"Those who in the name of Faith embrace illusion, kill and are killed. Even the atheist gets God's blessings- Does not boast of his religion;
With reverence he lights the lamp of Reason And pays his homage not to scriptures, But to the good in man.
The bigot insults his own religion When he slays a man of another faith. Conduct he judges not in the light of Reason; In the temple he raises the blood-stained banner And worships the devil in the name of God.
All that is shameful and barbarous through the Ages, Has found a shelter in their temples- Those they turn into prisons; O, I hear the trumpet call of Destruction! Time comes with her great broom Sweeping all refuse away.
That which should make man free, They turn into fetters; That which should unite, They turn into sword; That which should bring love From the fountain of the Eternal, They turn into prison
And with its waves they flood the world. They try to cross the river In a bark riddled with holes; And yet, in their anguish, whom do they blame?
O Lord, breaking false religion, Save the blind! Break! O break The alter that is drowned in blood.
Let your thunder strike Into the prison of false religion,
And bring to this unhappy land The light of Knowledge."
