Soweto Sands

(ya leil... aman)

Min qalb ar-raml nisma' an-nida

We hold our faith across the stone

(ihmina, ya rab)

Underneath this desert sun we stand

Unbroken in our father's land

Ahli wa 'ashirati ma'i

Hand in hand we hold our ground

Through the drought and through the rain (sabr,

sabr fi-l-wujud!) Before the desert sky we stand (sabr...)

Al-ard thabita taht al-qadam

Dry ground beneath our steady feet

We will not bend,

we will not yield (thabat ma'ana)

Our spirits rise above the heat

Ahli wa 'ashirati ma'i

Hand in hand we hold our ground

Through the drought and through the rain

(zaghruta trills!) (thabitin 'ala al-watan!) Before the desert sky we stand

(heavier drill

wise...)

(aman... aman

ya

baladi) We remain

upon

the stone (thabitin... roots

vibration)