1. أصلحَ اللهُ دمشقاً

    وحماها عَنْ مسبَّهْ

    May God restore Damascus

    And protect it from what harms it

  2. نفسُها خسَّتْ إلى أنْ

    تقتلَ الناسَ بحبَّهْ

    Its soul has debased itself

    To the point it kills people with its love