Arabic → English transcript

Poverty, hunger, injustice, ignorance, enough already! People are still the same,

and they brought us a governor

He is always staying in Al- Hasakah or Damascus, what is his job? Since he arrived,

we haven't seen any of his work, what is a governor's job?

His job is to inspect the town, inspect the roads, inspect the hungry people,

the people living in the streets, the thirsty people.

The people of Deir ez- Zor have no water,

the people of Deir ez- Zor have no electricity, the people of oil,

yet the people are hungry. Enough already! Al- Hawijah is still flooded,

the water has reached the corniche,

do you still want the water to reach the houses until...

it's over? If you don't want us in Deir ez- Zor, brother, leave it, brother.

We will manage our own affairs, we will manage our affairs by ourselves.

We are not against the state, we are with the state, we are with the state,

but we are against corruption in the state. An official is stealing,

an official is filling his pocket. What is an official's job?

A minister of electricity busy only with raising prices, and fuel, diesel,

only raising prices.

Then comes the one from the Ministry of Endowments to give us

Ethics in mosques? Shame on you,

ministers, shame on you, officials!

Today, if the situation remains like this,

there will be a new revolution against corruption,

a new revolution against injustice,

the revolution of the hungry.

Today, there is something called the revolution of the hungry, which is stronger

than the revolution of pride and dignity that you talk to us about.

You told us back then that once Syria improves, we will become Singapore.

Singapore of the 19th century, meaning in the year

1800, is that the Singapore the officials are talking about?

Shame on you, people, shame! Shame on yourselves, shame!