,

this is our home,

and this is our church, and Saint George protects us,

and the death of our Father Pierre will only make us stronger.

And the anger in our eyes and in our hearts will explode into greater faith,

drive, and commitment to our land.