1. I am downhearted in Ahvaz
And Basra is my home
١. أَنا بِالأَهوازِ مَحزو
ن وِبِالبَصرَةِ داري
2. Among the Bani Sa’d, where Sa’d
Is my family and place of rest
٢. في بَني سَعدٍ وَسَعدٌ
حَيثُ أَهلي وَقَراري
3. I have become like a bat, unable to see
The light of day
٣. صِرتُ كَالخَفّاشِ لا أُب
صِرفي ضَوءِ النَهارِ