To bring global attention to Israel’s genocide on Palestinians, Roger Waters and Palestinian musician Mona Miari re-ignite “Comfortably Numb,” with Arabic verses that transform the Pink Floyd classic into a powerful reimagining.
A new interpretation of “Comfortably Numb”, a collaboration between Roger Waters and Palestinian artist Mona Miari. Featuring newly written verses in English and Arabic, the work reframes the song through themes of displacement, memory, loss, and the enduring pursuit of justice and human dignity.
Created with artists from Palestine and beyond, this audio-visual piece transcends borders and languages, offering a powerful reflection on resilience, truth, and the shared humanity that binds us all.
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The legendary Roger Waters and acclaimed Palestinian musician Mona Miari are releasing a re-imagined version of the iconic song Comfortably Numb, 47 years after it was first released, with new Arabic verses that transform the Pink Floyd classic into a powerful battlecry to bring global attention to the continued genocide in Gaza. This new interpretation amplifies the song’s original message of rejecting extreme alienation and apathy and brings in new Arabic arrangements and melodies that evoke feelings of resistance and solidarity—themes that are increasingly relevant to the genocidal Israeli war waged against the Palestinian People. Mona Miari intentionally wrote a segment of the song in honor of Hind Rajab, titled Hind’s Lullaby, a haunting exchange imagined as a conversation between Hind Rajab and her mother. Waters also contributes newly written lyrics that reflect on the sanctity of human life: “And every human life was sacred, everyone / Every daughter, every son / With equal human right for everyone,” echoed in Arabic as: “وكانت وقتها كل حياةٍ مقدَّسة / كلُّ ابنةٍ وكلُّ ابن.”
From Palestine to Sudan, Congo, Yemen, Haiti, Cuba, Iran, and beyond, communities across the Global South continue to face violence, displacement, and systemic erasure. Lasting solidarity is most powerful when it becomes part of our everyday practice.
Proceeds of this song will go to PCRF Urgent Aid in Gaza.
The call to action includes incorporating support from their partners—political education, grassroots organizing, independent media, and cultural work- the greater our collective power to create meaningful change.
Learn – The People’s Forum
Organize – Palestinian Youth Movement & Palestinian Feminist Collective
Read – Palestine Writes
Watch – Watermelon Pictures
Amplify – Independent journalists through Writers Against the War on Gaza
Support Artists – Artists Against Apartheid
This musical collaboration between Roger Waters and Mona Miari is rooted in a shared belief that art must remain a space for free expression, even in moments when artists face censorship and political pressure. The project centers the responsibility of artists to reflect the world around them and to speak openly about injustice, humanity, and collective suffering.
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