Forgive us if the winds besiege us

Do you hear the neighing of horses

On the riverbank?

It's okay.. sleep

If this time is stingy

With a melody that flirts with your eyes!

The most beautiful thing in you

Is this mythical resilience

Above humiliation and oppression!

Be the aged anthem

In the false time!

Be the safety and the embrace

For those holding the embers

So no in-between.. in-between!

And no retreat to the shade in the name of neutrality

I fly to the end of the earth

I meet you, my map, and the longing that..

Brought me back in dreams and in wakefulness..

Longing for you!

And I wonder how the lofty stars

Choose your sky over the sky!

And the bird longs like me

For the rising of the sun and the full moon in you!

And forgive us, if the winds besiege us

The land narrows despite its vastness

And your eyes are the light of lamps

In the darkness of the night

Do you hear the neighing of horses

On the riverbank?

Sleep,

And don't mind the rumors!

The tyrants pass, and you remain!

The drum of wars falls silent, and you remain!

Don't be afraid!

The terrifying darkness will pass

And dawn will rise!

For in the false time

You remain above humiliation and oppression!

* Sudanese poet