ياOh حبذاhow lovely حمصHoms التيwhich
يا حبذا حمص التي
ضاءتshone باعظمwith the greatest نيرluminary
ضاءت باعظم نير
Oh, how lovely is Homs, which
O praiseworthy Homs that
shone with the greatest luminary!
Shone with the greatest light
قدindeed اشرقshone البدرthe full moon بهاwithin it
قد اشرق البدر بها
وبشمسand with the sun of فضلexcellence الكزبريal-Kuzbari
وبشمس فضل الكزبري
The full moon has shone within it,
The full moon rose in it
and with the sun of al-Kuzbari’s excellence.
And with the sun of al-Kazbari's grace