لاmay … not سَقىwater اللَهُGod بعلبكBaalbek (continued)
لا سَقى اللَهُ بعلبك
كٍcompletion of Baalbek مُلِثُّunceasing الهَواطِلِthe downpours
كٍ مُلِثُّ الهَواطِلِ
May God never water Baalbek
May God not water Baalbek
with ceaseless downpours.
With its air polluted by villains.
بَلدَةٌa town لَمnot تُعَدّbe counted فيamong الthe
بَلدَةٌ لَم تُعَدّ في ال
مُدنِcities بَلrather فيamong المَزابِلِthe rubbish heaps
مُدنِ بَل في المَزابِلِ
A town not counted among the
A town not counted among cities
cities, but among the rubbish heaps.
But rather among garbage dumps.
إِنَّهاindeed, it is شَرُّthe worst بَلدَةٍtown
إِنَّها شَرُّ بَلدَةٍ
شُحِنَتit was packed بِالأَراذِلِwith vile people
شُحِنَت بِالأَراذِلِ
It is the worst of towns,
It's the worst of all towns,
packed with vile people.
Populated by riffraff.
أَهلُهاits people لَمdid not يُفَرِّقواthey distinguish
أَهلُها لَم يُفَرِّقوا
بَينَbetween قُسٍّQuss وَباقِلِand Baqil
بَينَ قُسٍّ وَباقِلِ
Its people did not distinguish
Its people can't tell
between Quss and Baqil.
A pumpkin from a wheat stalk.
دُمِّرَتit was destroyed حينَwhen دُبِّرَتit was governed
دُمِّرَت حينَ دُبِّرَت
بِالظَلامِby al-Zalam ('Darkness') بنِson of راجِلِRajil
بِالظَلامِ بنِ راجِلِ
It was destroyed when it was governed
It was destroyed when entrusted
by al-Zalam ('Darkness'), son of Rajil.
To the dark Bani Rajil.
Sol 6.1