Rightful Ruler
Peter Tosh Lyrics

Kibir amlak
Majestic god

Qedamawi ras fetari
Emperor of Ethiopia, beloved one

Qedamawi iyesus kristos
Emperor of Ethiopia, Jesus Christ

Lebdama mabrak isad
Praise his name forever

Tenayistilgn
Greetings

Kings of kings, lords of lords
Supreme ruler of all

Conquering lion of the tribe of judah
Forceful and victorious leader of his people

Elect of god, mighty god
Chosen and powerful deity

Everliving god, earth's rightul ruler
Living, breathing god who governs the world

Blessed be the man that walk'eth not
Praised is the person who does not follow the ways of sinners

In the counsel of the ungodly
In the opinions of those who do not believe in god

Nor stand'eth in the ways of sinners
Does not take part in the activities of wrongdoers

Nor sitt'eth in the seat of the scornful
Does not associate with the mocking and disdainful

For I delight is in the law of the lord god, Selassie I
I find comfort in following the laws of my god, Selassie I

In his laws do I meditate day and night
I think about his laws all the time

Therefore I must be like a tree
Consequently, I am like a tree

Planted by the rivers of water
Growing by a source of life

And bring'eth forth fruit in due season
Producing fruit at the appropriate time

I locks also shall not wither
My hair will not weaken or die

And whatsoever I do'eth shall prosper
Everything I do will succeed

The weak heart are not so, oh no!
The cowardly are not like this, no way!

They are like the chaff that the wind driv'eth away
They are like a grain that is blown away by the wind

Therefore no weak heart shall stand in the judgment
So no cowardly person will succeed in the end

Nor no sinners in the congregation of the righteous
Nor will any wicked people join the group of the virtuous

For the lord god so high
Because god is so exalted

That he know'eth the way of the righteous
He knows how the righteous behave

And know that the way of the weak heart
And knows that the path of the cowardly

Shall crumble, paralyze and burn
Will collapse, immobilize and be destroyed

Jah Rastafari!
God is great!

But he delight in earthquake, brimstone and fiyah
But he enjoys earthquakes, fire and brimstone

To kill, crum
To kill and destroy

And do away with all weak heart
Eradicating all cowardly people

Conception to my creation continually
From my beginning to my end

And let our righteousness cover this earth
And let our virtuous behavior spread throughout the world

As the waters cover the sea Isaiah 11:9
Just as water covers the sea (Isaiah 11:9)

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain:
They will not cause harm or destruction in my holy kingdom

For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the lord,
Because the world will be filled with understanding of the lord

He reigns from that iwa until this iwa
He rules from then until now

Hailful I, so high and so mighty
Praising god, who is great and powerful

I am the earth rightful ruler
I am the god-given leader of the planet