Dar Al-Buwar

In Syria, the fires of rebellion burn;
not for the first time,
nor the last.

O great heartland of 'Uruba, what demonic powers
do you hope to exorcise
through self-immolation?

And what demonic powers
stand at the ready
to replace them?

O great heartland of 'Uruba, have you nothing
left to give beyond this: to be a byword
for the nations?

Dar al-buwar...