1. أصلحَ اللهُ دمشقاً

    وحماها عَنْ مسبَّهْ

    May God set Damascus right

    and shield her from disgrace;

  2. نفسُها خسَّتْ إلى أنْ

    تقتلَ الناسُ بحبَّهْ

    her soul has sunk so low

    that people are killed by a single grain.