1. May God not water Baalbek
With its air polluted by villains.
١. لا سَقى اللَهُ بعلبك
كٍ مُلِثُّ الهَواطِلِ
2. A town not counted among cities
But rather among garbage dumps.
٢. بَلدَةٌ لَم تُعَدّ في ال
مُدنِ بَل في المَزابِلِ
3. It's the worst of all towns,
Populated by riffraff.
٣. إِنَّها شَرُّ بَلدَةٍ
شُحِنَت بِالأَراذِلِ
4. Its people can't tell
A pumpkin from a wheat stalk.
٤. أَهلُها لَم يُفَرِّقوا
بَينَ قُسٍّ وَباقِلِ
5. It was destroyed when entrusted
To the dark Bani Rajil.
٥. دُمِّرَت حينَ دُبِّرَت
بِالظَلامِ بنِ راجِلِ