Lions of Men
When the Northern clans ducked their heads
and when the western clans (Ogadens) stood by us
Oh lions of men
When the abbyssians held us by our necks
because of our own folly
because of our own rotten deeds
When the camels cried because of what they saw
When the blue skies of somalia turned grey
and when the blue ocean of Somalia turned red
red in the blood of those that were slain
Oh men of men
When we told you that the odds were against us
When the world stood against us
and called us terrorist
We swear that you stood as men on the plains of Ras kambooni
As US vultures hoovered above our heads
ducking their beads from time to time
Nay, Allah has not abandoned us
because he has blessed amongst us Lions of men.
Lions that stand as men
