نحن بالبصرة فى لو

نحن بالبصرة فى لو

ن من العيش ظريف

ن من العيش ظريف

We in Basra lead a kind

We are in Basra in a moment

Of life that is delightful.

Of a life that’s so delightful

نحن ما هبت شمال

نحن ما هبت شمال

بين جنات وريف

بين جنات وريف

As long as a north wind blows, we are

We have not felt a northern wind

Amid gardens and countryside.

Between gardens and countryside

فأذا هبت شمال

فأذا هبت شمال

فكأنا فى كنيف

فكأنا فى كنيف

But when a north wind blows,

So if a northern wind blows

It is as though we were in a privy.

It's as if we are in anguish