فِي زَحْلَةٍ مَوْلِدِي بِالرُّوحِ لا البَدَنِ

وَ زَحْلَةٌ بِرِضَى مِنْ أَهْلِهَا وَطَنِي

In Zahleh was I born in spirit not in body,

And Zahleh is my homeland, with her people's consent.

إِنْ يُفْتَتَنْ بِهَوَاهَا مَنْ يُلِمُّ بِهَا

فَإِنَّنِي بِهَوَاهَا أَيُّ مُفْتَنَنِ

If one is infatuated with her, then know

I am no less infatuated though I hide my ferment.

فِي زَحْلَةٍ لِيَ عَهْدٌ مِنْ صِبًى وَهَوًى

فِي زَحْلَةٍ أُسْرَتِي فِي زَحْلَةٍ سَكَنِي

In Zahleh lies a pact of my youth and passion,

In Zahleh dwells my family, in Zahleh lies my rest.

تَمَلَّ رَوْعَةَ وَادِيهَا البَدِيعِ وَمَا

هُنَاكَ مِنْ مِتَعٍ لِلعَيْنِ وَالأُذُنِ

Her wondrous valley brings joy, its every aspect a delight,

No shortage of pleasures for the eye and ear manifest.

تَرَوَّ مِنْ مَائِهَا الجَارِي وَأَصْغِ إِلَى

حَدِيثِهِ بِأَفَانِينٍ مِنَ اللَّسَنِ

Drink from her running waters and listen

To their murmuring in melodious gusts.

يَجْلُو وَيَمْلأُ صَدْرَ الحَيِّ عَافِيَةً

وَلَيْسَ بِالرَّنَقِ الجَافِي وَلا الأَسَنِ

It fills the living's chest with wellness untrammeled,

No aridity nor bitterness does it adjust.

أَبْنَاءُ زَحْلَةَ آسَادٌ غَطَارِفَةٌ

فِيهَا وَفِي كُلِّ مَا حَلُّوا مِنَ المُدُنِ

Zahleh's sons are lions, gallant knights,

In her and wherever else they dwelled and housed.